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    Gremlin engine miss

    ok, heres the deal with fluids. there was aliitle antifreeze on the number 4 cylinder plug, but i believe it was from the leaky heater hose i had running down the hole from the top. that has since disapeared after replacing the heater hose and plug. the oil is clean, no milkyness at all and...
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    Gremlin engine miss

    well all the plugs looked bad. but this was a former police car and had been run rough for its 92000 miles. The plug looked like it still could have fired though. this may not be the best idea, but i did replace the number 2 cylinder plug with a autolite platinum instead of a bosch. i figure...
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    Gremlin engine miss

    OK, heres the deal. this is concerning my 2000 crown vic p/i. it has the 4.6 with coil on plug ignition. When i bought the car, the check engine light was on. i read the codes. its was engine miss in cylinder 4 detected. and it felt like cylinder 4 wasnt even working as far as power goes. so...
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    The SN65 project car

    finally suscribing
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    Should I switch to Electric Fan????

    actually the probes that go in between the fins work fine if you have an adjustable thermostat. if you have a set thermostat, dont use the probe, because it wont be accuarate like said above. i did use one however with an adjustable thermostat so all i had to do was watch the temp gauge and...
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    Easy Way to Get Upholstery off Seats?

    nope, no problems with the exhaust. i got the headers from jegs.com they were pretty cheap. the exhaust i had custom made buy a guy at an exhaust shop. i just have dumps though, no tail pipes.
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    How can you tell how many rows your radiator has?

    the aluminum pieces are worth it. i dropped the cash and bought the griffin 500 dollar radiator and added an external tranny cooler. now the car wont run over 160' no matter how hard i run it. period. i was tired of fight cooling problems. u can custom make your own crossflow aluminum radiator...
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    66 Horn Contact Nightmare - Please Help!

    did u remember to install the spring between the horn contact and inside of the shaft. i had the same problem and it was because i forgot to install the spring. im not talking about the horn button spring if u even have one, im talking about the stiff spring behind all of that. that would be my...
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    Easy Way to Get Upholstery off Seats?

    well, good luck sewing them together. i tried that and the thread just busts through the vinyl, especially if its old vinyl. but to answer your question, mine just pulled right off. the hard part is removing the hog rings. you will need a beefy set of wire cutters, and then start going to town...
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    New engine isnt sounding too good yet

    yeah, that will definately do it. dont u love when its something stupid and not complicated to fix. it just takes some brainstorming, thats where stangnet comes in handy. more than one brain :)
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    good old exploding tank question..

    id say that it is a risk u have to take driving a classic mustang. it is a horrible design, but it was a long time ago, and designs were obviously not as good. cars have come a long way, and not so far at the same time. there are a million other things to be worried about driving a classic...
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    Can Someone help me identify this EEC?

    I will try and get it, but my friend actually has it right now, he's taking it off of a car and giving it to me. someone put fuel injection in a fox body car from an unknown source. i will post when i find out. if anyone else can figure it out from what ive posted, id appreciate it.
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    Can someone help me identify this eec?

    Im trying to identify a ford eec system to see if i can use it. It is a EEC IV. the code on the label is "VY3" I couldnt find it on fordfuelinjection.com so please dont suggest i go there. id appreciate any help! :D
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    Can Someone help me identify this EEC?

    Im trying to identify a ford eec system to see if i can use it. It is a EEC IV. the code on the label is "VY3" I couldnt find it on fordfuelinjection.com so please dont suggest i go there. id appreciate any help! :D
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    Whole lotta pressure... what gives?

    they are 2 different systems but im gonna say there is no difference between caps. like i said, i have a recovery tank and i didnt change caps. when it gets hot and boils over fluid runs into the tank into the bottom hole and then when it cools, fluid is sucked back into the radiator. my...
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    Which gauge panels to go with.

    I did number 2. I believe NPD sells the kit to do it, but i bought mine from some small place in cali. There is a plastic part that mounts to the back of any 65gt or 66 gauge panel that lets u use aftermarket gauges. Below is how my setup looks. that part is only like 30 dollars then u have...
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    looking for info on the net on holley truck avenger tuning etc.

    Yes, you are correct, the truck avengers have a metering plate, not secondary jets and these carbs usually do not need any changes, just a simple set up tuning. the car street avenger on the other hand has primary and secondary jets, its like a 4150 carb. holley tech support will help u out...
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    Something Popped!!

    silly question, but is the car in neutral when you are trying to move the wheels? also Yes, im sure it could cause this, but on my old truck when the u joint started to go bad, it just made a clunking noise when you put the car in gear and got under any kind of load, there was no vibration...
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    Whole lotta pressure... what gives?

    my question is how do you know the difference between an open cap and a closed one? i have a recovery reservoir that works but i have never used a special cap except for that its a 16lb. one instead of a 13lb. one. by the way, a 16lb cap will raise your boiling point which helps keep you from...
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    Quick EFI firing order question?

    This is a quote directly from fordfuelinjection.com that contradicts what some of you guys are saying. So i went on to read more about this in the adaptive fuel strategies and basically according to them, its a bad idea. but im assuming its working good for you! Thats why i posted on here...
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