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flatford39 · 05-02-2016, 06:34 PM

What's the norm for marking your valves after seating them in new sleeves?? Is 1 thru 4 on the passenger side by the distributor or the drivers side??

JSeery · 05-02-2016, 06:49 PM

Ford cylinders are numbered front to back starting with the passenger front cylinder as one. The passenger rear cylinder is 4. The driver front cylinder is 5 and the driver rear cylinder is 8.

flatford39 · 05-02-2016, 07:56 PM

That makes sense. Thank you.

cmbrucew · 05-02-2016, 09:28 PM

V8 or V6 engine blocks will have one side @ one inch ahead of the other due to the rod connections to the crank.
Bruce

Bored&Stroked · 05-03-2016, 07:21 AM

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Not sure why you're asking . . . is it because a set of freshly machined ones have been marked and you don't know where they go . . . or?

The reason I ask is that some machine shops will mark the numbers in the order of the cylinders (front to back). So, it is important to know what the machine shop did.

05-02-2016, 06:34 PM	#1
flatford39 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NE Illinois Posts: 499	8BA Question What's the norm for marking your valves after seating them in new sleeves?? Is 1 thru 4 on the passenger side by the distributor or the drivers side??

05-02-2016, 06:49 PM	#2
JSeery Member Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 16,132	Re: 8BA Question Ford cylinders are numbered front to back starting with the passenger front cylinder as one. The passenger rear cylinder is 4. The driver front cylinder is 5 and the driver rear cylinder is 8.

05-02-2016, 07:56 PM	#3
flatford39 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NE Illinois Posts: 499	Re: 8BA Question That makes sense. Thank you.

05-02-2016, 09:28 PM	#4
cmbrucew Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: North of sandy ago, CA. Posts: 2,066	Re: 8BA Question V8 or V6 engine blocks will have one side @ one inch ahead of the other due to the rod connections to the crank. Bruce __________________ Works good Lasts long time

05-03-2016, 07:21 AM	#5
Bored&Stroked Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 5,201	Re: 8BA Question Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Not sure why you're asking . . . is it because a set of freshly machined ones have been marked and you don't know where they go . . . or? The reason I ask is that some machine shops will mark the numbers in the order of the cylinders (front to back). So, it is important to know what the machine shop did.