The Ford Barn - View Single Post - 1955 ford station wagon with a V8 302 Engine.

JeffB2 · 08-15-2018, 01:21 PM

When doing a 289-302 swap in a 1952-56 Ford you can use the 1965-69 "short" water pump and matching shorter balancer the lower hose will then be on the passenger side,1n 1970 the SBF's used a longer water pump and the lower hose was moved to the driver's side. The early "short" pump gains about 3" more water pump to radiator clearance when replacing a y-block or flathead V8 the Six cylinder cars have the radiator mounted more forward and a different lower splash pan.

08-15-2018, 01:21 PM	#101
JeffB2 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Phoenix,AZ Posts: 1,417	Re: 1955 ford station wagon with a V8 302 Engine. When doing a 289-302 swap in a 1952-56 Ford you can use the 1965-69 "short" water pump and matching shorter balancer the lower hose will then be on the passenger side,1n 1970 the SBF's used a longer water pump and the lower hose was moved to the driver's side. The early "short" pump gains about 3" more water pump to radiator clearance when replacing a y-block or flathead V8 the Six cylinder cars have the radiator mounted more forward and a different lower splash pan.