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  1. red65

    steering shaft movement

    It'd help if you could describe the "play" a bit more. Is the problem that you can turn the wheel some amount without the wheels steering, or can you grab the steering wheel and move it up and down? The first - steering input without causing any actual steering - is generally caused by a...
  2. red65

    Unisteer Rack & Pinion

    See post #164. Short answer - no.
  3. red65

    Unisteer Rack & Pinion

    After a mere 6-months or so, I finally got my Unisteer R&P installed in my '65. This note is mainly to thank Snakestang65 for the outstanding write-up, and to endorse his approach. I had similar header clearance issues (JBA shorties on mine), and the third u-joint approach works great to...
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    EFI S/C question in 68 coupe...

    My gas mileage went from "who cares" to "wow, my mileage is really bad," but I never bothered to measure it. I'd guess it dropped from teens to single digits. Ask yourself, seriously, if the amount of fuel you're going to use with this car is a major factor. If it is, to be blunt, you're just...
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    EFI S/C question in 68 coupe...

    Since you're planning on a fairly modest horsepower target, you might rethink using a supercharger. When I first installed my 5.0EFI into my '65, it had a Holley Systemax heads/cam/intake setup, that was advertised to make 350hp (at the flywheel I assume). That was a very drivable combo that...
  6. red65

    noise in front springs

    When lowering the front of a '65, it is not uncommon for the sway bar to make contact with the frame rail when the suspension compresses a bit (during braking or turning). I'm not sure if the same problem may occur on a '68, but it's easy enough to make sure you've got clearance between the...
  7. red65

    global west adjustable strut rods

    A data point for you -- I installed the GW strut rods on my '65, and they wound up at about mid-stroke when positioned the same as the original fixed strut rods. It sounds like you don't have the right part.
  8. red65

    95 cobra donor...what can I use for the 65 fastback

    I've got a '95 T-5 in my '65 coupe and the shifter lines up just about perfectly with the factory cutout - better than an '87-93 T-5 by some accounts. I didn't have to trim the cutout, while most Fox T-5 swaps do.
  9. red65

    New '07 GT - Starting Problem, Brake/TCS lights on

    Make sure you've got the clutch depressed all the way to the floor when you're trying to start - the interlock is sensitive to having the pedal fully depressed. Some people even have to move the seat closer to make sure they depress it all the way. As for other problems, good luck. Quality...
  10. red65

    Loud Sloppy Clatter in 05 GT

    That was actually one of several attempted repairs that appeared on the service write up. It's not the one, apparently, that fixed the problem though (the "torque converter" cover bolts turned out to solve the problem:lol: ). The clamp TSB # is 06-4-1 for reference.
  11. red65

    T' EFI return line into pump supply

    Without a baffled tank, you'll pull air into the pump whenever the tank gets low and the remaining fuel sloshes enough to uncover the pickup. You'll pull in air bubbles, and they'll never leave until they find their way through the injectors; you won't like the way it's running while that...
  12. red65

    Loud Sloppy Clatter in 05 GT

    The problem does seem to have been resolved (after a week and a half of trying). Tightening those pesky torque converter bolts seems to have done it!:D
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    Loud Sloppy Clatter in 05 GT

    Dredging up an old thread to share a story. I had a cold-engine rattle that seemed to fit the classic symptoms for the notorious missing bolts in the spacer plate / inspection cover. The dealer had it for nine !?!?! days. They were also rebuilding the axle clutch pack for the second time and...
  14. red65

    proportioning valve setting? help please

    What he said, but I think you should be doing it on dry pavement, and a little slower (maybe 15-20mph). On dry pavement, you can be pretty sure that the front and rear wheels have similar friction with the pavement, while that may or may not be true on a dirt road or in the rain. Go slow, and...
  15. red65

    Any geometry experts out there?

    Your sketch is a little ambiguous. Is the distance from A to B 13.75" (half of 27.5")? Making that assumption, you just set the rotation angles for points B and C about point A equal. Using basic geometry, s = (theta) x r where s is the distance traveled - aka 'arc length'...
  16. red65

    PCM problems?

    I had a similar symptom in my car last week. Unfortunately I was on a long drive between Detroit and Cincinnati and had visions of hitchhiking the rest of the way - pulled into a rest stop, turned off and restarted and the problem cleared. It's at the dealer now for a new throttle body -...
  17. red65

    anyone with pbrake freezing or getting stuck when cold

    I had this problem early this winter. Dealer replaces both cables under the aforementioned TSB, but was stingy, in my case, about replacing your now-probably-overheated brake pads and rotors. Good luck
  18. red65

    Roll bar and seat belts

    I found these threads at corner-carvers.com to be informative on the subject. I decided not to install one based on what's there, but you make your own decision. http://corner-carvers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14061 http://forums.corner-carvers.com/showthread.php?t=20586&highlight=roll+bar
  19. red65

    Electrical interlock?

    Hi Gary How do you know that the injectors aren't working? What's a "noid" light? Can you provide some background on what your spark problem was? There's a fair chance it's related. Also, have you retrieved codes from your EEC? If it's missing signals, the error codes will often...
  20. red65

    Vaccuum lines in boosted applications?

    Sounds like an interesting project. For my supercharged 306, I'm using the stock 5.0l PCV system with a power-brake booster check valve in-line on the vacuum side. There are lots of other strategies, including oil separators and fancier check valves, but the power brake booster check valve...
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