John,
Great, Thanks!!! I now know that I CAN use it and how to modify it to work
with the Original dip stick. I have already bought the Pulley from Dale and
will soon order an Oil Pan from him as well. The Pointer info is good and
the stroker kit I purchased has a dual indexed Balancer so I will be able to
just install the pointer on the far side.
Thanks Again,
Tim
-----Original Message-----
From: JEwords@aol.com [mailto:JEwords@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 7:01 AM
To: Ronak, Timothy P
Subject: Re: Timing Cover Interchange Info Assistance
Tim:
I installed a Ford crate motor (GT-40 302) and one of Dale A's 5-speeds in
my
Tiger in 1995, and it's still going strong.
This motor was set up for a serpentine belt system, so it required some
work.
I left the late model timing chain cover on and bolted on a cast iron
(closed
back) water pump. Of course the water pump flange must be pressed in
position
to line up with the other pulleys.
As you know, the late motor has a thicker, 4-hole harmonic balancer. I left
the balancer alone and had Dale machine a lower pulley from aluminum. It has
almost zero offset to line up with the other pulleys. Dale has the specs on
this.
On my crate motor, the timing pointer was on the passenger side (you can't
see it once the older water pump is in place), so I made one from aluminum
and installed it on the other on a timing cover bolt. This involves finding
top dead center and re-indexing your harmonic balancer.
My 302 had the dipstick hole on the driver's side in the block. I tapped and
plugged this hole. The 302 timing cover retains a boss at the Tiger dipstick
location. I drilled a hole and inserted the dipstick tube there. There's not
much room for error, so be careful. I then used an aftermarket dipstick with
some modification.
There may be an easier way to accomplish this, but these steps worked for
me.
John Webber
66 MK IA
67 MK II
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