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  1. 85GTKid

    FS: 1985 Mustang 5.0 AOD Brookings OR.

    gone. Should be gone this weekend.
  2. 85GTKid

    Lets talk gas mileage folks…..

    Lets talk gas mileage folks….. So my car gets 11.7 MPG City and 19.5-20 MPG HWY The car in question: 1985 Mustang GT Auto ex CFI car 190,000 Miles on car 110,000 on Block 50,000 on E7 Heads 15,000 on Intake, Carb, Distributor, and Exhaust New low profile tires Stock 3.27 Gears...
  3. 85GTKid

    Flex Fans...

    Do they cool well running around town and on the highway? If in stop and go traffic while its hot outside my temp will start to creep up on me. I just have a stock cooling system on my car. I DO NOT want to go electric due to cost and difficulty... Thanks for any input Dustin
  4. 85GTKid

    Spring inside lower hose that goes from water pump to radiator...

    Mine got binded up in the waterpump and caused the pump to fail. DO i need to buy a new one or will my car work just fine without it?
  5. 85GTKid

    3 sparkplugs look fine...4th is dark and smells like gas...picture...

    What would cause 3 plugs to look the same and the 4th to be dark and moist smelling like gas?
  6. 85GTKid

    Tick sound from engine between 2000-3000rpm under accel?

    Well when i accel usually from 2000 to 3000 rpms i hear a ticking or rattling sound from the engine bay that i dont hear at any other times. I know i have a bad header leak on the passenger side but is it possible that i only hear it in the car under the cirumstances mentioned above?
  7. 85GTKid

    Help---What type of AOD Fluid?

    My tranny is a little low on fluid so i need to know what kind i need. Also, do i add it by pouring it down the dipstick tube for the tranny? Any input would be great!
  8. 85GTKid

    Might get 93 4 cyl for gf..help for a sec...

    Well my gf is hunting for her first car and there is a 1993 white notch 4cyl 5spd for sale in town with blue int. She might be interested but my car is a 5.0 so i dont know much about the 2.3 setup. Are they good cars? Reliable? what should i look over on the car? I dont know how many...
  9. 85GTKid

    Is $240 too much?.....

    For a used 85 GT front bumper cover shipped?
  10. 85GTKid

    How to go about replacing battery cables?...

    Do i just go to napa and tell them my car and they get them already precut or how does this work? I just dont want to look like an ass down there.
  11. 85GTKid

    Turn key and nothing happends? Try three times and then it starts?

    I started a topic earlier about how my car developed a really bad miss this morn that hits somewhat randomly and even cause my car to die once or twice. Well I just tried to start it again and when I turned the key nothing happened. No click no turn over just nothing. I did this several times...
  12. 85GTKid

    Lets play...What spark plug do i need to buy from Napa?

    Engine is an 85 HO non roller with edelbrock carb and performer intake. The heads are E7's With a little bit of porting and full o/r exhaust. What autolite or what ever plug do i need for this setup ie brand and number. Thanks.
  13. 85GTKid

    Car starts fine, waits a moment, then cuts out real hard and dies....

    Engine is an 85 non roller HO with edelbrock 600 cfm carb. What would be causing the car to start up fine but when i put it in drive it cuts out really bad for a few secs and then dies? Any help would be great.
  14. 85GTKid

    AOD Tranny Service?

    I need my car to last me a few more years before i graduate college and get a good job. So i was thinking i should put some money into it to make sure things will stay in working order. The tranny has never been touched in my ownership of 3 years and prolly many before that by the other owner...
  15. 85GTKid

    So what is worn and causing this? Steering...

    My car corners fairly well but if i try to drive in a straight line the steering is just really sloppy. It likes to wonder around on the road and prolly makes me look like a bad driver. What could be casusing this "sloppy Feelling" ? Its an 85 GT with 179000 miles. New shocks and lowered but...
  16. 85GTKid

    Tilt wheel lever....

    I broke my tilt wheel lever and need another. Where can i find the cheapest Billet Aluminum replacement?
  17. 85GTKid

    Wiring Question…. How to make a wire hot only when the ignition is on?

    The way I have my old cfi electric fuel pump wired for my carb setup isn’t working so well. When I turn the key on the pump turns on and I litsten to the pump. When I turn on the blinkers with each blink the pump will be quieter as if power is being taken away to the blinkers. When I turn my...
  18. 85GTKid

    Passenger side lower then drivers side?

    Measuring from both rims to lip of fender on the passenger side is a 1/4 of an inch lower then the same measurements on the drivers side. I know i need new spring isolators but what else might be causing the passengerside to be a 1/4 inch lower?
  19. 85GTKid

    Inside of intake yellow?

    While i had my 600cfm edelbrock carb of my performer intake i noticed the inside of my intake was yellow. Car seems to run fine. What would cause this? Good or Bad? Thanks.