hi all,    ok only a question,     right now I'm  having a hard time finding someone to adjust my mech lifters,  lots of noise when you step on the gas,  find at idle. don't know how long there going to last before I either need a new eng or whatever.   so mys question is,   arre there people that still rrework or have nos long block 312's,    or even put a 351w in, an I've gotten old so I'll be  looking for some one to be doing this work,   amny advise?,   thanks    jerry

Gary may know someone who can R & R it. A trade school shop might tackle it too.
There are machine shops that will rebuild the 312. I had mine done.

Gerald;  Get your books out, Y block valves are very easy to adjust, you can do it.  I do have a newly built 292 bored .060 over with Clay Smith cam sitting here with no place to go, but I'm in western Montana.

Gerry, noise when you step on the gas suggests too much timing advance, not valve adjustment.  It wouldn't hurt to get the valves adjusted anyways, it can't hurt.   John

to John, ,   the noise  when I hit the gas,  hasn't done it in the 15 years I've  owned it,  like I said 15 years, so the timimg, ran great until yesterday,   could be,  adjustmemnt,  probly could be adjusted,   IF I can find someone to do it,,   looked at the ford manual,  tells how to do it,  if I can't find someone to do it,  guess what,  thanks for the input,    I may have answered  everyone answer to my problem,     jerry

to Tom,   block is already .040 over,  been reworked years ago

to all,   I'm goiong to post it on facebook,  see if someone in the Detroit area migjht know how,  thanks guys

to Tom,  sending you a PM

I just did mine a couple months back, lot of "old time mechanics" around likely near you.

around here?,   no ones said anything

ok, update.     as Tom said,  its not that hard.   ok,   took left bank valve cover off,  checked #1 with feeler gage,  as it should be,  the rest  sounded good,      The noise I/ve been talking about sounds like its  coming from the timing  chain area,  put a broom handle to the ear an behind the water pump,  so,  after all the worring I'm  just going to let it go until something fails,   thanks for all the advise,  thanks guys

I have seen the occasional fuel pump make a knocking sound when something goes wrong inside. You may want to try your broom handle on the fuel pump. Or you can unbolt the fuel pump from the timing cover, and pull it back a bit, and see if the noise disappears.

thanks,  I'll ck out the fuel pump,  you never know

the oil dip stick is also in that area, possibly bent ?
could also be a bad generator or water pump bearing.

It is possible that timing changes within a second. I had a spring come loose in the centrifugal advance distributor, which cause early timing. It was easy to replace and I am still running the 1957 only ball bearing dual advance dizzy.

took the 57 for a ride today,    IT RUNS GREAT,    but,  put in garage an the noise is still there,  ck fuel pump,  runs like it should,  guess I'll just have to run it in the ground an change eng when it goes,  no one in my club knows why the noise,   don't know any one thats old enough to work on old engs,  godda b some one out there,