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| You have a correct dated 68-1/2 CJ..... |
| By kevin - 12/28/2002 6:44:10 PM; IP 209.240.198.61 |
| that newer head was probably stuck on there by the dealership after a year due to some problem. They were bare, and the shop just put these retainers in it without knowing much about the CJ engine, same as most other shops that did not specialize in FE's. All CJ's had the one piece steel retainer that has tool marks on it from the lathe. The two piece are stampings, which are cheaper to make and work fine, rotating the valves to 4,600 rpm which was the original redline for the FE. Try to rev them over 6,000 with higher spring pressures, and they turn to bubblegum. What do the pistons say on them?, CJ, or Super? Super pistons were installed in CJ's after a certain date, later than yours should be I believe. start looking at the block real close for any cracks between the core plugs, and in the valley, (if its from the freeze zone) and in the main saddle bolt thread area, as well as between the cam and main bores, and on the deck. Make sure the caps are a snug fit in their registers, and need to be yanked on hard to remove. You got lucky it sounds like. Is this for restoration of a 68-1/2 "R" code Mustang? |
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