I have a 1962 ford tractor and I do believe I read somewhere where they are Identical to Y block along with other components, connecting rods and pistons I think, not sure which size 272, 292 or maybe even 239 pistons???

55 Vicky & customline

58 Rack Dump, 55 F350 yard truck, 57 F100

59 & 61 P 400's, 58 F100 custom cab, 69 F100, 79 F150, 82 F600 ramp truck, 90 mustang conv 7 up, 94 Mustang, Should I continue?

re lifters, i bought 4 lifters from eBay new for a 8n ford tractor engine. 


. I have 4  new lifters for a 8n tractor engine,they look ident. to y block,except have a betr pocket for pushrods,as well a grove near the top for a clip so they stay in place for a cam change. the face angle and finish are identical to block ones. has any one out ther looked into these,and wher 1 may buy some. thanks 








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The first pic is a screen shot closeup and is distorted for some reason on upload, not sure why that happens. They are round.

It is confusing. Your lifter ends don't look like any of mine but at least you have a good cup fit for the adjuster.

Here is PR-71S showing lifter end. The sharpie test seems to show a decent contact patch, the OEM rocker screw has a flat spot at the bottom, so it won't be 100%

No, the PR-71S pushrods don't have a ball end, it's basically the same diameter as the rod itself, will try to post a pic later, need to double check lash anyway. That's what's kind of puzzling. PR-71S is listed for 54-56 Y Block V8 on eBay, those are what I purchased, as my thinking went Mummert's site lists "long" pushrods as correct except for '57 or somesuch. PR-73S are listed by Elgin as 56-64. Their pictures on the auction site are just stock pics so aren't really helpful. If I can find my sharpy we'll do the cup test too, but they sure seemed to fit fine, if a little low. I'd like to see a deeper cup just because that's what I'm used to.

Ted, I'm a little confused, I don't see anything with a #71 or 73. All my OEM pushrods have the small ball. Are you saying yours has the larger ball? Can you post a picture of yours?

Noticed from the pics the #73 pushrods have the large ball on the lifter end, similar to stock. #71 don't have this.

Send them one or specify the effective length.


Lawrenceville, GA

I called Smith Bros today.  They have no clue what the "normal" push rods for a Y Block are supposed to be (no specs) so they have nothing to sell me unless I send them my stock ones and have them duplicate it in a tubular style.  I fail to see how a company that specializes in push rods doesn't know what places like Elgin and Melling know.  So, now what to do?


54 Victoria 312;  48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
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