65 396 drivers side valve cover

[Mike M.]

JG states the "valve covers are stamped steel, painted engine orange color, with stands in the middle and upper rear" i tend to disagree in that i believe the drivers side had but one stand, in the middle and lacked the upper rear stand. anybody agree, disagree? i realize the JG is the winter of 2003, fifth edition. mike

[Joe L.]

Re: 65 396 drivers side valve cover

JG states the "valve covers are stamped steel, painted engine orange color, with stands in the middle and upper rear" i tend to disagree in that i believe the drivers side had but one stand, in the middle and lacked the upper rear stand. anybody agree, disagree? i realize the JG is the winter of 2003, fifth edition. mike

Mike------


I'm pretty sure that a left side rear wire stand bracket was not used for 1965 L-78. However, it is possible that this was a feature that varied from car-to-car. In other words, in this very early era of the Mark IV there may have been some "confusion" or "variation" in parts like valve covers installed at Tonawanda.

[Bill W.]

Re: 65 396 drivers side valve cover

Mike # 16120 only had one stand in the center . it was not in the same place as the 67s .

[Mike M.]

Re: 65 396 drivers side valve cover

thanks joe and bill. can u measure the position of the center stand bill? thanks again, mike

[Bill W.]

Re: 65 396 drivers side valve cover

yes . Thursday AM.

[Bill W.]

Re: 65 396 drivers side valve cover

Mike . I screwed up again I depended on my memory . The stand on the left side is the same as the 67 I have it is 10 1/4 " from the front .. 11 1/2" from the rear.. 3" from the bottom ..4 " from the top . & 2 1/2 back from the center of the oil hole . the measurements are to the center of the stand .
There are two small wire clips on the top edge for the temp sending wire .

[James W.]

Re: 65 396 drivers side valve cover

Doc,

VIN 22161 has only one stand in the middle of the drivers side valve cover. See attached picture.


Best Regards,

James West

[Bill W.]

Re: 65 396 drivers side valve cover

James . mine is a little higher than yours I tried to post a photo but my comp. wont read my card ? big gap between 16120 and 22161 .

[Wayne M.]

Re: 65 396 drivers side valve cover

Here's the original driver side valve cover on (or off, to be precise) # 23564. From the inside, looks like the 2-wire retainer might have been brazed (back ?) on.

No rear inboard wire stand on valve cover, which agrees with AIM L78, sheet B3. Look at item 18 #2977995. [retainer for LH and RH]. Looks like it was installed at St.Louis, so expect considerable variation in location.

[Joe L.]

Re: 65 396 drivers side valve cover

Here's the original driver side valve cover on (or off, to be precise) # 23564. From the inside, looks like the 2-wire retainer might have been brazed (back ?) on.

No rear inboard wire stand on valve cover, which agrees with AIM L78, sheet B3. Look at item 18 #2977995. [retainer for LH and RH]. Looks like it was installed at St.Louis, so expect considerable variation in location.

Wayne------


Like I said before, there were a "jillion" different variations of these big block valve covers. Most involved only bracket configuration and placement of same. However, there were also differences in the covers, themselves. Taken together, there were a very large number of possible combinations. Most were not available in SERVICE, though.