Ford Thunderbird 1958 User Manual

PART 1-ENGINE
1-41
BRACKET
ASSEMBLY
INSULATOR
ASSEMBLY
SPACER
1 74
5-
A
INSULATOR
BOLT
1
746-
A
FIG.
84
Engine Front Support
the insulator
to
engine bolts to
35-40
foot-pounds torque.
ENGINE REAR
SUPPORT
The
engine
rear
support is shown
in
Fig.
85.
Removal
1.
Remove the support retainer to
extension
housing
bolts
and
washers,
and
remove
the support
assembly
to
underbody
nuts,
lockwashers,
and
bolts.
2. Raise
the extension
housing
slightly
to relieve the pressure on
the
support
assembly
to
underbody
bolts,
retainer and support assembly.
Installation
1. Raise
the extension
housing
enough to position the support
assem
bly
and
retainer.
Install
the support
retainer to
extension
housing
flat
washers, lockwashers,
and
bolts,
the
support
assembly
to
underbody
bolts,
lockwashers
and
nuts.
2. Remove the jack
from the ex
tension
housing,
then tighten the
sup
port
retainer bolts to
25-30 foot
pounds
torque,
and the
support as
sembly
nuts
to
40-45
foot-pounds
torque.
INTAKE
MANIFOLD
REMOVAL
Re-
1. Drain
the
cooling
system.
move
the
air cleaner.
2.
Disconnect the
radiator
upper
hose
at the
radiator
supply
tank,
and
the
heater hose
at the
intake
mani-
FIG.
85
Engine
Rear
Support
fold.
Remove
the automatic
choke
heat
tube.
3.
Disconnect
the
accelerator link
age at
the
carburetor,
the
windshield
wiper
flexible
line at
the
vacuum
booster,
and
the
booster
pump
vac
uum
line at
the
intake
manifold
"Tee"
fitting.
Remove
the
carburetor fuel
inlet
line.
Disconnect
the
primary
wire at
the
distributor
and
the
engine
temperature
sending
unit
wire at
the
sending
unit.
On cars
with
power
brakes,
discon
nect
the
power
brake
line at
the
in
take
manifold
and
at
the
flexible
line,
then
release
the
line from
the
brack
ets
on the
left
valve
rocker
arm
cover
and
remove the
line.
Remove the
distributor
cap
and
spark
plug
wire
assembly.
Disconnect
the
distributor
vacuum
line
at the
distributor.
Scribe
a
line
on
the dis
tributor
housing
and
manifold
to
mark
the
position
of
the
rotor
and
distributor
housing
for
installation.
Remove
the
distributor
hold
down
bolt
and
clamp,
then
remove
the
dis
tributor.
Remove the
radiator
supply
tank.
Loosen
the by-pass
clamp
and
slide
the
clamp
back.
Remove
the
valve
rocker
arm
covers.
4.
Complete the
removal
proce
dure
by
following
steps
2
and
3
under
Intake
Manifold
(page
1-16).
INSTALLATION
1.
Follow
steps
2,
3, 4,
and
5
under
Intake Manifold
(page
1-25).
2.
Install the
distributor,
using
the
scribed fines as guides
to
properly
position
the rotor and housing.
3. Install
the radiator
supply
tank.
4.
Connect
the heater
hose and
the radiator upper
hose
and
install
the
automatic
choke heat tube.
5.
Connect
the
windshield wiper
flexible line at
the vacuum
booster.
Connect the
booster
pump
vacuum
line at
the
intake
manifold. Connect
the
accelerator
linkage.
Install the
fuel
line. Connect
the
distributor
primary
wire,
and
the
engine
temper
ature
sending
unit
wire. Install
the
distributor
cap
and
spark
plug
wire
assembly.
On
cars
with
power
brakes,
con
nect
the
power
brake
line
at
the
in
take
manifold
and to
the
flexible
line.
6.
Fill
and
bleed
the
cooling
sys
tem.
Connect
the
heater
hose.
Start
the
engine.
Adjust
the
ignition
timing
and check
all
hose
connections
and
gaskets
for
leaks.
Connect
the
dis
tributor
vacuum
line.
Install
the
valve
rocker
arm
covers
and
install
the
spark
plug
wires
in
the
brackets
on
the
covers.
Be
sure
the
spark
plug
wires
for
No. 7
and
8
cylinders
are
properly
positioned
in
the
brackets.
See Fig.
9
on
page
1-48.
Position
the
wire
loom
in
the
retaining
clips
on
the
left
valve
rocker
arm
cover.
Install
the
air
cleaner.
On
cars
with
power
brakes,
install
the
power
brake
line
in
the
retaining
clips
on
the
left
valve
rocker
arm
cover.

Ford Thunderbird 1958 Specifications

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Brand	Ford
Model	Thunderbird 1958
Category	Automobile
Language	English