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skywalker

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Quick question, 351W from an '85 F-250...would it be a roller or a tappet block?
 

brianj5600

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Flat.
 

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skywalker said:
Quick question, 351W from an '85 F-250...would it be a roller or a tappet block?
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Flat-Roller 351w's didn't begin until around 93'
 

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Ditto. No rollers until about 10 years later.
 

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yep, flat tappet.
 
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