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  1. twistedwankel

    Blow by issue.

    Below is a good start of your thinking processes (I lifted off a web site). You are adding 5psi and how many cfm(?) to whatever you started with? 9.5-10:1 compression non- intercooled? Heat, heat and lean for more heat. My boosted engines all started life at 8.5:1 to accommodate alot of...
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    Blow by issue.

    I bought a "boosted" car with "blow by" and found out just how bad when it pumped oil all over the ground out the vent just driving it up on the trailer. It appeared someone had run nitrous without adding more fuel once we pulled the head. Melted things in one cylinder. But it still had nice...
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    how much to rebuild a 302 to a 306

    TREperformance.com - Ford 306 Short Blocks Do a web search and then check with others. The above stock short block is $995 and lists everything they've done and warrantee. I paid twice that for a delivered long block 306 that put out $350HP at the crank but that was 8 years ago!! Then...
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    Auto Transmission woes - '92 5.0 Vert

    After sitting all nite at about 80F on a level surface both of my AOD cars have about 1/2" above the crosshatched safe area not running (at the end of the STAMPED word Don't) . There is a scribed mark on the back of my dipstick and the normal level is about 1/8" below that. That mark may have...
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    lifting the heads under boost? air + oil in coolant

    :nice:Like the teacher always said: "Read the whole test before you start answering it." Glad you solved the problem.
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    lifting the heads under boost? air + oil in coolant

    This is exactly what started happening to my highly boosted car under extreme flat out cooler air higher gear runs only. Even tho' had installed special metal head gasket and ARP bolts. Make sure you find out from ARP the "proper torque" and sequence for their studs. I do remember they said...
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    Auto Transmission woes - '92 5.0 Vert

    That's the route we took on our stock 87GT when OD just quit and never had to replace it in the two hard driven years we kept it. Still running stock 84LX 5.0 and 86GT AOD's with combined mileage of 301,000 with original units = well maintained w/new seals. I still like to be able to drink my...
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    missing at high rpm

    Air temp used to really affect my highly boosted cars when it got below about 60F. would shut them down (not enough gas) @ rpm especially in higher gears 2 & 3 under high boost then would blow black smoke like a diesel for a few seconds until it cleared out. Backing off boost pressure in cool...
  9. twistedwankel

    Engine Gasket Job

    Look into buying a "freshened" long block and let them install it for the $600 is what I would look into. There are lots of good motor exchanges out there offering bang for the buck. Most places I've ever talked to want $1000 just to put in and remove an engine!! Not alot of places want to do...
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    Does 86 GT AOD Convertible have an Inertia Switch?

    I will admit when I'm wrong and I did finally find it!! This is ALMOST embarrassing as when I stood on my head to tear apart the trunk liners there was a small hole right in front of me with a little white button!! Apologies for my lack of perseverence but it wasn't where the manual said it...
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    anyone know the alignment specs for when you install bbk lowering springs?

    You have your alignment man set it for whatever kind of driving/racing you want to do!! That's the whole point in using the plates as far as I'm concerned. I had an old dirt track guy give me extra caster and got great turn in for autocrossing like it was on rails. As much negative camber as...
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    Does 86 GT AOD Convertible have an Inertia Switch?

    There is none on my 86GT convertible!! I even found an original owner's manual that says there is supposed to be one and where it should be on the driver's side trunk hinge but there isn't one!! Just like my 84CFI. NONE.
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    How hard would it be to change from automatic to manual?

    When the OD went out on our 87GT (with 75k miles) we were quoted an insane number for a rebuild by the dealer. Local mechanic got a low mileage complete AOD from his local used source and it worked fine!! $800 installed/serviced. These units are normally guaranteed to work (free exchange) but...
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    Ode to the Mustang temp gauge And Factory Owner's Manual

    This is not very "scientific" but I tried. Put a Centigrade oven thermometer in the little bowl on the thermostat housing and filled it with water. Also checked the temp of the water pump housing. So this "external" temp of housings was max of 60C which is x1.8 + 32 = 140F if my...
  15. twistedwankel

    thermostat

    On a 90+ day (hot pavement 100+) and 50-60 second 1st-2nd gear course temp will rise max 1/16th scale for a couple minutes after two back to back re-runs. Car is always up to normal temp before I race. Normally a single run with 3-5 minutes between them has no effect at all. I can touch the...
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    Ode to the Mustang temp gauge And Factory Owner's Manual

    hys-ter-e-sis: n [NL, fr. Gk hysteresis shortcoming, fr. hysterein to be late, fall short, fr. hysteros later] a retardation of the effect when the forces acting upon a body are changed (as if from viscosity or internal friction); esp: a lagging in the values of resulting magnetization in a...
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    Ode to the Mustang temp gauge And Factory Owner's Manual

    Well that's a bit out of my normal realm. But I did paste two jpg's at the bottom of the original message. If I can figure out how to get them off a site I'll post that url somewhere also. Okay I put up a picassa url and it worked when I tryed it:)
  18. twistedwankel

    thermostat

    +1 Running stock 195F in both 84 and 86 no issues in FL and do autocrossing in these cars. Stock motors and both AOD. My thoughts are that in other (turbo) cars I've owned the lower 180 temp got worse mileage but provided a richer mixture for the engine - also running the cars slightly...
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    Ode to the Mustang temp gauge And Factory Owner's Manual

    I've read alot of negative comments about the Mustang temp gage. I beg to differ. I salute them. On both my 84LXAOD conv and new 86GTAOD conv I had "running hot issues according to the gages" when I bought the cars. The temp gage always tried to warn me that something is amiss in the...
  20. twistedwankel

    89 Convertible Top latch replacement

    I invariably forget there is a very small set screw holding the "hook" in place. Back that out before trying to unscrew the J to put it in the new latch.
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