roller block guys a few more guestions

[biggyfan1]

1. what are you sealing your old oil tube hold with? i am using the 1966 timing cover and the tube on that.
2. i have AFR heads and i noticed that the Exhaust ports are more of a round shape and my long tubes are square is that a problem? or is there a set of headers that match better to the heads?
3. here is a better question. on my 1966 timing cover that i am using the timing mark is on the driver side and the balancer i am using is from the 1987-1993 style mustangs with the mark on the passenger side. how do you determine where to mark the timing marks so i can check the timing and stuff?

this is what i did so far so maybe you can tell me if this will work. first i stacked both old and new balancer on top of each other and aligned the key marks so they were nice and lined up. then i just transferred the lines from the old to new with a white marker. will that work?

 

[red65]

1 -- A 1/8NPT tap fits the original side-of-block dipstick hole about perfectly. Tap in a few threads (careful about preventing shavings from going anywhere they shouldn't), and thread in a brass 1/8NPT plug. Worked fine for me.

2 - - dunno...

3 -- Timing marks on the cover should be consistent with the marks on the harmonic balancer. If you're using the 5.0 balancer, use the 5.0 timing mark position and vice-versa...

 

[SoCalCruising]

1. I used a brass plug with two O-rings. A machinist made it up fro me. It has a "cap" to keep it from falling into the crankcase. The plug was inserted with The Right Stuff as a sealant - silicone and other gasket sealant would also work.
2. I don't know of any AFR-specific headers that would fit your early model.
3. Purchase a timing tape for your specific diameter balancer. Place #1 piston at exact TDC, power stroke. Align "0" of timing tape with your 2 o'clock (driver's side) pointer and apply the tape to your balancer. This is what I did and it works well.

 

[thehueypilot]

Napa sells a cupped plug (looks like a freeze plug but a lot smaller) for this purpose. It's Clevite part number 219-2185 called an expansion steel plug (deep cup)

 

[phutch11]

Many people use a small piece of wooden dowel rod. Basically you just hammer in the wooden piece into the old hole. When the heat and the oil hit the plug, it swells and won't ever come out.

That's what I'm using, but I haven't started the engine yet, so I can't speak to its effectiveness.