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5.0 brackets on my 68?

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I have a very strange situation. I have a 68 cougar. The motor in it is a 1985 302 out of a 85 mustang (duraspark, rollercam, forged pistons). Looks like when the PO put it in, he used mostly 68 brackets and acessories (v-belt). He even found a reverse rotation water pump that has a v-belt pulley. Now my timing cover just cracked and I'm spewing coolant everywhere. I would like to upgrade to the 5.0 serpentine belt system. Can I use a early (dip stick in it) timing cover, reverse rotation water pump (5.0 style), and 5.0 brackets? I'm going to run a 3G alt (already know how to do that) and AC only. I know there are belt roughtings out there that will allow me to do that. So, will the timing cover, rev rot waterpump, and 5.0 brackets work?

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Austin
 

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If you are using an electric fuel pump use the brackets, harmonic balancer, water pump, AND timing cover from a serpentine (79-93) Mustang. The timing cover will need a hole to be drilled for the dipstick. The water pumps for this era are reverse rotation, and there are high-flow upgrades available if you want to run one.

If you want to run a mechanical pump, get one of the universal style timing covers from Summit, Edelbrock, or Ford Racing-- they'll work w/ a serpentine system and already have a boss for a mechanical fuel pump, or see if you can wrangle up a timing cover from a 79-85 Mustang. The timing covers from the EFI cars, of course, aren't meant for a mechanical pump.

Do you have power steering? If not check with March Performance in their 5.0 section for power steering eliminator setups.
 
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