Technical Ford 223 questions

i am working on a 1962 F100 unibody which has a 223 powering it. I was wondering if anyone knew what the plugs below where the carb bolts to the intake are for. I am assume it's some kind of basic egr system or a summer and winter setting to get the motor to warm up faster but i have no real idea. I also am wondering if there is any upgrades I should do. I kind of like this motor thus far and it's something that no one else around here has which is always cool. Any and all advice is much appreciated.

 

I don't have the answer to your question but I wanted to welcome you to this site. I have a '60 Edsel with a 223 and am very happy with it. It has plenty of power for my needs and gets about 15 mpg. There are lots of guys here who will be able to answer any and all of your questions. By the way, where are you from? Good luck with your truck....

 

I have a 223 as well and both of those fittings are plugged off on my manifold so I'm interested in what they are for but cant help you.

 

62 was the first real year of PVC vales in California. Even tho I saw a few on 61's. Other states may not have required them yet but many times manufactures would make them all the same.

 

my first thought would be the front port and the plug on the left started as a pvc setup and the added length on the plug made it deliver more evenly to the cylinders and the rear port and its plug would be where the power brakes got its vacume if the car came with them

 

Im from Fremont, Ne and this is what I'm working on



The short plug was in the port on the left. The other plug with the nipple was in the port on the right. The port on the right is open to the heat riser chamber and the intake.

 

I had a '62 as well that I bought from the original owner. Here's a pic after being rebuilt. The front hole was plugged on mine and the rear went to the PCV.


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I never was a fan of the silent lash rockers the earlier adjustable ones were better.

 

The later police/taxi 223's still came with the non-silent lash system. At least that's what the 1964 shop manual shows.
-Dave

 

The plug that goes into the exhaust passage, may be for an exhaust heated choke. Some Fords had a steel pipe going to the automatic choke mechanism. Your motor must have had a hand choke or some other type of automatic choke.

 

I have manual choke set up right now. That seems to make the most sense.

 

I also have a uni with a 223
great little engine

 

I have been looking for some mods todo. The main I see is to swap the dissy for one out of a 300. Anything else you would recommend?

 

Mine was pretty gutless with the stock single barrel. A dual carb intake and headers would definitely help.


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