Author Topic: Valve Covers  (Read 1383 times)

Offline Brian Conway

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Valve Covers
« on: June 03, 2013, 10:03:46 AM »
Valve covers; Power BY Ford, date stamped and chrome or no dates and paint ?  8R02S149810.  GT Equipment group., PS, 4 speed, Air etc.  Marti build date March 18, 1968.  Date range for stamps ?  Thanks,  Brian
5RO9A GT  4 Spd Built 5/29/65
9TO2R SCJ 4 Spd Built 9/19/68
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Offline ruppstang

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Re: Valve Covers
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2013, 10:38:54 AM »
All S code 390 engines had chrome rocker covers. I am not sure if they were dated coded.
Marty

Offline nham3407

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Re: Valve Covers
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2013, 11:02:55 AM »
Agreed valve covers would be chrome.  I have not located a date code on my 06/20/67, SJ build, GT

Disregard the plug wires, these were a universal set used for start up.
67 GT S-Code, San Jose, 06/67
72 Mach 1, Dearborn, 01/72
68 Merc. Cyclone, Lorain, 12/67 (Red)
68 Merc. Cyclone, Lorain, 6/68 (White)

Offline Brian Conway

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Re: Valve Covers
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2013, 10:55:37 PM »
    http://www.mustangtek.com/ValveCovers/images/PBF390VC_06.jpg     The mustangtek site seems to think chrome w/date stamps.  The early 68 GT car I am asking about currently has chrome w/no dates.   Opinions ?  Brian
« Last Edit: July 22, 2013, 06:26:44 PM by Brian Conway »
5RO9A GT  4 Spd Built 5/29/65
9TO2R SCJ 4 Spd Built 9/19/68
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San Diego, Ca.

Offline J_Speegle

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Re: Valve Covers
« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2013, 11:53:24 PM »
Would expect chrome on all S code engines installed in Mustangs until 69 when the chrome became an option

Might be overlooking the stamp (dates) or they were weak to begin with and chrome is filling them
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Offline CT428CJ

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Re: Valve Covers
« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2013, 11:06:18 PM »
From what I have seen, the chrome PBF valve covers were not date stamped until sometime around the beginning of the 1969 model year production run.