Jim's 1976 Ford Granada

[Lippyp]

Now this is what we call a 1976 Ford Granada over this side of the atlantic.

[bollybib]

Originally Posted by Lippyp

Now this is what we call a 1976 Ford Granada over this side of the atlantic.

Yes, I've seen those Granadas before. I don't recall ever having seen one in person here in the US though. It can cause some frustration when searching for information online, the search engines can't tell one Granada from another. Maybe that's why the Granada specific site here in US is called http://americangranada.com/ !

[bollybib]

So I decided to go for the complete Fel-pro deal, including the installation tool. I found the best price for the timing cover and oil pan gasket sets at RockAuto, and the best price for the repair sleeve installation tool at Summit. While I'm waiting for the parts, I'll clean up the mess around the timing cover and all the crap that was blown back along the bottom of the engine and elsewhere. Then I'll jack up the motor a bit and remove the oil pan, then the timing cover, then clean the gasket surfaces. I'll see what the timing chain looks like, too. That should keep me busy for a while.

Timing cover set w/ sleeve - TCS45660
Oil pan gasket set - OS30217C
Tool for sleeve - 16310

Looks like NAPA is cancelling my spring perch order, they don't carry it or ran out or something. I tried ordering them both at the counter and online. Looks like I'll have to move on to Plan B.

[bollybib]

oh wow i just noticed . . . it has been two years today that I joined this great Board !

[bollybib]

The last couple of days I've been getting godawful greasy dirty cleaning all the oily mess blown back from the front of the engine. But now everything looks Ford blue again, not totally black. I got the timing cover and balancer off and checked the timing chain play. It was within a tenth of an inch of being over spec so I decided to replace it, too.



I found a Cloyes timing set on sale as a clearance item at Rock Auto for only $11.42 + $9.20 S&H. Not bad.

I still have to get the oil pan off and then I'll spend some time cleaning gasket surfaces. By the time they are clean I should have all my parts on hand.

[bollybib]

I just came back from a one week trip to Monterey. The weather was perfect, warm and sunny. It was nice to get away from working on car stuff.





Today I got back into it. I cleaned and painted the timing cover and water pump. I also cleaned a few more gasket surfaces on the engine. All my parts are here now, too.