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	<title>Eaton Balancing &#187; Engines</title>
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		<title>Rear Camshaft Plug Installation</title>
		<link>http://www.eatonbalancing.com/blog/2011/10/21/rear-camshaft-plug-installation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.eatonbalancing.com/blog/2011/10/21/rear-camshaft-plug-installation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tedeaton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rear cam plug installation on the Ford Y-Block engines dictates that it not be installed so deeply that it actually interferes or contacts the rear of the camshaft. Besides the obvious wear issue that can occur at the face of the cam plug, detrimental wear at the rear side of the cam thrust plate can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Ford Y-Block engine</title>
		<link>http://www.eatonbalancing.com/blog/2009/07/05/the-ford-y-block-engine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eatoncl</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a first in a series of articles about engine families and their history/ idiosyncrasies. Eaton Balancing offers services for all types of engines. Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company Production: 1954–1964 Predecessor: Ford L-Head engine (Flathead V8) Successor: Ford FE engine, Ford Windsor engine The Ford Y-block engine was introduced in 1954 by the Ford [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Warped Rear Seal Retainer on a Y</title>
		<link>http://www.eatonbalancing.com/blog/2009/06/28/warped-rear-seal-retainer-on-a-y/</link>
		<comments>http://www.eatonbalancing.com/blog/2009/06/28/warped-rear-seal-retainer-on-a-y/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tedeaton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Engines]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eatonbalancing.com/blog/?p=58</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s simply amazing how many times the rear crankshaft seal gets blamed for an oil leak when there are so many other places at the back of the block that can either be the root cause or at least a contributor. The rear oil seal retainer on the Y-Block is just one of these items [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spark Plug Indexing</title>
		<link>http://www.eatonbalancing.com/blog/2009/06/12/spark-plug-indexing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tedeaton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Engines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[index]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[indexing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plug]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spark]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spark plug indexing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sparkplug]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Y-Block]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eatonbalancing.com/blog/?p=56</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In attempting to squeeze out that last bit of potential output from the Ford Y-Block (and other engines), there are those items that can be applied that may not be immediately measurable but they will be done because they will not be detrimental to the power output.  One of these items is spark plug indexing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spark Plug Side Gapping</title>
		<link>http://www.eatonbalancing.com/blog/2009/06/11/spark-plug-side-gapping/</link>
		<comments>http://www.eatonbalancing.com/blog/2009/06/11/spark-plug-side-gapping/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tedeaton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Engines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[side gapping]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[spark plug side gapping]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eatonbalancing.com/blog/?p=57</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Included on that list of old racers tuning tricks is spark plug side gapping.  What’s being discussed here is not a true side gapped spark plug but a gapping procedure or electrode modification that allows the spark to actually fire off of the very edge or ‘side’ of the spark plug’s ground electrode.  In lieu [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Neoprene Rear Seal Installation for the Y (and others)</title>
		<link>http://www.eatonbalancing.com/blog/2008/09/10/neoprene-rear-seal-installation-for-the-y-and-others/</link>
		<comments>http://www.eatonbalancing.com/blog/2008/09/10/neoprene-rear-seal-installation-for-the-y-and-others/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tedeaton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Best Gasket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fel Pro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FelPro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[neoprene rear seal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Y-Block Magazine]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eatonbalancing.com/blog/?p=43</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[  Y-Blocks would appear to have garnered a reputation for marking their territory when sitting still and so one of the most often asked questions is how to stop those pesky oil leaks at the rear of the engine.  Because most of these are in the area of the rear main oil seal, I’ll go [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Engine Masters Challenge Y-Block Entry for 2007</title>
		<link>http://www.eatonbalancing.com/blog/2008/03/17/engine-masters-challenge-y-block-entry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.eatonbalancing.com/blog/2008/03/17/engine-masters-challenge-y-block-entry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:10:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tedeaton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dove Manufacturing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The idea for entering a Y into Popular Hot Rodding’s Engine Masters Challenge competition was prompted by discussions on the Y-Blocks Forever website.  I sent off the application form and was ultimately assigned the alternate #15 position which meant as the participants within the first thirty competitors either dropped out or failed to qualify then [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Altering Rocker Arm Ratio By Varying The Length Of The Pushrods</title>
		<link>http://www.eatonbalancing.com/blog/2007/12/10/altering-rocker-arm-ratio-by-varying-the-length-of-the-pushrods/</link>
		<comments>http://www.eatonbalancing.com/blog/2007/12/10/altering-rocker-arm-ratio-by-varying-the-length-of-the-pushrods/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tedeaton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Engines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LYB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MEL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rocker Arm Ratio]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A unique feature with the shaft mounted rocker arms such as those found on the Y-Block (as well as the FE, MEL,  and LYB) Ford engines is that the solid lifter or lash adjusting versions can be measurably variable in the rocker arm ratio depending upon where the lash adjusting screw is positioned within its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rocker Arm Geometry</title>
		<link>http://www.eatonbalancing.com/blog/2007/12/10/rocker-arm-geometry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.eatonbalancing.com/blog/2007/12/10/rocker-arm-geometry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tedeaton</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.eatonbalancing.com/blog/?p=10</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rocker arm geometry is an area that’s very often overlooked when modifying an engine for increased power output and/or efficiency. Besides the obvious advantage of reducing valve stem and guide wear by minimizing the “scrubbing” action that can take place when the rocker arm geometry is optimized, the maximum or advertised lift at the valve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building the foundation for an eight second Y-Block.</title>
		<link>http://www.eatonbalancing.com/blog/2007/12/10/building-the-foundation-for-an-eight-second-y-block/</link>
		<comments>http://www.eatonbalancing.com/blog/2007/12/10/building-the-foundation-for-an-eight-second-y-block/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tedeaton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Engines]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Blown Y-Block]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Randy Gummelt]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Randy Gummelt and I set out to build a Y engine for his rear engine dragster, the plan was to have an engine combination that would run an eight second quarter mile. And Randy also had his sights on the Australian Y record and with a target of an 8.99 or better et, that [...]]]></description>
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