Hi, I just purchased a 59 t-bird hardtop. I haven't gotten the car yet but went to look at it and noticed it has black valve covers with the word ford on them, as I looked further I noticed someone had a t-60 on both heads. The engine code is H and block is stamped 352, also the expansion tank is different the pressure cap is on a tube 90 degree angle facing the drivers fender. I didn't know where to look for block casting #. I now know but don't have access to car. The intake casting # is5751087. I guess i'm worried about the heads are 60 heads the same as 59 and would the compression stay the same. I'm like a little kid with this car I've been looking at it for over 4yrs and I finally was able to make a deal. I'm happy to be part of this forum I just love the square birds. Thanks for having me and thanks for any help in advance. Tommy C"
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im no expert but i thought all squarebirds should have a black painted engine yellow valve covers and a white aircleaner housing and fan
my 60's have ford stamped on the valve covers
the 59 and 60 heads should be the same all F/Es have 352 stamped on the front of the engine60 hardtop royal burgundy/ colonial white top
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59 t-bird
im no expert but i thought all squarebirds should have a black painted engine yellow valve covers and a white aircleaner housing and fan
my 60's have ford stamped on the valve covers
the 59 and 60 heads should be the same all F/Es have 352 stamped on the front of the engineComment
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Hi Tommy, when I welcomed you to the Forum, I give each new member information on how to post pictures on here. It would help if you could take some good quality pix of your engine bay and then chose one of the three options I gave you and post your pix. Then we can better see what you have and give you better information and advice. Here is the link to your Welcome.
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Hi Tommy, when I welcomed you to the Forum, I give each new member information on how to post pictures on here. It would help if you could take some good quality pix of your engine bay and then chose one of the three options I gave you and post your pix. Then we can better see what you have and give you better information and advice. Here is the link to your Welcome.
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Hi Tommy, to simplify things, just email what you have to me and I can post them for you. You can also go to one of the free picture hosting websites, like Photobucket, create an account, set your pix to 800x600 and upload them to your new account. Then you post the link to those pix on the Forum for us to see. But to make it simple for you right now, send me the pix and I can post them for you. My email address is always part of my signature element below. Just replace the "at" with the @ sign...
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Hi Tommy, to simplify things, just email what you have to me and I can post them for you. You can also go to one of the free picture hosting websites, like Photobucket, create an account, set your pix to 800x600 and upload them to your new account. Then you post the link to those pix on the Forum for us to see. But to make it simple for you right now, send me the pix and I can post them for you. My email address is always part of my signature element below. Just replace the "at" with the @ sign...Comment
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Okay, Tommy. If they show you how to take the pix off your camera have them show you how to save them to the computer Desktop. That way, you won't have to go looking for whatever folder they might have gotten put in. I save all my stuff to my Desktop and then when I am finished working with them, move them into the appropriate folder where I want them to stay at.
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Okay, Tommy. If they show you how to take the pix off your camera have them show you how to save them to the computer Desktop. That way, you won't have to go looking for whatever folder they might have gotten put in. I save all my stuff to my Desktop and then when I am finished working with them, move them into the appropriate folder where I want them to stay at.Comment
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Might be a later model engine??
Only the '58 T-Bird 352's had black valve covers & blue blocks. The '59s are black blocks with BLUE valve covers, & the '60 352's used black blocks with yellow valve covers. ALL 3 years used the white air cleaners- Even on the 430cid 1959-60 Birds.
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Here are the two pix that Tommy sent me of the engine. I have never seen an expansion tank with the cap on the end like this on a Tbird! I will post the other pix Tommy sent in the Our Rides Forum. The exterior and interior is really nice looking that he is getting!
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I've seen that overflow tank before but not on a squarebird. Also unless the bell housing was painted that could be a Fordomatic transmission. If the valve covers were originally black the motor could be out of a '58 Ford. I'd be curious to see if it has solid lifters rather than hydraulic.
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I've seen that overflow tank before but not on a squarebird. Also unless the bell housing was painted that could be a Fordomatic transmission. If the valve covers were originally black the motor could be out of a '58 Ford. I'd be curious to see if it has solid lifters rather than hydraulic.
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Might be a later model engine??
Only the '58 T-Bird 352's had black valve covers & blue blocks. The '59s are black blocks with BLUE valve covers, & the '60 352's used black blocks with yellow valve covers. ALL 3 years used the white air cleaners- Even on the 430cid 1959-60 Birds.
-Jon in TX.Comment
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