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    Degreed CAM??? PLZ HELP!!

    As I was messing with the car trying to figure out the problem I noticed that all of a sudden I didnt have any spark OR fuel. I hooked up a fuel gauge and noticed that at times I have fuel. I had the key turned to the RUN (engine off) position and started turning the distributor left and right...
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    Degreed CAM??? PLZ HELP!!

    Ok, so I just went to the car after it has been sitting overnight. It started right up and idled beautifully. Then all of a sudden it shut off and I couldnt get it to restart. I tried to start it a couple of times with no success. I waited like 3 minutes and tried to start it and it started, ran...
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    Degreed CAM??? PLZ HELP!!

    I thought about it being bent too. Other than that, what you said witht he TDC i did like 15 times. Both on the compression stroke and exhaust.
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    Degreed CAM??? PLZ HELP!!

    Yes, I lined up the dots. The crank dot pointed up and the cam pointed down.
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    Degreed CAM??? PLZ HELP!!

    Hey, I have an 88 GT and just finished installing F303 cam gt40 iron heads and gt40 intake. The started fine, so I took it out for a test drive. It had no power so I brought back in to check the timing. Pulled the distributor out so that I can zero the balancer to TDC and installed it again. I...
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    When is a good time to add high flow fuel pump?

    Hey, I have an 88GT with some work done to it. F303 cam, Gt40 Iron heads, 1.6RR, Gt40 upper and lower intake, 24lb injectors, 76mm MAF, full MAC exhaust, and 4:10 gears. I just did the upper half of the motor and have not driven the car yet due to snow. Do you guys think that upgrading to a...
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    My spark plugs dont fit the GT40 heads

    So the autolites are for what car? What do I ask for when going to the parts store??
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    My spark plugs dont fit the GT40 heads

    I have regular Iron GT40s
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    My spark plugs dont fit the GT40 heads

    Hey, I am about to install gt40 heads on my 88 GT and have a small problem. I tried to swap the spark plugs from the old head to the GT40s and the plugs dont fit. Does anyone know what year and/or model mustang plugs I should use for this. Im I dont need anything fancy for the plugs, just...
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    Lower intake manifold retorque

    Hey, I have an 88 5.0 and have a sorta weird question. My question is about torqueing the lower intake manifold. I am about to install Gt40 heads and Gt40 upper and lower intake manifold and am concerned about the torque. My friend and I replaced his head gaskets last week on his 5.0 and after I...
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    Lower intake manifold retorque

    Hey, I have an 88 5.0 and have a sorta weird question. My question is about torqueing the lower intake manifold. I am about to install Gt40 heads and Gt40 upper and lower intake manifold and am concerned about the torque. My friend and I replaced his head gaskets last week on his 5.0 and after I...
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    Lower intake manifold retorque

    Hey, I have an 88 5.0 and have a sorta weird question. My question is about torqueing the lower intake manifold. I am about to install Gt40 heads and Gt40 upper and lower intake manifold and am concerned about the torque. My friend and I replaced his head gaskets last week on his 5.0 and after I...
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    Smoking oil after head gasket install

    Hey, I just replaced my headgaskets on my 88 gt because of coolant loss. The repair went without any problems. I changed the head, intake and all upper engine gaskets. I also changed the oil with 20w-50 (which is what I've been using in the summer without any problems). After about 20 min of...
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    Electrical TSBs

    Hey, does anyone know any electrical TSBs (technical service bulletins) that Ford released over the years?
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    Misterious Coolant Loss

    Last year I replaced my heater core cuz it was leaking. 5 Months ago I pressure tested my cooling system because I had the same water leak and I found my water pump was leaking after some pressure was left in the system. Now I pressurized the system the same way and nothing is leaking out.
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    Misterious Coolant Loss

    Hey, someone please advise me. A couple of months ago, when I would get in the car in the morning, after a little bit of driving(when the car was warming ujp), the temp gauge would go all the way up to lets say 260F and then just drop down to 160F. This would happen very quickly and it would...
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    Speakers distort with rpms sometimes

    its grounded to the body. But I dont think that its the amp because the noise comes only out the front speakers. All 4 front speakers (2 dash and 2 door).
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    Speakers distort with rpms sometimes

    thanks for responding. So grounds from engine to chassis?
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    Speakers distort with rpms sometimes

    Hey, heres a problem that I've been going crazy with for the last 3 weeks. Every since I relocated the battery (I THINK THAT THIS IS WHEN, NOT TOO SURE), my speakers pop and distort once in a while. Basically what happens is that when the speakers pop/and or distort, all of a sudden there is an...
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    Clutch safety switch bypass

    Hey, does anyone know which wires I have to join together on the clutch safety switch to be able to start the car without the clutch. I have a remote start and dont know how to bypass the clutch. I know that people will say not to put a remote start in a 5 spd car but I've had it in all of my...