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[swamp rat]

Originally Posted by circa73

Dang those are some good looking inlines! Here's my new valve cover from Tom Lowe....I love it!!

Love it!

[50bomb]

Well got this 61 apache the other day and PO said it has a thriftmaster 235 but after searchin through this thread it looks like I might have the l6 261?

[VWNate1]

You'll have to check the serial # to be sure ~ ' Captain's Bars ' mean nothing .

[68 IRON]

Originally Posted by circa73

Dang those are some good looking inlines! Here's my new valve cover from Tom Lowe....I love it!!

Wow!!! These engines look good when you remove years of service! I'm surprised you're not using HEI on this one.... especially with the turbo!

[50bomb]

Checked the head numbers looks to be 3836848. So its a l6 235.

[VWNate1]

Means nothing ~ the 848 head is the last and best 235 head and it fits both 235 & 261 .

[50bomb]

Found the block numbers: 3769716 So this is a l6 235. If it had the 7 at the end it would of been a 261.

[VWNate1]

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Here we go (I hope) .

[circa73]

Originally Posted by 68 IRON

Wow!!! These engines look good when you remove years of service! I'm surprised you're not using HEI on this one.... especially with the turbo!

She'll be HEI by tune time.

[50bomb]

Just realized the thriftmaster 235 in my 61 apache does not have a oil filter. Oil change every 1000 miles?

[VWNate1]

No ;

Just HOT change the oil every 3,000 miles and you'll be fine .

HOT not just warm it up 20 minutes idling ~ lay out your tools and oil pan then go to breakfast or summat across town ~ as soon as you get home drop the oil plug and let 'er rip ~ hot oil drains all the crud with it , cool / cold oil doesn't .

[swamp rat]

Originally Posted by VWNate1

No ;

Just HOT change the oil every 3,000 miles and you'll be fine .

HOT not just warm it up 20 minutes idling ~ lay out your tools and oil pan then go to breakfast or summat across town ~ as soon as you get home drop the oil plug and let 'er rip ~ hot oil drains all the crud with it , cool / cold oil doesn't .

+1 ^^^ get some gloves to keep from burning your fingers.

[VWNate1]

The importance of HOT oil changes cannot be over estimated ~

This is why Dealer service is so bad : they never get the car anywhere near warm , they let them sit for hours before touching them .

Most of my vehicles are cast offs and Junkyard projects etc , they often some with the engine full of old waxy paraffin based oil sludge but after a few months the engines are clean as a whistle inside because i use only modern multi - viscosity detergent oils and I religiously change them , always blistering hot .

Synthetics are incredibly detergent and will clean out all the sludge in two or three oil changes .

[RThree]

Here is my bone stock 292 strait 6 in my '72 C/20 Longhorn.

[scuderia]

Anyone know what the setup here is? I really like the valve cover and air cleaner.. would be great to know who makes the VC, AC and what intake and carb setup is.
thx.

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by scuderia

Anyone know what the setup here is? I really like the valve cover and air cleaner.. would be great to know who makes the VC, AC and what intake and carb setup is.
thx.

Looks like he's got the Holley, possibly P/N R8007 in 390 CFM, a 4160 type. Maybe even a 2V Holley.
Offenhauser, Clifford and Mercruiser all have those finned valve covers. Hard to read at that angle.
Hard to see his intake either.
Is that a Turbo Wastegate?
Air cleaner? IDK.

[TJ's Chevy]

Originally Posted by scuderia

Anyone know what the setup here is? I really like the valve cover and air cleaner.. would be great to know who makes the VC, AC and what intake and carb setup is.
thx.

That valve cover is an offenhouser 235 , 261 valve cover. Looks to have dual 4 barrels mounted on a clifford or offenhouser intake....also has headers...looks like clifford headers as well judging by how the exhaust is routed....just like mine. It has dual carbs....looking real close...it looks to be 4 barrels...probably holley 390's...Both offenhouser and clifford make a dual carb manifold...Tom Langdon and Clifford make headers.

[TJ's Chevy]

Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine

Looks like he's got the Holley, possibly P/N R8007 in 390 CFM, a 4160 type. Maybe even a 2V Holley.
Offenhauser, Clifford and Mercruiser all have those finned valve covers. Hard to read at that angle.
Hard to see his intake either.
Is that a Turbo Wastegate?
Air cleaner? IDK.

That's an Offenhauser 235, 261 valve cover....and the engine looks to be a 292...judging by the distance between the head and water pump...but the 261 also had a fair distance as well...

[Lokin4AReason]

they have some really nice setup(s) and stock looking engine(s) in this thread ...

would make anyone jealous =0)

[scuderia]

Originally Posted by TJ's Chevy

That's an Offenhauser 235, 261 valve cover....and the engine looks to be a 292...judging by the distance between the head and water pump...but the 261 also had a fair distance as well...

do the 235/261 covers fit a 292? also what do you do with the breather system if you run a cover like this? Ive got both a PCV valve and a breather that runs to the air cleaner from the side of the valve cover....
thx all for the input
Don

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by scuderia

do the 235/261 covers fit a 292? also what do you do with the breather system if you run a cover like this? Ive got both a PCV valve and a breather that runs to the air cleaner from the side of the valve cover....
thx all for the input
Don

Tom Langdon sells a Valve Cover Adapter: 235/261-type to 250/292-type. You bolt it onto the block with 7 bolts, then bolt down the 4-bolt Valve Cover. Taller rig, thus more headroom for roller rockers.
The old L6 stock valve cover is a different animal from the 'Late' L6 valve cover.
I have no idea how to run PCV on a dual carb set up.

[VWNate1]

Glacial progress going on here :



But at least I'm getting something done ;




Stay tuned .

[HSRACER]

Just sold this one in a 64 shortbed. 292 bored 30 over with Offenhouser intake, 390cfm Holley, split manifolds and full duel exhaust and HEI ignition. Oh yeah, it also had power steering, Ac, and power brakes too!

[VWNate1]

Wow ~ what'd you get for it ? .

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by HSRACER

Just sold this one in a 64 shortbed. 292 bored 30 over with Offenhouser intake, 390cfm Holley, split manifolds and full duel exhaust and HEI ignition. Oh yeah, it also had power steering, Ac, and power brakes too!

I am Alpine Green with envy.