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    2 lifters are bad...which stock replacements do I need to order?

    Hey guys, The lifters in cyl. #1 and #8 are bad. They are stock lifters. Do I need to order a whole set or can I just replace the bad ones? Also which ones are the stock replacements? Summit only seems to carry aftermarket. I found these sealed power hydr. lifters...but is it ok...
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    symptoms of blownout spark plug?

    One of the gaskets is torn, so I figured getting new ones wouldn't hurt. I guess I f'd up on my part when taking everything apart.:(
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    symptoms of blownout spark plug?

    Thanks guys. I've been reading through that thread a lot trying to find clues. I'll look at it on Wednesday. I'm ordering valve cover gaskets and new spark plugs tomorrow. I'll see what happens. Hopefully the head is still good. Like I said I never heard a bang or anything. Once...
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    symptoms of blownout spark plug?

    So what happens it it's really stripped? Does it just keep turning?
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    symptoms of blownout spark plug?

    Yeah I"ve been reading up on the timesert fixture but I'm not THAT mechanically inclined. If it's nothing TOO hard and there are instructions I'm pretty sure I can do it. I'll check the plug Wednesday.
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    symptoms of blownout spark plug?

    Hey guys There's all the discussion about spark plugs being blown out. I started getting a ticking sound and noticed that one spark plug was kind of loose. Now when I tried screwing it back in it would screw in but then stop all of a sudden. It wouldn't gradually tighten. I never...
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    Again..ticking noise

    Alright well the guy who was looking at it said the plug on cyl #3 was loose as ****. He tightened it up and said it won't tighten all the way. It backs out pretty easily. Does anybody think the threads in the head are screwed up already? I don't think it blew. Never really lost...
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    Again..ticking noise

    I've thought about that too...but why would it go away when I give it a bit more gas? I've driven her maybe 25 miles since the noise started so I don't think it would have a chance to blow-out. Thing is..it would rattle all the time wouldn't it? I did, however, change the spark plugs...
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    Again..ticking noise

    Hey guys I see a lot of threads about ticking noises. Mine started a couple weeks ago. It's a slight ticking sound at idle and gets pretty loud at about 2200 rpm. Thing is it goes away at WOT. Then when I let off you can hear it for about 1 sec, it goes away and comes back shortly...
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    OTC valve spring compressor

    Hey guys I'm tearing down my engine to check on the lifters since I think one has gone bad. It's a 2001 GT. I know I need the OTC 7928 Ford valve spring compressor tool. But this one guy I was talking to said you need a tool for the intake valve springs and an extra tool for the exhaust...
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    Help....weird sound coming from engine!

    Another thought...could it be a spark plug not tightened to SPEC? I put in new spark plugs a couple weeks ago and just tightened em down. I didn't even bother with the torque measurements. Could that be it?
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    Help....weird sound coming from engine!

    So you guys don't think it's anything serious like any internals etc? I'll check everything in a few days but I'm constantly thinking it over but can't check til my day off.
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    Help....weird sound coming from engine!

    It sounds like something is hitting up against something else. Like a fan continuously hitting a wire. (which at first I thought it was but it was clearly coming from the back of the engine)
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    Help....weird sound coming from engine!

    It's clack clack. But it gets faster as the rpm gets higher. At 1.5k-2.2k it's the loudest. After that it kinda fades out. Right after I start it you can't hear it. After about 10secs it starts. So you guys don't think it's anything serious?
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    Help....weird sound coming from engine!

    Hey guys, Just a few days ago I started hearing this weird sound coming from my engine. I didn't get on it too hard..just a quick pull in 3rd gear. After that I get this weird "clack-clack-clack-clack-clack" sound coming from the rear of the engine. At idle it's barely noticeable but...
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    Dyno results...making changes..need opinions

    Forgot to mention that...everything was upgraded accordingly: 38lb inj and 255 lph fuel pump. I'm guessing it was the mongoose kit.
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    Dyno results...making changes..need opinions

    Hey guys Just got back from the dyno here in Germany (I'm stationed overseas). On a Superflow dyno I put down 350 rwhp. My car has a: -Vortech SQ supercharger -90mm maf -bassani catted(cats are gutted) x-pipe with flowmaster 40s So people here have been saying I should be putting...
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    I thought V8's made their power down low...

    Hey guys, I've had my blown(vortech) 01 GT for about a week. I had a STOCK 91 5.0 before this and it seems like it has more power down low even in stock trim. Don't get me wrong....the top-end on this '01 is killer...once the SC kicks in, but why is the 4.6l so weak down low? Is it the...
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    Removing decals/stickers...

    No, no pics! :rlaugh: It's actually not that bad but it does have about 8-10 decals. thanks for the help :SNSign:
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    Removing decals/stickers...

    Hey guys I just recently bought a 2001 GT. The previous owner went crazy with decals (cobra stickers on a GT:nono: ) I want to remove them all. Is using a hair dryer to heat it up good enough? I really don't want to ruin the paint. Thanks Patrick
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