What is my used 62 Fuel Injection unit worth?
08-28-2014, 10:14 AM
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FOR SURE, it definitely is some kind of a hybrid/built unit. Without having it on the workbench, I can't tell for sure what parts are on it.
When looking closely at the plenum tag, it is clear that the tag has been removed, or at least, messed with. I do not know of any such 7370 unit. There are multiple components/parts/features which ARE NOT consistent with a 62 unit (7355 or 7360 units).
I would suspect that the plenum tag has been made up by someone (repo plenum tags with any number desired are readily available).
Below is a perfect example. This is the plenum tag that is attached to the FI unit on my 56.
When looking closely at the plenum tag, it is clear that the tag has been removed, or at least, messed with. I do not know of any such 7370 unit. There are multiple components/parts/features which ARE NOT consistent with a 62 unit (7355 or 7360 units).
I would suspect that the plenum tag has been made up by someone (repo plenum tags with any number desired are readily available).
Below is a perfect example. This is the plenum tag that is attached to the FI unit on my 56.
What is the function of the interesting plumbing under the intake manifold in the engine valley?
I had to make a smaller crankcase vent when I went to the Hilborn on my 62.
Bruce B
08-29-2014, 10:10 PM
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How much?
Thanks, Dudley
08-29-2014, 11:56 PM
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The engine is a SB400, which as you know, ANY SB after 1967 (EXCEPT some service replacements) DID NOT have the hole in the rear of the block for a road draft tube or the fitting for a PCV hose.
So, I installed my own plumbing into the rear of the block with brass pipe/fittings which run under the adapter plate and all the way to the front of the lifter valley. The forward end of the pipe (which is almost up against the front wall of the valley) is capped off with 3 small holes drilled through the cap. My thinking is that the forward end of the pipe would be more likely to suck in vapor and less likely to suck in liquid oil. So far, it has worked great.
My primary objective was to be able to retain finned valve covers WITHOUT any holes for crankcase ventilation.
The 63 FI units have a vacuum port on the right, rear of the plenum for a PCV valve and 57-62 plenums have a vacuum port on the left rear of the plenum. So I patterned my PCV system after the 63 setup, except the PCV valve is on the left side. It's been like this for several years with ZERO issues. The PCV valve that I used is the generic replacement valve for a 63 with FI.
