Melling MGP1094

Melling MGP1094 is a steel pushrod guide plate for selected Ford V8 engines. It keeps two pushrods correctly aligned with their rocker arms.

Application / fitment

The plate is catalogued for selected Ford 260, 289, 302 and 351 V8 engines used in Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles, depending on cylinder-head design. It is intended for configurations with 7/16-inch screw-in rocker studs and 3/8-inch pushrods. It is not a universal direct replacement for every production cylinder head, and the head may require suitable machining.

• part type: pushrod guide plate
• selected engines: Ford 260, 289, 302 and 351 V8
• screw-in rocker stud diameter: 7/16 inch
• pushrod diameter: 3/8 inch
• number of pushrods guided: 2

After installation, check the position of each pushrod in the guide slot throughout the complete valve-lift cycle. The pushrod must not contact the plate edges or cylinder head. Depending on the head, machining for screw-in studs and guide-plate alignment may be required; this work should be completed by an experienced cylinder-head workshop.

Technical information

• type: flat guide plate for two pushrods
• material: heat-treated steel
• finish: black oxide
• length: approximately 1.708 inches / 43.38 mm
• width: approximately 2.657 inches / 67.49 mm
• thickness: approximately 0.122 inch / 3.10 mm
• mounting-hole diameter: approximately 0.441 inch / 11.20 mm
• pushrod slot width: approximately 0.395 inch / 10.03 mm
• typical quantity for a V8: 8 pieces; verify the cylinder-head configuration
• sale unit: 1 guide plate