'62 Falcon Refresh

[dkutz]

Say hi to Bob. Our 62 Falcon! with a 144 and 3 on the tree. We have owned him about 6 years. Runs pretty good but leaks everywhere. Compression is ok, so although I would love to rebuild the motor, I have to save money and go the seal and detail route. Rear main, and everything else I can seal without pulling the heads. Engine came out today. Time to start cleaning!!20201018_114459.jpg20201018_114442.jpg

[Gitanesteel]

Sweet ride. You don't see a lot with the deluxe trim piece on the lower quarter panel. My old 61 Starliner had that.

[dkutz]

Just a quick update. Things are moving along. So far the rear main Seal was replaced and all the valve seals are replaced. Purchased a new water pump and timing chain that need to go in soon. Then its more painting and detailing. This is one dirty bird, 60 years of oil leaks have not been kind. still have most of the engine bay to strip and paint. Hopefully around Thanksgiving he will be back up and running.

[dkutz]

Question. I pulled the motor and left the tranny in. What is the best way to reinstall? Motor mounts on engine, or line up engine and trans first.then install motor mounts?

[Luva65wagon]

I assume this is a 2.77 3-speed and weighs nearly nothing. Easy to lift and install. Drop the transmission out of the way. Check all the mounts for wear, etc. Drop the motor on the mounts (nuts loose enough to allow the motor to shift around a bit, for now), support the rear of the motor as you install the flywheel, clutch assy., then the bell housing and Z-bar assy (make sure these bushings are good, and lubed, too). Once these are on - the back of the engine will actually be heaviest and you can leave the jack under the rear of the pan (protect that fresh paint!) and slip the transmission back in and get it tightened up. Reinstall the rear mount and drive-line and you're nearly done. I've done this by myself more times than I can recall.

Good work on the project! Good to see cars being worked on.

[dkutz]

Bummer I was hoping to install without pulling trans.

[Luva65wagon]

You could try, but I can almost guarantee you will be done 10-times faster, maybe more, doing it as suggested. Getting the input shaft through the clutch assy using the motor as the lever/angle finder having to rotate either the motor or the transmission to align the splines... is a tall order. Besides, you really should look at the condition of the rear mount parts and u-joints, etc.

[dkutz]

got the timing chain swapped today. Other than a very stubborn balancer bolt, all went well, lots of cleaning. Got it all buttoned up. Now I might finish the front of motor with new water pump and thermostat, and button all that up. Nice when it starts to come back together.

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[dkutz]

does anyone sell the correct spring for the carb throttle return?

[Luva65wagon]

Looking good! That chain was looking a little sloppy. Always a good call to replace it - while you're at it.

I'm not sure if a spring replacement is made, but I suggest checking Melvin's or one of the other Falcon vendors. The return spring was odd on these 6's; it hooked to the throttle shaft and then hooked over the end of the intake log, so it's a pretty long spring.

[dkutz]

found some factory assembly line markings on sunday! pretty coolcowl2.jpg

[dkutz]

Busy painting day today. Engine bay, engine block and all the Ford blue parts. Plus a couple other parts. Starting to come back together!

heres my update and a couple pics

https://youtu.be/HpboGL4E6gA

[Luva65wagon]

Like black engines. Smart move. What are you using for the engine bay. I found Rustoleum 7777 Satin Black is a very good paint, cheap, and durable. Close to original... though most pre-64 Falcons had body color under the hood. I like the satin black.

[dkutz]

Like black engines. Smart move. What are you using for the engine bay. I found Rustoleum 7777 Satin Black is a very good paint, cheap, and durable. Close to original... though most pre-64 Falcons had body color under the hood. I like the satin black.

Roger, this is a late 62, and was painted black from the factory. I am pulling from my Mustang restoration bag. The paint for the engine bay is krylon 1613. It WAS the go to for years on mustangs, but then they changed the formula. HOWEVER it was discovered they still made the original in their industrial line, so that is what I used. (Note the photo above is black primer). Just the right sheen.

[Luva65wagon]

I used to use Krylon a lot; for years, but found it wasn't all that durable. I then stumbled onto the 7777 Rustoleum, which has never needed a primer (just clean surfaces) and is durable as heck. Seems, I found, if the paint took forever to dry it was a more durable finish than anything I tried claiming fast dry. Not sure if the 1613 was their fast-dry semi-gloss black I used back then, but I painted my entire Ranchero in 7777 satin black and other than some scuff marks from sitting under a tarp for a couple years (waiting for my garage to be built) it's held up really well.

Just putting this out as my personal observation.

I'll have to adjust my knowledge on under hood paint. I thought '62's had body color. Live and learn.