Progress Thread The next "big" project for my Cobra
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Another thing I thought of earlier - I've gotta do a little rewiring of the fan. I ended up eliminating the temperature sender for the fan when I installed the coolant tubes. It's not a horribly big deal since the ECU for the fuel injection has a controller built in, so it's just a matter of wiring that trigger wire to control the fan. 
2 things that I found out the other day - I actually already wired the fan to the ECU, so that's taken care of. Once I figured that out, I started it to let it warm up to make sure I didn't wire the fan's power backward. Once it warmed up and the thermostat opened, the leak reappeared big time! Found out it's the heater hose, not the bolt! So I just ordered a new fitted hose for it - that should be here Saturday. If that fixes the leak (it damned well better! 
), then I might actually try to take it out for a drive to see how it does again. If I can do that, I may try to record the drive....
Once I figured that out, I started it to let it warm up to make sure I didn't wire the fan's power backward. Once it warmed up and the thermostat opened, the leak reappeared big time! Found out it's the heater hose, not the bolt! So I just ordered a new fitted hose for it - that should be here Saturday. If that fixes the leak (it damned well better! ), then I might actually try to take it out for a drive to see how it does again. If I can do that, I may try to record the drive....
I guess I haven't updated this.... I replaced that hose and the leak is gone. I did take it out for a super short drive - down to the end of my road and back home again - and it was acting like it wasn't getting fuel at times. So I brought it home and parked it again. I've not done much else with it since then until a few minutes ago. It's around 32 degrees, some snow on the ground, and it fired right up and idled with no issues for a while.
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She's a menace! And she's had a hard life until my niece adopted her. I believe this was the first time she had been outside and seen snow - she didn't know what to do.
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Scoop looks great!I guess I haven't updated this.... I replaced that hose and the leak is gone. I did take it out for a super short drive - down to the end of my road and back home again - and it was acting like it wasn't getting fuel at times. So I brought it home and parked it again. I've not done much else with it since then until a few minutes ago. It's around 32 degrees, some snow on the ground, and it fired right up and idled with no issues for a while.
Thank you! It's still not bolted down. I want/need to add a "screen" to the opening and haven't gotten anything yet. I have this saved in my Amazon cart:
AggAuto Universal 40"x13" Car Grill Mesh - Aluminum Alloy Automotive Grille Insert Bumper Honeycomb Hole 6mm Spacing 1mm, One of the Most Multifunctional Shape Grids 100x33cm Black https://a.co/d/hufr4iK
I'll probably buy it and get to work on it in a couple months. I'm scheduled to close on my home equity loan this week, so I'll be concentrating on getting that garage built.
AggAuto Universal 40"x13" Car Grill Mesh - Aluminum Alloy Automotive Grille Insert Bumper Honeycomb Hole 6mm Spacing 1mm, One of the Most Multifunctional Shape Grids 100x33cm Black https://a.co/d/hufr4iK
I'll probably buy it and get to work on it in a couple months. I'm scheduled to close on my home equity loan this week, so I'll be concentrating on getting that garage built.
I spent a good part of my day yesterday replacing the gauges. I went from the 3 gauge pod to a 4 and cut a hole in the stock gauge panel for the new A/F gauge. As it is right now, the only things I have left to finish are replacing the screws in the dash and run the water temp sender into the engine bay and replace the old one that I cut since the gauge was broken. I'll have to contact Speedhut about their A/F gauge, it seems to be off by about 1 point compared to the fuel injection. Their instruction sheet is pretty basic, but I didn't see anything anywhere about having to do any kind of calibration. 
Here's the new A/F gauge if anyone's interested. It's customizable as are the rest of their offerings.
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I've been tossing the idea around of replacing ALL of the gauges....
Here's the new A/F gauge if anyone's interested. It's customizable as are the rest of their offerings.
2-1/16" Classic Air/Fuel Gauge Wide Band 10-20 (FOR SPARTAN)
2-1/16" Air/Fuel Gauge Wide Band 10-20 with Lifetime Warranty | Custom Build Your Gauge
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I've been tossing the idea around of replacing ALL of the gauges....
extra_stout
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That is the fuel injection screen on the left with the AF gauge on the right. I wasn't trying to set anything, just looking at them as a comparison. Like I said, I'll see about contacting the vendor to see if there is a calibration protocol that needs to be used, but I'll also try to take it on a drive fairly soon to make sure everything is warmed up and to operating temperature and compare them at that time.
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Everyone will get outta the way anyway, it's a Mustang! They have a reputation....
You knooooooooooooooooooow what's coming.....
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X916lYx7E8
Alien invasion.Looks nice. Everything I drive has the dash lights pretty dim.
Thank you! Here's the Amazon link in case anyone wants to use these specific bulbs. I know there are a million different bulbs out there....
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