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    Rebalance old driveshaft or get an aluminum

    When did this vibration start? Was it after a transmission or rear gear swap? If that is the case, most likely you can "index" your driveshaft differently and reduce the vibration. When your car was originally assembled, the drivetrain was balanced as a unit: the pinion, yoke, and...
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    Gas tank makes banging noise!!!

    Make sure the straps that hold your tank are tight.
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    Wheel Bearing...How to....

    I would bet you have a brake issue rather than a bad wheel bearing, but either way it is not something you should ignore. A bad wheel bearing can damage the axle and make it get very hot; it can even cause an axle to break under the right conditions. I would recommend postponing your foglight...
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    Wheel Bearing...How to....

    Depending on your mechanical experience, it is not a difficult job. For starters, why do you think you have a bad wheel bearing?
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    help im leaking something need help identifying it

    If the liquid is red or orange I would guess it is power steering fluid. It could also be transmission fluid leaking from a hose going to your tranny cooler. If you're not running an automatic, I'd suspect your leaking power steering fluid somewhere.
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    I want my stang to stand out

    I am also a big fan of the stock look, I am even running turbine wheels. :D Side note: I like the looks of a notchback w/ GT ground effects and NO wing. Wish I had a picture to post.
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    Valve covers leaking! Need some tips!

    Many people don't realize how important it is to tighten all the valve cover bolts evenly. If you have 1 bolt that isn't as tight as the rest, it will eventually leak. When I changed my valve cover gaskets last May I used the blue fel pro gaskets with steel inserts. I put them on bone dry and...
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    TX-7 or GUMOUT engine flush really work?

    If you use high quality engine oil and change it on a regular basis there is no need for any sort of engine "flush".
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    using oil

    Moly rings can take a long time to seat, I built a 350 chevy once with moly rings and it used oil for the first 3-4 oil changes. Also, depending on how good of a job your machine shop did your piston skirt clearance may be contributing to the oil consumption. A forged piston doesn't expand...
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    Putting stock pullies back on today...

    When I removed my stock crank pulley it was seized on so badly I had to pull the radiator in order to get a gear puller on it (Yes I had all 4 bolts out). I was shocked at how much pressure I had to apply before it broke loose; after that I simply pulled it off with my fingers. The underdrive...
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    radiator is leaking, recommendations on new one.

    If your car is stock and you plan to keep it that way there is no reason you can't just go with a stock replacement from one of the companies you listed. I put an Autozone radiator in a Grand Marquis 5 years ago and it is still going strong.
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    Things I need to remember or do before starting car up (after H/C/I swap) tomorrow?

    It won't hurt anything to drive your car with no overflow tank for a few days. Your radiator cap is what controlls the pressure inside the coolant system, not whether there is an overflow tank attached. By not running an overflow tank the only difference is that when the coolant warms up and...
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    AOD Tranny Service?

    You're 100% right, you should drop the pan and change the filter. The drain plug is simply to aid in removing the pan: you can drain the fluid easily and don't make a huge mess in the driveway. In 2000 I bought a 1988 Grand Marquis with 100k that had the OEM fluid in it. I had to change the...
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    AOD Tranny Service?

    I'm not sure what most garages charge to do a tranny fluid/filter change. It is fairly straightforward, you drop the transmission pan and spill ATF everywhere in the process...than replace the filter, reinstall the pan with the new gasket and refill the tranny. As I mentioned, the job can be...
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    if i had a leaking oil pump pickup gasket.

    Something is wrong if your oil pressure is that low on a new engine, especially with a HV oil pump. Weak oil pressure can be caused by many things: excessive rod/main bearing clearances, worn out/scored cam bearings, weak oil pump bypass spring, leaking oil pump/pickup gasket as you mentioned...
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    Help me build a 351w/393/408??????

    I agree that it is not relevant. Actually, none of his posts are relevant to the thread topic. It is unfortunate that some people have to continually boast about their possessions in order to feel good about themselves. The whole idea of a tech. forum is to provide useful information to those...
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    Help me build a 351w/393/408??????

    The amount of informative replies you receive are closely related to the amount of information your provide in your initial post. Since no one has any idea what modifications you have done to your present motor it is difficult to suggest what it needs to reach 450hp. That said, are you...
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    1985 carbed 5.0 firing order??

    Assuming it is actually an '85 HO with the roller cam, 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8 Edit: Any of the 351W that I have encountered used the same firing order as the 5.0 HO. Perhaps they also made some with the same firing order as the older 302's. I found this link on summit racing to use as a general...
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    Thinkin' bout going back to stock pulleys...

    I still have the stock pullies off my '89 sitting on the shelf, thinking of putting them in the classifieds soon. Email me if you're interested.
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    Fuggin H. Balancer wont come off!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I second the use of an impact. Mine was really seized so I ended up pulling the radiator and putting an impact wrench on it, came right out.
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