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Here in the frozen tundra of Upstate New York it has 'suddenly' become antifreeze time. Since my car is still under some semblance of almost being finished with a running motor and needing to be trailered(   ) to the upholsterers in the next couple of weeks, needs to have some antifreeze installed. The car has a Walker '32 style but midline B-Z-Ac491-2 radiator and a SB Ford motor. The question is, what is the capacity? I dumped the water, but of course only some of it ended up in the pan so really can't use that method as a yardstick.

I'm sure that most have a SB Chebbie, but there really can't be that much difference in motor capacity. How much antifreeze did you use?? I was going to install 6 quarts of PEAK ........ but Do I need the full 2 gallons - no big deal as I do have it, but there are diminishing returns on mix concentrations.

Dave W

I'm shortly going to put new valve covers on my SB Ford which is in my project '31A roadster. The pair I'm removing have both the oil fill and PCV in the front - these covers came without the holes which I had to drill. The new ones will have the holes already there - and will be the normal LF and RR. Since my engine is well tucked under the firewall due to errors by both TCI and Brookville, I intend on using the valve cover hole in the back right side for the PCV since it will be very difficult to put oil in that one. Now, my question, can the rear and currently plugged vacuum port on my Performer carb be used for the PCV rather then looping a bunch of unsightly tubing to the front port? Edelbrock "recommends" the front - but I can't see what difference it would make.

This is posted on another forum but seems to be ignored.

I have 8 qts of Valvoline Type FA in my Ford C4 transmission. I had my local parts guy order up some more to complete the fill - but it came in as Type F - with even their invoice and P/N saying FA. Looking at the Valvoline website really doesn't tell me a thing. Are they compatible - hopefully??

Dave W