Topic: 1967 289 C Code Valve Covers

[redline725]

My '67 289 C Code car has the chrome dress up kit on it (which is being removed), but there were stock valve covers included with the car. These valve covers have a filler neck / tube on the drivers side, which would then take a "push on" type oil breather cap.  Is this completely wrong for a '67?  I have tried to search this on the internet, but to no avail.  From what I've seen, the '67 would have no tube, and a twist on breather.  As always, I defer to the many experts on this forum.

[196667Bob]

First, by Chrome Dress-up Kit, do you mean the Valve Covers were chrome ? If so, that is incorrect. The chrome valve covers were only used on 289 K (Hi-Po) engines. If you have sen a listing in the MPC which notes "Engine Dress Up Kit - Chrome Finish" (which is listed as such in the 1960-68 MPC, this is kind of a misnomer. Only the Air Cleaner Lid, Dipstick and Oil Filler Cap were chrome plated ; the Valve Covers were actually the "COBRA Powered by Ford" Aluminum Valve Covers.

That being said, to answer your main question, the filler neck with push on oil breather/filler cap is incorrect for all 67's with 289's, except those with the Aluminum Valve Covers. The correct cap should be a twist-on cap, with either Autolite or FoMoCo in a rectangular box, stamped (in the metal, not ink) on the top middle of the cap.

Attached is a copy of the 1967 Dress Up Kit, although the Master Cylinder Cap was not furnished.

Hope this helps,

Bob

P.S. Just noticed that the attachment I originally Posted had the wrong date label. Now corrected.

[redline725]

Thank you @196667Bob
So any car could have the kit that is shown in the pic that you sent (added at the dealer I'm assuming)?
My car is also a Sports Sprint, so would the air cleaner retain the standard bottom with the chrome Sports Sprint lid, and then have the other items mentioned in the dealership literature that you provided?

[67gtasanjose]

There may be some variables on this one..."Closed Emissions " system uses a Twist-on nipple that uses a push on cap. This would be a good way to describe the correct configuration for a 67 289 (except K) with closed emissions. Open emissions I will defer.

[196667Bob]

Thank you @196667Bob
So any car could have the kit that is shown in the pic that you sent (added at the dealer I'm assuming)?
My car is also a Sports Sprint, so would the air cleaner retain the standard bottom with the chrome Sports Sprint lid, and then have the other items mentioned in the dealership literature that you provided?

Yes, any car with a 289 could have that Kit (there was a different Kit for 390's). And yes, it could be added by the Dealer, or the Owner could purchase it and install it him(her)self.
I am no expert on the Sports Sprint, but I believe that the base is the same. Since it came with the chrome lid, You would probably have to purchase the other parts individually. Although, it may have proven less expensive to purchase the full Kit (I haven't checked the individual prices yet).

There may be some variables on this one..."Closed Emissions " system uses a Twist-on nipple that uses a push on cap. This would be a good way to describe the correct configuration for a 67 289 (except K) with closed emissions. Open emissions I will defer.

Richard : You are of course correct. The closed system used the twist-on adapter that allowed the use of the push-on cap.  Thus, this allowed the Valve Covers to be the same for all applications, except the K Code.

Bob

[krelboyne]

For 1967, Ford offered plain chromed valve covers and air cleaner lids on 289's, on other car lines.
So they do exist, and could have come from another 289.

[196667Bob]

Scott : True, you could have purchased them separately; they were just not part of the Engine Dress Up Kits.

Bob

[redline725]

So since this kit was offered in 1967, could I place it on the car and not loose points at an MCA show?

[carlite65]

depends on the class entered.

[196667Bob]

+1

Bob

[196667Bob]

As a matter of curiosity (mine, if no one else's), I checked to see what the cost of individual pieces of the Engine Dress Up Kit would have been versus the complete Kit             (C7OZ-6980-A). For this, I used my May, 1967 Ford List Price Book. The individual pieces (Cobra Valve Covers, chrome dipstick, chrome radiator cap, chrome oil breather cap, and air cleaner with chrome lid) totaled $101.50. If one purchased all except the air cleaner, the total would have been $ 74.95. Compare this to the cost of the complete Kit at $79.65. Thus, for about $5.00, one would get an "extra air cleaner", if he already had one, plus a few small pieces of hardware.

In putting the cost of the individual pieces together, I found a couple of interesting items related to the Valve Covers. As noted in the contents of the Kit (a copy from the 1967 Parts and Accessory Catalog is attached), show that the Valve Covers were C5ZZ-6582-B (LH) and C4RA-6582-A (RH). In looking for the prices of the two Valve Covers, the Price Book notes "Serviced as a Kit only". This means that "technically", the Valve Covers couldn't be purchased individually, but only as a KIT including both right hand and left hand. this Kit (C5AE-6A547-A) listed for $46.70. Also of interest is that sometime between July 1966 and July 1967, this Kit was designated "NR" (Obsolete).
The complete C7OZ Dress Up Kit was designated as "NR" sometime between January 1972 and July, 1974.

Also, since Scott brought it up about the Chrome Valve Covers, I checked the List Prices on them. Both the LH (C6ZZ-6582-D) and the RH (C6ZZ-6582-C) could be purchased individually for a "whopping" $9.85 eachj. The non-Chrome ones (furnished in primer), in contrast, were $5.50 each.

Bob