j3rry

my tranny in my car finally done took to much abuse lol i lost reverse and low 1 the 2 main gears need haha . are all c4 trannys the same can i jus get any c4 and put in my car . someone asked me today if had passin gear cable but told em was off vacume do all c4's run off vacume ? and while i have tranny out im thinkin bout going ahead and changin heads and intake puttin them on my car . uh what do head bolts torque at ? and do rockers torque down or adjust em like chevy's ? and can i jus leave distribtur in and change intake with it in ? i dont know sht bout fords but im gettin there you guys helpin me out here .

theorgnlimprtkillr

yes all c4's are the same except for the difference of big block and small block bolt pattern

theorgnlimprtkillr

step one: 37
step two:45
step three:52
step four:59
step five:loosen all bolts 2 or 3 turns and repeat tightening sequence
and if the rockers aren't adjustable then you just tighten them 5 to 18 ft lbs.

Tberg725

You might be able to keep the dist in idk when I pulled my motor apart I yanked it out lol, and as far as your rockers go if they're pedestal mount then you just tighten them down and you're all set if they are stud mount you gotta set them. and as for your head bolts 55lbs 1st pass 72 on the 2nd start from the middle and work your way out.

1990mustanggt

There are two different styles of C4's that I know of. Pre 1965 and 1966 forward. They have pan fill and Case fill. This is a 1965 model C4

theorgnlimprtkillr

o yea you can keep the dizzy in the motor it's just gonna be a little difficult but that's how I pulled my intake when my car was carb'd

.boB

Some C4's have a slightly differant shift pattern. The first stop is to start the car in 2nd, instead of 1st. It was Ford's idea of traction control. The second stop started out in first, and then went up to 3rd. The last stop held it in first until you manually upshift. But it would usually upshift to 3rd. This is not a good trans to use if you're doing any racing at all. Nice for a daily driver, though. I had one of these in my '66 coupe.

If you have pedestal style rocker arms, they are designed to simply bolt down onto the pedastals. This change was made to make engine assembly at the factory easier. It is not designed to give you the best adjustment.

Follow the instructions on the Comp Cams web site for adjustable rocker arm adjustment. You should get pretty close to a perfect lash adjustment when the rockers are torqued to spec. You might need to shim the rockers or shave the pedestal (or get longer push rods) to get proper adjustment.

j3rry

damn that c4 in that pic mine isnt like that my tail shaft is shortrer . and huh some c4's take off in 2nd huh well that must been one the ones i had . cuz only way it would take off in 1rst is if i put it in 1rst gear . and thanks for all info.