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1946international
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Remember to align the front cover so it is centered with the crankshaft at the seal area. A while ago I assembled a 292 motor and did not do this and the seal leaked. I think there is a tool that goes around the crank snout so the cover will be centered while you tighten the cover bolts. Like 55blacktie said, people don't like buying tools that will not get much use, and that sounds like me so I made the tool. You may be able to just eyeball the alignment.
Sorry, I did not see that someone already said something about this....
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paul2748 (1/16/2026)
Going out on a limb here, but it seems to me that unless the engine is pointing up no spacer is going to do the job right because the cover will push down the rubber seal at the top. If the bottom of the cover is even with the pan rail of the block then you are covered. This is what I am going with "If the bottom of the cover is even with the pan rail of the block then you are covered"................................................
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Going out on a limb here, but it seems to me that unless the engine is pointing up no spacer is going to do the job right because the cover will push down the rubber seal at the top. If the bottom of the cover is even with the pan rail of the block then you are covered.
54 Victoria 312; 48 Ford Conv 302, 56 Bird 312
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KULTULZ
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THANX!!! for the reply. Both are pass car engines (1954 EBU), short pulleys but are different material? That is interesting.
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This is a 239 car engine that was in my truck when I bought it in 1978. I have another 239 car engine in the garage. Both have the short pulley, however one is stamped steel and the other one is cast steel or iron. 
 Dennis in Lititz PA
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KULTULZ
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You are showing a 1954 239CI FORD PASS CAR engine w/o PS?
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I think what is going on is the adapter was used only on the 1954 239 CI PASS CAR ENGINE (EBU) and the ILL shows only on factory PS.  Do you see how much shorter the pulley (6312) w/o PS snout is as compared to the pulley (6312) w/ PS snout?
   Cataloging is fragmented on earlier applications and one would need a year correct MPC to actually pin it all down.
TED will correct me if I am wrong..
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Here's a very simple alignment tool made from a piece of aluminum if you have or  know someone who has a lathe. The screws serve as means to extract the tool. Hardest part was filing the key slot.
64F100 57FAIRLANE500
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make one out of wood.
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 55blacktie (1/14/2026)
Interesting. I hadn't seen the pilot tool before or the 239 crankshaft spacer. Not being familiar with the 239, why does it use a crankshaft spacer? The 239 doesn’t have a damper, just a pulley.
Dennis in Lititz PA
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