Camshaft - Ford COUGAR 1968 Shop Manual

PART
8-3 - 289
And 302 V-8
8-73
3. Clean the cylinder front cover,
oil pan and the block gasket surfaces.
4. Lubricate the timing chain with
engine oil.
5. Coat the gasket surfaces of the
block and cover with sealer. Position
a new gasket on the block.
6. Install the alignment pilot tool
on the cylinder front cover so that
the keyway in the pilot aligns with
the key in the crankshaft. Position
the cover and pilot over the end of
the crankshaft and against the block
(Fig. 38). Coat the threads of the
retaining screws with oil-resistant
sealer and install the screws. While
pushing in on the pilot, torque the
screws to specifications. Remove the
pilot.
FIG.
38-Cylinder Front Cover
Alignment
7. Apply Lubriplate to the oil seal
rubbing surface of the vibration
damper inner hub to prevent damage
to the seal. Apply a white lead and
oil mixture to the front of the crank-
shaft damper for installation.
8. Line up the crankshaft vibra-
tion damper keyway with the key on
the crankshaft. Install the vibration
damper on the crankshaft (Fig. 39).
Install the cap Screw and washer.
Torque the screw to specifications.
Install the crankshaft pulley.
9. Install the oil pump pickup
tube and oil pan following the pro-
cedure under Oil Pan Installation.
10. Install the fuel pump using a
new gasket. Connect the fuel pump
outlet line.
11. Install the water pump pulley,
drive belt, spacer and fan.
12. On Thermactor engines, install
the air pump and brackets.
13. Install the alternator bracket.
Adjust the drive belt tension to speci-
fications and tighten the alternator
mounting bolts.
14.
Connect the heater hose and
the water pump bypass hose. Slide
the bypass hose clamp into position.
15. Connect the radiator hose.
16. On a vehicle with power steer-
ing and/or air conditioning, install and
adjust the drive belts.
17. Fill and bleed the cooling sys-
tem. Fill the crankcase with the
proper grade and quantity of engine
oil.
18. Operate the engine at fast idle
and check for coolant and oil leaks.
Check and adjust the ignition timing.
CAMSHAFT
The camshaft and related parts are
shown in Fig. 40.
REMOVAL
1. Remove the cylinder front cov-
er and the timing chain following the
procedure under Cylinder Front Cov-
er and Timing Chain Removal.
2. Disconnect the spark plug wires
at the spark plugs and remove the
wires from the ignition harness brack-
ets on the valve rocker arm covers.
Disconnect the coil high tension lead
at the coil. Remove the distributor
cap and spark plug wire assembly.
3. Disconnect the ignition coil
wires at the coil.
4. Disconnect the distributor vac-
uum hose at the carburetor. Remove
the distributor hold down bolt and
clamp and remove the distributor.
5. Disconnect the automatic choke
heat tube at the carburetor. Remove
the heater hose from the automatic
choke and disconnect the hose at the
intake manifold.
On a vehicle with an automatic
transmission, disconnect the throttle
valve vacuum line at the intake
manifold. Disconnect the transmission
oil cooler lines at the radiator.
6. Disconnect tht radiator upper
hose and remove the radiator.
7. Disconnect the accelerator rod
FIG.
39-Crankshaft Vibration
Damper Installation
at the carburetor. Remove the accel-
erator retracting spring.
8. Disconnect the water tempera-
ture sending unit wire at the sending
unit and the engine ground strap at
the engine.
9. Remove the crankcase venti-
lation regulator valve from the valve
rocker arm cover.
10. On Thermactor engines discon-
nect the air hoses from the check
valves. Remove the check valves. Re-
move the air bypass valve and air
pump. Remove the valve rocker arm
covers. Loosen the valve rocker arm
stud nuts and rotate the rocker arms
to the side.
11. Remove the intake manifold
and carburetor as an assembly, fol-
lowing the procedure under Intake
Manifold Removal. Remove the in-
take manifold gaskets and seals.
12.
Remove the valve push rods
in sequence so that they can be in-
stalled in their original positions.
13. Using a magnet, remove the
valve lifters and place them in a
rack so that they can be installed
in their original bores (Fig. 41).
BEARINGS
THRUST
T I M I N G CHAIN-6268 A N D
REAR BEARING
BORE PLUG
6266
FUEL PUMP ECCENTRIC-6287
NG.
40-Camshaft a n d Related Parts