Great series there ThunderHead289. You taught me a lot of things I didn't understand in the manuals. I will use this information on my 66 289 rebuild. I've done a bunch of work on old Mustang motors but somethings they don't show you in the books. Thank you!

Enjoyed the video, it is a great refresher since I have not worked on a small block Ford in a long time. Bringing a 289 Mustang back to life. Thank You.

Very informative series. I'll be starting my 302 rebuild soon. Saved to my playlists! Thank you

Just finished by budget rebuild by myself. ( Amazing how many friends are eager to give direction, but never show up. Or if they show up they are not as sure as they sounded talking it out. haha). So out of all the people I asked for help with this not one showed up. Two work at hot rod shops and talk about rebuilding all the time. One of the guys races at the local track, but I dont think he even knows what anything below the intake looks like. So with all that being said you were the only help I had. Very easy to watch, and you break the videos up to short segments that I can watch on my phone sitting in front of the motor. I sincerely appreciate the time you took to make the videos. If I were you this would be my full time hobby. The level of detail in the videos shows you dedication to a craft. Whats most impressive is you were able to make videos on instruction that completely take a shade tree mechanic from start to finish on a complete rebuild. That is something companies pay millions to try to figure out every day. I thank you for your time. I have two questions though. I torqued the rockers with the rocker fully open, and one fully closed. I still have valve covers off. Should I torque both on fully open? Also I bought new Head bolts. There were the correct amount of intake and exhaust bolts. There were also two bolts that had red thread tape on them. They were studs instead of just bolts. They have a bolt nut half way down like so threaded on both sides. Each box had one in it. What does that go to?

Nice motor man!! nothing like doing your own work and taking your time,clean and efficient.

Also wanted to add, on the 302s ive rebuilt there are 2 kinds of Felpro intake gasket kits, the ones with the little cork gaskets for the intake ends that are worthless, the ones i assume you were talking about, the other ones that i always use, the rubber ones, are outstanding,never had a issue and they even have the little rubber plug guide holes that are built into the block. i always dab a little silicone in the corners and it seals like a champ, not a big fan of the big bead without a gasket cause if you ever need to remove the lower intake is major pita but its a matter of preference, thank you for the videos, they are excellent!!!

You do pretty much what I do I always take my time mock things up use studs to assure it plops down perfectly the first time etc…good work bud.

Nice. Just getting into your videos buddy. Appreciate your work and efforts. I look forward to more. Subscribed and hit that notification bell. : )

thanks for your time....great stuff !

Very informative. My 302 leaks exactly there, where the front/back gaskets meet the intake gaskets. I'm a lazy pig, so I'll try to plug it from the outside using liquid gasket first.

Lol will u plz hurry up & "tap out!".... I need that motor for my mustang now!!!! Jus kidding!!! Looks nice keep up the good work!! I'm working on mine too! HO 302 89 fox body... fuel injected... Can't wait to finish! The Intake u have accents the engine nicely!!!! U go homie!!!! Lol!!!

Ever use Right Stuff for gaskets it's the best I think? and I made a small copper air blower to clean out dead end bolt holes one time years ago I cracked a manifold because some water was in a bolt hole and when I tightened it up it cracked. Very nice info and nice build.

doing head gasket replacement...could thank you enough for the tutorial i felt like a certifued mechanic running through the proccess :)

Getting ready to pull my 2nd set of Fel Pro gaskets off of my sbc that didn't seal around the intake runner. I don't care if they have silicone around the runner ports, it doesn't seal worth a crap. I used to always use a thin film of silicone on the runners and never had a leak, but now everyone says don't do that so I have leaks.

Great video as usual I keep finding your nuggets as I need them. Question - at 20ft lbs, (or in general) any issues with using the manifold when you do an engine lift ?

Nice work. I had a question on the 20ft/lbs intake torque. Have you had any blown head gasket problems with that? I have heard that 10-15ft/lbs is better due to the fact they aren't lifting the heads (working against the head bolts). I'm using ARP head bolts just in case.

Damn! Lol, you seem like the best deal and great hands on work! mechanics out here want to charge over 5grand it idk what they are thinking

Luke, When you refer to gasket sealer, are you talking about a silicone type sealant ? Have you ever heard of “Perfect Seal” gasket maker sealant number 4 ? As a heavy tonnage air conditioning guy, I’ve used this on flange gaskets for years and never have any leaks on the refrigerant side. I guess I’m wondering what kind of gap, we are talking about ? Because perfect seal isn’t too thick. By the way, I LOVE all of your videos. Extremely easy to follow, but loaded with a ton of extra information. Plus, it’s refreshing to see that you don’t take yourself too serious. A little bit of levity goes a long way. 😝 Based on your choices of who you follow, I’ve given a look at their videos and actually like quite a few of them as well. Although I seem to have noticed that when something breaks, they definitely rely on you to help them fix the problem .

Wow. I am mind blown with how many questions you've answered. I love these 289's and i want to get my hipo restored. (sister got the disassembled engine from a guy that had his pistons hit the valves. How does that happen on one of these engines? It has 10:1 vs my 8.2:1 2bbl I have in my jeep right now. Wanting to do the 4 barrel swap! What cam would you recommend for a jeep with 5.38's and an automatic. You seem to be the 289 guru lol Help would be great! Thanks in advance

Fel Pro gasket 1250 or 1262. Will have to trim the excess on the water port openings.

what's the part number for those felpro gaskets? I have trickflow heads and edelbrock performer intake on my 87 mustang gt and I have to replace my lower gasket

Great video. Has anyone found out the part number for the intake manifold gasket?

Which Felpro gaskets did you use? Model number?

I make a mistake when I install intake gasket i inverted it (up side &lower side) Does I need to unstall the intake again It’s looks for me as the same only one side have prominence

I snapped off the first intake bolt I touched during removal. (Its in a van 351) Think I should try to drill it out or have it machined out?

Looks real good

Nice job. What are you using for sealer?

I was wondering if you could help me out I have the 289 edelbrock performer intake manifold but I'm missing also don't know except for temp sender as to what holes to plug up and what should be going towards the whole on the intake manifold. Where the air flows and also the water passages do you have a write up or video or know where I can find the info

you rule dood!

your doing a nice job but on the ex. valve rotators they need to be checked to see if they turn real good if not replace they turn to keep the ex. valve cool thats there purpose on stock motors

I’ve heard a lot of different things about sealing the front and back of intake some say use the sealer and some say to use the rubber gasket that most kits come with and using sealer on the ends? Is there any pros or cons to either ?

LOL...old school torque wrench...love it....

How imperative do you think it is to put the rtv on the water ports? The felpro’s I used had the raised blue beads on the ports on intake side... intake is all tq’d without silicone on the water ports... should I give it a go or tear it back apart? @thunderhead289

Question: how did you polish your intake manifold?

Question on intakes. I’m running stock compression pistons under gt40 iron heads with a comp 280h cam. I currently have an original edlebrock 289 torquer (angled carb) intake. The motor revs like crazy but I’m having difficulty dialling in the low end throttle response for daily driving. Unfortunately running arround at 2500 rpm is a little hard on fuel. Was thinking of going to a dual plane maybe to help compensate for the cams vacuum characteristics and get a little better low end?

Hey 289, you have did a great job on these videos. I do have a question on water the port on the right front. Is it corroded with crud, or is that as clean as it would get. I'm just asking. I like I said have enjoyed your videos. Thank you.

Very informative video! What gasket sealant/maker did you use for the front and rear of the intake manifold?

Hey thunderhead289 can you make a video on the vacuum diagram

So you recommended Pertronix Distributor and Summit Carb, what Intake did you install? I was looking at going with Edelbrock for carb and intake, are the ones you recommended higher quality?

Is it possible to convert a 302 carbureated engine off a 1973 ford econoline van by placing a intake manifold off a 302 efi that is not h.o?

thanks man Now i have no oil leaks But coolant coming out of LHS front of manilfold :( I did add sealant around the gasket on both sides..

What would happen if the gasket was blown

I like to use painters tape where I can to cover ports.

Any videos of install or running

Great info!I was wondering if you could use ultra copper in a spray can to seal the lower intake gasket???

Dang I wish you lived in SC. haha I am about to do this on a real budget. haha Would gladly pay 600 for this type of mechanical care

when you put the bolts in before the sealant and gaskets, how was the bolts places in? how tight?

what do guess the hp is?

why is bottom right port so white?

Hi Luke! I know this is an old video, but still important to me at this time. I see your gaskets have the heat transfer area cut out. My fel pro 460 BBF gaskets do not. Should I block off the heat transfer port with a very very thin piece of steel under the gasket after I cut out the gasket area where there is no hole? And ultra black RTV under both sides? Thanks, I hope you see this. Thanks Luke, cheers from Motown/Dearborn.

Do you have a video on rebuilding a 351m?

I have a 66tbird with a 390 fe engine. It's tired. Can I put a 302 engine in there and get the same hp as the 390 (315 hp). and what's the weight differences between my Ford fe 390 vs a Ford 302.👍

Great series. Thank You.

hey where did you get your intake manifold studs? I have an 88 ford bronco and I need new bolts for my intake and I want to change it to studs.

Where did you find the polished aluminum intake manifold? and approximately how much was it?

That's no problem. I have a c6 in there now. Do you know of any modern Ford overdrive trans that would fit?👍

Are the felpro gaskets worth it on a performance rebuild? I’ve been using mrgaskets but I’m considering a swap.

would the c6 bolt right up to the 302 without any alterations?

Can you put a 4 barrel intake manifold on a stock 2 barrel 302 without changing anything internally?

Just cause you said that about fords . Seal all around everything & all the heads & engine & whatever else needs sealing & the main bottom.

I need to rebuild the 302 in my 88 f150 will these technics work for it as well?

What manifold is that????

You like to use alot of gasket sealer....but is that also what ford says to do when rebuilding these engines? I am a believer of letting the gasket do its job...like the valve covers for example. Is it that imperative to put the sealer down?

What is your thoughts on carb spacers ?

Name of gasket sealer and silicon?

Where did you find your opening photo? Great classic b&w !!!

Do you think you can tell me what kind of trans I should use for the ford ranger

I didn't see the link for that carb you are recommending. Which one is it? Thanks!

That looks like a Mustang 302, how much change is there between a truck 302 and a Mustang 302?

Used the tap method first ty its hood idea ty

Don't forget the newspapers.

..put the Thermostat & Neck on Before you install the manifold, tho..that way you can do it Straight Down & Eliminate that whole deal..

Gracias

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Just watched the series over the last two nights, good stuff man nicely done. I got a reco 302 that I'm putting into an old Mercedes. steemit.com/mercedes/@stevencr00k/1975-mercedes-w116-v8-conversion-the-mercstang I bought it reconditioned but might do it some day so your videos will come in handy...

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