Ford 460 water neck

[KrAzEcJ]

Withdrawn, misunderstood the OP's problem

[Jeri]

Hi Ed,

I was just down your way two weeks ago. I forgot how great it is in San Diego.
The distributor I have is a Davis Unified Ignition (D.U.I.) system, distributed by Performance Distributors. This distributor has the coil and dyna- module built into the cap. When I placed the Meziere into place I have the same old problem as I did with the other necks, 1/4" off. The problem is the back of the housing hits the bottom of the distributor, preventing, the bolt holes from lining up properly. It's driving me crazy. I'm beginning to think I might have to design my own water neck and have it machined from a block of aluminum. It probably will cost me an arm and leg.

I just talked with the guys at Mez and they said there was nothing they could do. You're right though, nice guys.

Well, I'll let you know what's next.

Jeri

[Jeri]

Hi Ed,

I was just down your way two weeks ago. I forgot how great it is in San Diego.
The distributor I have is a Davis Unified Ignition (D.U.I.) system, distributed by Performance Distributors. This distributor has the coil and dyna- module built into the cap. When I placed the Meziere into place I have the same old problem as I did with the other necks, 1/4" off. The problem is the back of the housing hits the bottom of the distributor, preventing, the bolt holes from lining up properly. It's driving me crazy. I'm beginning to think I might have to design my own water neck and have it machined from a block of aluminum. It probably will cost me an arm and leg.

I just talked with the guys at Mez and they said there was nothing they could do. You're right though, nice guys.

Well, I'll let you know what's next.

Jeri

[Jeri]

Ed,

I gave CSR a try. Nothing there. But,tomorrow night, we have a bunch of car guys that meet in the Sears parking lot for a get together, and I'm hoping this one cobra shows up. I've been told he has exactly what I'm looking for. I'll let you know what I find out.

Jeri

[kitcarbp]

Here are the three OEM "style" cast iron water necks I know of to fit the 429/460. These are aftermarket examples from "4 seasons". Made in China.

The (# 84859) with the single threaded port in the top is for 1969-1977 carb, car and truck applications. The chrome ones (that all warp) in the aftermarket are designed with this same single port.

The one without the threaded port (# 85185) (pictured here) is for the fuel injected 95-97 truck 460's.

There is another one used (pictured here) on the 78-94 that is a bit longer and has 2 threaded ports. This is 4-season part number 84860.

I also attached the pic of my OEM (GM... ooh bad word) air bleed valve I use on the top of the therm housing to bleed air out of system when filling. Makes my life a ton easier.

There are a few more that were used in production I think but these are the popular ones. The 351C therm outlets have same flange and bolt pattern but are straight up.

[kitcarbp]

Jeri, Have you investigated using the 351C thermostat housing, it has a lower "profile" and may clear your distributor ? Same flange and bolt pattern but I have not tried this personally. You would need a molded 90 degree elbow hose to come off the 351C housing which is a vertical outlet, but a 90 deg. elbow is easy to find at a local parts store in 1.5".

[Jeri]

Brent,

Thanks, for all the research you have done on my water neck problem. I appreciate the work. I went and bought a 351 neck, but it still hit the bottom edge of the distributor. Attached is a photo of my distributor.

[ebustin]

Jeri: Its not csi any more its csr. here is the link www.csr-performance.com. Hope this helps. Call them First...Ed