Topic: Is this intake correct?

[MustangAndFairlane1867]

Chris:  Wow, that picture is a great help and a greater stimulus to get that darn pan off.  Many thanks!  Ron...

[MustangAndFairlane1867]

To 65 Autolite:  Sorry I'm late getting back to you regarding the thermostat "pocket" question.  My intake manifold has a cast date of 5A25, or January 25, 1965 (my car's scheduled build date is February 16, 1965).  The intake manifold has a recessed “lip” all the way around the inside perimeter of the thermostat “pocket,” which is obviously where the thermostat fits.  And the matching thermostat "cover" has a perfectly flat surface.  Of interest, I have another manifold on the shelf (5H24/August 24, 1965) that has only a flat surface around the perimeter of the manifold's thermostat “pocket,” but a recessed lip around the inside perimeter of the thermostat "cover" that bolts onto the manifold. Thanks, Ron...

[MustangAndFairlane1867]

To 65 Autolite:  No problem.  Below is a nut-shell description of the two manifolds.  #1 is currently on my K motor; #2 is from an intake that's been on a shelf in my garage for so long I have no memory of where it came from:

1.  Date: 5A25
Casting #s:  C50E-9425-C

2.  Date: 5H24
Casting #s: C60E-9425-B

If you want pictures of the two, let me know and I'll see if I can post them.

Ron

[jwc66k]

Confirming the intake manifold differences, this example being the water outlet. Note the transition date.
I think that there is a water outlet missing from the list. A version that is the same as the C9OZ-8592-A in cast iron but without the tapped hole for the temperature sensor, just a blank pad on top. I had one on a 67 "A" code I sold (it went with the car). I assume it was a Ford part introduced in 1967 but I'm not sure.
Jim