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  1. LarsD

    Car Shutting Off

    No no no no no NO! I bought one of these and the distributor shaft seized to the bushing before I even got out of the garage. It dumped a ton of aluminum shaving into my engine, stay far away.
  2. LarsD

    Potential Dumb Diff Question

    Well I wanted to step up to 31 spline axles anyway since the car makes around 400ish hp, I figure if I manage to hook up on 28 splines I may trash the Ranger axles that are in the 8.8 right now.
  3. LarsD

    Potential Dumb Diff Question

    So the trac-lok in my 8.8 is shot. When I have it on stands I can rotate one of the rear wheels with the car in gear and see the opposite side rotating in the other direction. However at some point in the car's life someone put 3.55 gears in it (have verified with the cover off). I am happy with...
  4. LarsD

    Lx Left Me Stranded Again

    Seems to be fine. Unfortunately the main problem doesn't crop up unless I drive the car and wait for it to break down. Hope it is, I'd like to get back to driving the car regularly again.
  5. LarsD

    Lx Left Me Stranded Again

    Weill I figure out the popping problem. Turns out I installed the new sensor incorrectly. There is a locating dowel inside the distributor that the PIP sensor keys onto, well I missed the pin. So when the computer was trying to control the timing it was getting cross talk on the reluctor wheel...
  6. LarsD

    Lx Left Me Stranded Again

    I replaced the 24lbs MAF with a 30lbs MAF so I could remove the QH. It is no longer on the car. I'll check the codes/wiring again.
  7. LarsD

    Lx Left Me Stranded Again

    Been a long time but I finally have an update. I did the measurements that Jrichker suggested and everything looked OK. I replaced the unknown mfg pip sensor that Performance Distributor used with a new Ford PIP module. Fired the car up, set the timing, and I let it warm up. Everything seemed...
  8. LarsD

    3g Swap Problem..need Help

    I used a PA Performance power wire kit. They have a few different lengths, I can't remember which one I used. http://www.paperformance.com/scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=20
  9. LarsD

    Lx Left Me Stranded Again

    Thanks jrichker, gives me some stuff to run down before I got through the trouble.
  10. LarsD

    Lx Left Me Stranded Again

    Tried to pull codes. Nada, got code 11 and that's it. Ordered a PIP module, not sure if it will be worth the trouble to swap out or not.
  11. LarsD

    Lx Left Me Stranded Again

    OK, I will have to try and pull codes to see if anything pops. I test drove the car, it runs better then ever with the new meter and the Quarter Horse removed. I will chalk this up to incompatibility between me and the QH (as I never had a problem with TwEECer).
  12. LarsD

    Lx Left Me Stranded Again

    OK, I replaced the coil and the MAF with a 30lbs calibrated MAF. That way I could remove the QH to eliminate it from the suspect list. Since I had the ECU out I checked from the grey/red wire and pin 46. I got 1.8 ohms. I imagine that is close enough. Going to check the other connections and the...
  13. LarsD

    Lx Left Me Stranded Again

    Well I rechecked it, turns out I jumper'd to the wrong wire, so the car was running in self diagnostic mode, so not a problem there. Although I did check the grounds. From the STI connector to the computer ground measures 4K, and from the computer ground to battery/chassis ground measures 7...
  14. LarsD

    5 Lug Conversion Problems

    Yeah you will need limiters. My car does this also of you crank to the stops (running 17X8 bullitts as well). I just don't crank it all the way and it is fine for me.
  15. LarsD

    Lx Left Me Stranded Again

    Junk yards around here don't have 5.0's anymore. I figure it is one of three things at this point. Either it is the PIP sensor, the coil (it is the original 150K mile unit as far as I know), or something in my EEC. I have a Quarter Horse installed, and when I tried to pull codes on the car...
  16. LarsD

    Lx Left Me Stranded Again

    Is there anyway to test this? I hope my new TFI isn't ruined. This is ridiculous, I am about ready to throw all this EFI stuff in the garbage and put a carb on the car. I drive through to many construction areas with high traffic to just "drive it till it dies again" it is too dangerous. When...
  17. LarsD

    Lx Left Me Stranded Again

    Update. Replaced the TFI with a new Ford unit and put it in with a relocation kit. Been driving the car on short trips into town. Decided today to drive it to work (30 miles one way). Ran great on the way in. Going home it was super hot outside, got about ten miles from home, had the cruise set...
  18. LarsD

    Lx Left Me Stranded Again

    Well I ordered a TFI relocation kit (was planning to do this anyway), and next month I'll order a new Ford TFI. Hopefully that fixes it. I let the car warm up today and I kept checking the timing on it to see if it was holding steady or not, and it was kinda jumping around a bit at idle, but...
  19. LarsD

    Lx Left Me Stranded Again

    I am hesitant to throw money at parts when i don't know for sure what the problem is. I'd hate to go through what I did before where I thought the car was fixed only to have it break down again on me.
  20. LarsD

    Lx Left Me Stranded Again

    Just ran out like a couple weeks ago. :mad:
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