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  1. j0rd4n

    What Causes Coolant Not To Suck Back Into The Overflow Tank?

    I tried replacing the hose going to over flow tank as well as the cap for the radiator but still after about 45 mins of driving, the car overheats and i check the overflow tank and it's damn near full. The only thing I can think is that there appears to be a small leak at the thermostat neck...
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    Intake Air Temp Sensor Problems

    Not sure why I can't get the plug to go into the sensor but maybe someone can help me.. I switched the sensor from my stock intake to the gt40 intake and now it won't plug in. It seems that no matter what I do the plug and sensor just don't line up.. I took pictures of both, maybe someone can...
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    Bypassing Power Steering

    what damage will be done if i ran a shorter belt that could bypass the power steering pulley? will it pressurize or something and blow fluid everywhere? my other vehicle is a 95 ranger that has manual steering so i am used to driving without power steering anyway, if i can eliminate some drag...
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    What Is This ?

    I'm guessing it's something to do with fuel pressure considering It's on the rail but where should the vaccuum line go ? My guess is the egr valve that's the only thing I could see is reaching. I'm going to be replacing the egr with a delete bracket so do I just need to supply It vacuum from...
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    Distributor Bolt Fell In Dist Hole

    Now what? Tech from my Work says It will fall the to drain Pan. Any ideas? I'm just trying to get This gt40 intake on and Have no extra Budget currently
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    Blower On Stock 302

    Mileage is quite low on the block and compression is 170 psi in all cylinders. Only Thing I have is. Gt40 intake I have yet to put on. And underdrive pullies yet To put on. I wanna just slap a blower on low psi.... What blower should I get? Right now I have a new 155 lph fuel pump and stock...
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    Rear Camber Issue

    so I walked behind my car and glanced at the rear wheels and could see that driver side clearly has camber and the top of the tire is leaning slightly towards the diff. This was confirmed by looking at the tire and seeing is wearing badly along the inner edge (about a 1.5 inch patch) Also I...
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    Subframe And Control Arm Damage

    So I just bought a 93 notch and didn't notice until now that he must have hit a curb or rock because the lower control arm is smashed in and the subframe as well. It doesn't seem too serious but I could be wrong. It looks like the control arm can just be replaced and the subframe bent back...
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    Do I Need To Tune Ecu After Engine Swap?

    so I switched from a stock 302 to a ford racing 306, it has a cam, gt40 heads, gt40 intake , throttle body, 24lb injectors with maf sensor to match. I moved to California from Ohio and am having the car shipped here and want to get it running. Last time I messed with it, it would start but idle...
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    Rough Idle, Dies Shortly After

    I Have a 88 notchback 5.0 efi and recently i upgraded the whole engine from summit with their build 306 (heads,cam,pistons,bored out,) along with that i got what i thought it would need to shine, 24# injectors 70mm throttlebody gt40upper and lower intake, Upgraded MAF for 24# injectors. pretty...
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    Final Touches On 306 Swap

    my current problem is that i cant seem to remember how to throttle cable connects (with a retaining clip? maybe my bracket is broken. i understand how the ball socket at the end of the cable presses onto the ball on the actual throttle but what holds the cable to this bracket? ive added some...
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    Front Bumper Cover Mounting Bolts

    My mustang was in a collision while my brother borrowed it. We have to replace the hole front bumper assembly as well as the core support. we've spot welded back in the core support but ran into a problem because the studs that mount on the new-used bumper cover and completely gone or broken. im...
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    Dimensions Of Fox Bellhousing?

    So if anyone saw my thread a few weeks ago I mistakenly used an sn95 bellhousing on my fox. My question now is, what is the length or depth of a regular fox bellhousing because at this point I'm not sure if this bellhousing on my car is from an sn95 or a fox. Thanks for any help
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    Starter Not Fitting With New Bell Housing

    so i have an 88 5.0 and my cousins friend has a sn95 5.0 which i thought was very similar if not identical. He left a bell housing laying around that he didnt want and i used it on my car because it looked nearly the same. The reason i used it was because my old one had cracks in it for some...
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    Hood Clasp Alignment/placement

    so i had to replace the entire front clip and core support after my brother put my car through an accident. im trying to remember where the placement of the hood clasp was but i seem to be way off as you can see in the fifth picture. i think i need to place the latch on the hood directly in the...
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    Where Can I Get Water Pump Bolts / What Are The Sizes?

    so I did an engine swap with the ford racing 306 from summit http://www.summitracing.com/parts/fms-m-6007-x302 i seem to have done a bad job gathering and categorizing bolts for each part. when i went to reinstall the water pump i found that i only had a few of the right bolts. can anyone...
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    Installing A Different Bumper Cover After Accident

    I got a cheap bumper cover with everything attached the only problem being the studs that come out of the bumper cover are either rusted or cut off. I didnt even think about it when i picked it up. does anyone know of a way around this? i found this kit on AmericanMuscle but i dont think its...
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    Car Turns Over But Wont Start (stock 302)

    i was driving normally today going about 25 mph and my car randomly died. i came to a stop and tried to start it and it backfired. then i tried to start it again and it started up and went maybe 40 feet and died again and wouldn't start. My gas gauge works when it wants to so i believe that i...
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    Black Friday Sale

    so i finally have some money to buy some parts and it happens to be during a black friday sale at american muscle lol. im thinking of pulling the trigger on this eibach strut+shock kit which is $389 (originally $550) http://www.americanmuscle.com/eibach-shocks-7904v8.html SN lowering springs...
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    Radiator Question

    my first question, does the 4 cylinder and v8's come with the same radiator? my car is a converted 4 cylinder and for some reason the person i bought it from removed the reservoir for the coolant. so im wondering, do i have the right radiator? also where does the reservoir sit in the engine...