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  1. BigDaddyCee

    should there be a grove on your input shaft?

    Is it actually on the input shaft proper? Or is it on the bearing retainer shaft/sleeve, this is the part that your release/throwout bearing travels back and forth on. If it is on the bearing retainer shaft then it is a sign of wear and most likely your release bearing is getting hung up on it...
  2. BigDaddyCee

    I've never once bent a tool...until today.

    I have used breaker bars with pipes for extensions and usually have good sucess. But there was this one time I was working in a trailer hitch bolt and it was stuck good with rust and road salt. The breaker bar, pipe and hitch survived but I busted my 5in mechanics vise in two. It was about 9...
  3. BigDaddyCee

    Wiring Gremlins, FYI

    Glad to hear you beat the gremlins. I had a similar problem with the power door locks on my van sliding door. They started to work intermittently Then they just died. Thought it might be the doorlock actuator. But first I sanded the metal contact points, because they looked glazed over...
  4. BigDaddyCee

    What do you do when...

    :bang: I have been there and I know it will happen again. So I hope this will help? Depending where it is? Sometimes a dremel will work? Cut it so a slot/straight screwdriver will fit. Lace it with wd40 or similar or maybe heat it with a blow trorch if safe to do so? Then after cutting...
  5. BigDaddyCee

    Timing Question

    Beg Borrow Or steal a timing light, don't leave anything up to chance.
  6. BigDaddyCee

    What do you think of remanufactured parts?

    To quote a couple of guys here "SuperDave" says cheap is not good and good is not cheap. "Chepsk8" says cheapness knows no limits. I would have to compromise somewhere in between. Get the best warranty you can on your parts. Anyway who has the cash to by parts from Ford all the time. I...
  7. BigDaddyCee

    Weak......

    I agree with the happy fixes too! Hopefully there aren't too many more that have to be fixed. Sounds like the previous owner may have done some monkey work under the dash? Hopefully all is safe now!
  8. BigDaddyCee

    help need heat

    Is it possible that the hoses to the heater core were hooked up incorrectly, or is it possible that the heater core is plugged? Also is the new water pump a stock replacement and does it spin the same way as the one you took out?
  9. BigDaddyCee

    Pull block or just replace gaskets?

    If you have evidence that it was just the gasket like burn marks where the gasket was burned up between cylinders then O.K. Just make sure there is not another problem here too, like warped heads or nicks or scratches on the head surfaces that are causing your head gaskets to fail. Check the...
  10. BigDaddyCee

    Weak......

    If your fan motor squeals like a rat it usually means that the bearings in the electric motor are shot and/or the drive shaft for the blower is off kilter and the fan is rubbing in the housing. Either one and you need to replace your blower/fan motor. I would disconnect the fan first and see...
  11. BigDaddyCee

    Heaters?

    I'm looking at my manual right now and it shows an illustration of a heater assembly for 69/70 models. So yeah I would say they are the same.
  12. BigDaddyCee

    Weak......

    Sounds like you have a funky headlight switch/breaker. It is the one behind the dash where your headlight controls are. This is a very common fault. I would try and see if you can get your hands on it and feel if it is warm or hot to the touch. If so it is garbage and needs to be replaced...
  13. BigDaddyCee

    How much horsepower is speed density capable of?

    I would say that one of the biggest bangs you would get for your buck would be to get a free-er flowing exhaust starting at the headers all the way back. Then to get some new gears 3.55's or 3.73's this wouldn't affect speed density at all and would be a good start at waking up your stang.
  14. BigDaddyCee

    Pull block or just replace gaskets?

    If I was confident that the head gaskets were the sole problem for the compression loss then I would only change them. Depends on your pocket book and the level of confidence you have in the previous rebuild how much further you should go? Also you need to think about down the road how you...
  15. BigDaddyCee

    87gt

    Personally, I would vote for parting it out. Who knows what happened to the engine. Especially if this guy gives the same attention to the engine as he does the body work. Doesn't sound like there was too much attention to detail. Hopefully you got a deal on it. Good luck.
  16. BigDaddyCee

    will this power MC work with granada disc?

    Everything I have read on the swap for the granada brakes recommends a manual disc brake master cylinder. The donor car that was recommended was a 74 maverick or comet with manual disc brakes and rear drums. Or just go to the parts store and order a new one for this model of car.
  17. BigDaddyCee

    Lower control arm HELP!!

    Wow, I have broke my share of tools over the years, but i have never busted a pickle fork before. Sounds like it is almost time to bring out the cutting torch?
  18. BigDaddyCee

    Lower control arm HELP!!

    As I recall when I did mine I had to use a pickle fork. Mine was in there tight too. The Mustang Restoration Handbook recommends a pickle fork or hammering on the bolt. So if hammering on the bolt doesn't work go to plan b and get a pickle fork. Especially if you only need to save the spindles.
  19. BigDaddyCee

    66 Mustang lower control arm bushings

    I think due to a lack of responses a few more details would be helpful. But I will try to figure this out. Are you refering to the bushing on the control arm where it mounts to the frame? If you are maybe a press would work? Maybe you will have to jury rig it using a long bolt and washer the...
  20. BigDaddyCee

    Replacing a starter

    You got it. Two bolts mount it at the rear of the engine and you have to undo the nut that holds the starter wire. Easy.
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