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  1. whwright

    Block the goofy guy trying to sell stuff!

    I would if I understood what to do!
  2. whwright

    Pertronix and wiring

    Hey Max. On my 72 model, the resistor wire is connected to the factory tach in the dash. I bypassed it when I put in an Accel distributor. If I understand correctly, the engineering from 69 to 73 didn't change very much, so I would speculate that the resistor wire on your car originates...
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    Anybody else running an Accel Billetproof distributor?

    I have an Accel Billetproof distributor in my '72 Stang with a 460 swapped into it. The other day the car mysteriously quit running while I was driving at about 25 mph. It didn't really "sputter," it just quit. At the time, it had been running for about 90 minutes, so it was very well warmed...
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    Heater Hoses

    It won't hurt a thing to take out an intake bolt and torque it back.
  5. whwright

    BackFire

    Nice! That looks just like the fireball I got when an idle passage in my Holley was blocked. It took off my eyebrows and a lot of my hair!
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    BackFire

    In my experience a backfire through the carb usually means you're running really lean. This can be caused by the carb being out of adjustment or from a vacuum leak. If that's not the problem, start looking for an ignition problem (like stray sparks from a bad cap and/or wires). After...
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    Retractable seat belts in '72 vert

    Well, on the outside chance that somebody else was wondering, I'll try to answer my own question. The retractors from a coupe or fastback do not work in my '72 convertible. Bummer. Apparently they slightly modified the floorboards sometime during the '72 production run. If I understand...
  8. whwright

    Engine Pulled

    Say what?
  9. whwright

    Retractable seat belts in '72 vert

    Thanks for responding. I see the sets on eBay periodically. My real question is: will a set from a coupe or fastback work in my convertible?
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    Retractable seat belts in '72 vert

    ** bump ** Nobody has any ideas?
  11. whwright

    Retractable seat belts in '72 vert

    My '72 convertible has "plain-jane" lap belts in the front seats. Judging from the assembly manual, it appears to have come from the factory this way. It's not unusual for one of the kids to jump out of the car, slam the door, and when I get home I discover that the passenger belt was...
  12. whwright

    Need Help w/ Backfire Problem

    Finally! A good use for a golf tee!
  13. whwright

    Need Help w/ Backfire Problem

    It sounds to me like you've more or less ruled out a carb problem or an ignition problem. How many miles are on the engine? How well does it idle? You might have a burned valve or a weak valve spring. Did you check all the carb and intake manifold bolts? I've seen some strange and hard...
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    Need Help w/ Backfire Problem

    After reading your post again, I noticed that you have the ignition set at 6 degrees. That isn't very much. You might try advancing it a little more and see what happens. Do you have the vacuum advance connected to ported vacuum or manifold vacuum?
  15. whwright

    Need Help w/ Backfire Problem

    What type of carb is on the car? Does it backfire when you "stomp on it," when you slowly depress the pedal, or both? Is it one big "BANG" or lots of little "bangs?" Backfire often accompanies a lean condition, such as a weak or mis-adjusted accelerator pump. Since you have been through...
  16. whwright

    Anyone Looking for a Rare 1967 Mustang?

    Getting back to the original topic...does anyone know just how rare the subject car really is? Is there enough description to tell?
  17. whwright

    Anyone Looking for a Rare 1967 Mustang?

    Well, in spite of it all, I actually learned a few things from this post. I was not aware that Mustangs cannot be "numbers matching" cars. Does this hold true all the way through the '73 models? Do collectors just look at build dates and casting dates to try to determine if an engine is...
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