Sn95 5.0 Engine Rebuild

[1990slow50H]

This car sounds like the equivalent to the house in "the money pit"

 

[Brian Berthold]

Wow... I have never seen that one before. Guess there is a first to everything.

leave it to me to brake something good ... lol

 

[Brian Berthold]

This car sounds like the equivalent to the house in "the money pit"

in last like 3 months ya

 

[old_blue]

Is the car lowered. I wonder if someone used the old trick of heating or using a torch to lower the springs.

 

[Brian Berthold]

Is the car lowered. I wonder if someone used the old trick of heating or using a torch to lower the springs.

i dont think so .. its a inch or 3 HIGHER then my pops 2013 GT (bottom of car)

 

[a91what]

Now's a good time to go ahead and lower it you will like it a lot better and it will handle much better

 

[Black1987]

Now is a good time to catch and release.

 

[Boosted92LX]

Now is a good time to catch and release.

Sounds like he's caught plenty, needs to focus on releasing.

 

[92NOTCH01]

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[Brian Berthold]

well being that i have rebuilt the trans rebuild the motor new rad and new booster and master cylinder il never get what i paid for them selling the car .... so im stuck with it

 

[Mustang5L5]

I agree. Your in it for the long haul. I'm sure many of us have more money than the car is worth into ours


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[Brian Berthold]

I agree. Your in it for the long haul. I'm sure many of us have more money than the car is worth into ours


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... plus its my first stang ... everyone always says i wish i had my first car again ... lol

 

[RaggedGT]

Lets just remember- I was right about the paint off the coil spring being under the car

I just had no useful info about the broken spring lol

 

[Mustang5L5]

... plus its my first stang ... everyone always says i wish i had my first car again ... lol

19 years later I still have my first car


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[Brian Berthold]

Sounds like he's caught plenty, needs to focus on releasing.

releasing? ... i own the car

 

[Boosted92LX]

releasing? ... i own the car

Yeah. Releasing. As in, set free, let go of, turn loose, turn out to pasture, sell, give away, trade off, relinquish ownership........ ????

Maybe you should consider going back to crown vics... The Mustang is seeming to be too much of a struggle for you.

Not being critical, just verbalizing (so to speak) my observations of the last agonizing 13 pages of this thread. Being you are not physically able to work on the car yourself, you are going to have to do one of two things... 1- Find and pay someone to fix the car...engine problems and all, OR 2-sell the car and start over. Either way you are going to lose money. You are at a point in my opinion where you need to decide which it's going to be.

Personally, I think choice 2 might be your best bet.

 

[Mustang5L5]

Nah. You've come this far. Don't throw in the towel.


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[90sickfox]

I've had a couple foxes tat broke springs...not in that area though. Usually, they break inside a rubber cover that wraps around the spring in the front lower control arm. If these cars were easier to deal with we wouldn't love them so much.....its like wives. Damn, they can get on your nerves, but when its good nothing can com between you.

Or kids, they always want more.....when you least expect it. Jeeessh

Moral of the story is....in the end....its worth it.

 

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[Brian Berthold]

so to wrap the spring issue up got the car back today found out the spring was broke in 2 places .. the one i showed in the pic and then a much older brake (all rusted) right up on top (they didnt see it cuz its in some kinda boot end) when they took the spring out of car the upper part fell on the floor ..