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    Running hot when AC on/ Oil pressure always high.

    No its not off the scale, but its about 3/4 to the right, whereas when the ac is off, its only about 3/8. Why would the needle be right in the middle, or all the way to the right? What causes the needle to move? Thanks for your replies. Im a newb at this so bear with me.
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    Running hot when AC on/ Oil pressure always high.

    Hey guys, I havent posted in about 2 or 3 years, but I just recently bought a 94 Gt. Whenever I have the AC on, the temp gauge goes up, and as soon as I turn the AC off, I can watch the temp drop back down. I made this observation today while going 70 on the freeway. Is this normal? If not, what...
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    Who here has done thier upper ball joints?

    Well im changing out the upper balljoints on my car (66 mustang). Well on the upper control arm there are four RIVETS holding the ball joint "plate" or whatever you want to call it to the upper control arm. How the **** do I break them? It says in the manual to use a chisel. Yeah freakin right...
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    Popping and weird smell at full throttle.

    Just noticed this the other night. At full throttle I get a lot of popping from my exhaust and a smell. Kind of a burning smell. Any clue as to what it might be?
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    School me on rear ends

    Ok, well as I stand, I have an almost stock 289 with a c4 tranny and 8" rear. I figured gears would be a good place to start. Right now Im just a one wheel wonder. I have heard from many people say that 3.55 gears are the way to go. Well, when swapping out to a 3.55, do I have to swap out the...
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    Mis-firing. Why?

    My buddies g/f's 96 V6 is misfiring but not sure why. They had it "diagnosed" and it gave them a "PO301" code. He said it was the number 6 cylinder. Any help is appreciated.
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    Need new jets.

    Well, the previous owner put larger jets in there. Sometimes when the car is off, you can see gas slowly dripping out into the carb.
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    Need new jets.

    The jets on my holley 600 are too big and I believe they are flooding my carb. Where is a good place to order smaller jets?
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    Fire and Ice

    That is friggin sweet man.
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    Need help badly.

    What do you mean by draw?
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    Need help badly.

    Thanks for the input fellas.
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    Need help badly.

    Disconnecting just the positive should suffice right?
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    Need help badly.

    So what EXACTLY does it mean when there is a short? How do I locate it?
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    Need help badly.

    Just bought a new battery last week. Had my brother install it for me while I out some fresh gas in. It started smoking and what not so we replaced the wire. (alt. wire). Well it started up afterwards, but if we let it sit over night, or while Im at work, then go to start it up it is COMPLETLY...
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    Is it my starter solenoid?

    Heres the video
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    Is it my starter solenoid?

    Ok well I got the car running. I went ahead and tried hooking up the battery again. Nothing bad happend so I went ahead and started 'er up. It idled smooth for a little bit but then got real rough (like a had a really radical cam). Then from the exhaust you could hear a knocking. Looked as if...
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    Is it my starter solenoid?

    Thanks for the replies guys. I can always count on this forum for help. I will have pictures up in about half an hour.
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    Is it my starter solenoid?

    Well my car had been sitting for a while (66 coupe w/289) and the battery was dead when I went to start it. So, I went and got a new battery, went home to hook it up, and as soon as I got both terminals connected one of the wires going from the starter solenoid (to the alt. i think) started...
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    Vid of my 66 coupe

    quick little vid. It's a 289 bored .040, hooker long tubes to glasspacks. http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoID=931088793&n=2