M-6007-Z427AFT/ART
Crate Engine
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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Factory Ford shop manuals are available from Helm Publications, 1-800-782-4356
MISCELLANEOUS PROBLEMS THAT CAN DAMAGE AN ENGINE
Nuts, bolts, washers, or foreign materials dropped down the intake. We have seen this more than once.
Reusing an intake off an engine that had broken parts in a cylinder. The parts can get bounced up into the intake
manifold, carburetor, or air cleaner (pieces of piston or piston rings, etc.). When you put your used intake on your
new engine and start it, the pieces are drawn in and damage your engine.
Bead blasting an EFI intake. You will NEVER get all the blasting media out. When the engine is started, it draws the
blasting media into the cylinders, destroying the engine.
Not properly torquing fasteners when installing new parts to your engine. Over-torquing of the intake manifold bolts
to cylinder head on 302 and 351W based engines can cause head gasket sealing problems. Intake bolts must have
5/8” of thread engagement.
Distributor gears installed at the incorrect height and gears made of the wrong material. We have seen this with
many remanufactured distributors as well as popular aftermarket manufacturers of distributor assemblies. Use cast
iron gears for cast iron flat tappet cams, and steel gears for steel hydraulic roller cams. The M-6007-Z427AFT/ART
uses a billet steel mechanical roller camshaft. Bronze distributor gear recommended. Distributor gear will have to be
monitored for wear.
ENGINE OIL RECOMMENDATIONS
For street use and occasional spirited driving use 10W40. For high temperature, high load applications use 20W50
OIL CAPACITY
M-6007-Z42AFT, (9 quarts), M-6007-Z427ART, (7 quarts) with M-6731-FL1A oil filter or equivalent.
PRIMING
Initial priming should be done before installing the engine into the vehicle. Transmission should not be installed. If
there are any oiling system problems, it is easier to fix them with the engine out of the car. The engine should be
primed once more after installation before starting the engine. This is very important if hooking up a remote filter
and/or oil cooler.
IMPORTANT:
For engines equipped with flat tappet cams, if the engine has set for a long period of time, priming
alone may not provide enough lubrication. Removal of lifters and reapplying cam lube to the lobes and lifters is
necessary. For hydraulic/mechanical roller cams use engine oil.
DO NOT PRIME BY CRANKING ENGINE! Check oil level after priming engine and before starting.
STEP 1:
Use appropriate priming tool or ¼" drive, 5/16” deep-well socket with extension for ¼" drive
STEP 2:
Install mechanical oil pressure gauge.
STEP 3:
Remove valve covers.
STEP 4:
Rotate priming tool counterclockwise using an electric drill.
STEP 5:
Observe oil pressure achieved on gauge.
