Re: [FWDLK] intake manifold restoration

[Dave Casey <dcasey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, that's the valley pan. You can still buy them. You need one for a B
engine, so if you go to order one your best bet is to say its for a 383 or
400 so the parts people know what you're talking about (most of them have
never heard of the 361. Imagine if you had a 350!). The valley pan seals off
the lifter valley and was also the intake gasket. You'll notice it has a
crush zone around the ports for sealing purposes. If you want to reuse your
pan, get some paper gaskets to put between the pan and intake. If you get a
new pan, you can do without the paper gaskets assuming you're using iron
heads and intake.

Dave Casey

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bryan Scott" <scott1990@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 8:23 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] intake manifold restoration


> Hi all!
>
> Today I removed the intake manifold on my 1958 361 V-8.  I wire brushed it
> clean, and later I intend to ream the ports with a nylon brush.  The ports
> are black inside, but there doesn't appear to be any gunk or build-up of
> any
> sort.  Anyway, I have a few questions to throw out there.
>
> First, underneath the manifold and on top of the engine is a sheet of
> metal
> that appears to act as the gasket for the manifold.  It runs from the
> intake
> ports on one side of the engine, forms a pan on the top of the engine,
> then
> runs up to the ports on the other side.  It's held down by a metal strap
> at
> the front and rear of the engine block.  Is "valley pan" the proper term
> for
> this part?  Is there a readily available NOS replacement part for this?
> If
> so, who sells them?  If not, is it OK to re-use the existing one?
>
> Second, before I paint the manifold, does anyone have any words of wisdom
> that I should hear before I proceed?  Such as giving it some sort of
> pre-paint treatment, or anything else that I should do to it (or the
> engine)
> while it's off?  Just looking for worldly experience from those who have
> been there before!
>
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