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  1. Scott W

    87-89 White Face Gauge Installers - help

    hissin5.0 - I think your right about that. I was able to finish everything last night - came out nice. I was able to get the speedo cable off no problem and it even re-0attached with not too much difficulty however when I went to remove it again it wouldn't budge. I scraped off the paint and...
  2. Scott W

    87-89 White Face Gauge Installers - help

    nice job. I'm going to try and get those switches out again.
  3. Scott W

    87-89 White Face Gauge Installers - help

    there is 2 screws on top of the cluster near the windshield, and I'm going to have to take off the steering wheel shroud to get to the others. I can get one side of the switch's out, but no farther. Is there a trick to getting the headlight, foglight switchs out? It feels like they are going...
  4. Scott W

    Hooking up shift light?

    the coil itself should be marked with a '+', and '-'. Just tap into the wire around that area. If you have an msd ignition (which I didn't read in your signature) than you have to hook it up to the MSD's tach output.
  5. Scott W

    87-89 White Face Gauge Installers - help

    do the switches just pop out?
  6. Scott W

    87-89 White Face Gauge Installers - help

    I'm about to install a white face gauge kit in my car. I've recorded all the needle positions and I'm ready to take off the instrument panel. What exactly is involved - where to start? Do I need to remove the headlight switch to get to the screws? any help, tips, instructions (87-89...
  7. Scott W

    a/c - control white face - who makes em?

    what manufacturers offer white face kits for the heater - a/c control panel? besides MAC. I just installed the MAC, and for one, they only offer the a/c version, since I have no a/c none of the functions line up (floor, panel, mix, defrost). I thought I could switch the vacuum hoses in the...
  8. Scott W

    Help installing 3.5" tach with MSD

    I did the same thing - you need to hook it up to the tach output. the msd tach output is on the end of the unit beside one of the harness'. it takes a female spade terminal. If you look at the unit, you will see a round piece of rubber, this is the tach output. If you need a pic go to...
  9. Scott W

    belt size without smog? but with A/c?

    I just looked through some of my notes, and It seems that I had recorded that a 69" belt is needed if you are using the stock pulleys and no smog and no a/c. I also have a contradiction - I had recorded that if using all UNDERdrive pulleys you need the 69.5" belt. remember the part numbers...
  10. Scott W

    belt size without smog? but with A/c?

    I have no a/c, and no smog pump. with UNDERdrive pulleys (crank, waterpump) and the stock alternator pulley it takes a 68.5" belt. I'm running an OVERdrive pulley on my alternator with underdrive pulleys on the crank and waterpump, and that little bit makes a 1/2" difference (68" belt). If...
  11. Scott W

    02, signal wire

    ranchero5.0- is correct - its the black wire. I just ran a wire from the gauge through the shifter hole in my car and tapped into the sensor itself.
  12. Scott W

    powermaster alt

    the diode, or rectifier, only needs to be installed on vehicles that have a factory amp gauge an NO indictator light. In this case the banded end of the diode must be toward the alternator. this keeps current from running out the alternator to the coil. if this is not installed the car will...
  13. Scott W

    powermaster alt

    If its hooked up with just the one wire you have to rev the engine up after starting to 'turn itself on', which is called the cut in point. rev the engine to about 2500rpm after starting and it should kick it in. For the 3 wire hookup you actually only use 2 wires. the main one stays...
  14. Scott W

    stock fan on griffin 31*19 radiator?

    Are you talking about the 'nascar' series rad? if so, your stock fan will work, however you will have to trim your shroud in a few places for clearance (top rad hose) Also, your stock overflow cannot fit on the shroud because the lower hose output on the rad is in the way. I cut the bottom off...
  15. Scott W

    87-89 white face gauge owners..

    houstonstangguy - I looked into the nr gauges, they are nice, the only problem is that I live in Canada, and I want kmh not mph, from what I could see on their sight they don't offer that option. I came across a site today (the same sight blackfox5.0 put me on to) speedhut.com. You can...
  16. Scott W

    87-89 white face gauge owners..

    thanks blackfox5.0- I just placed an order for a chrome bezel. If I don't like the way it looks I'll do the same as you and paint it flat black. by the way, did you paint your needles?
  17. Scott W

    87-89 white face gauge owners..

    Ya I see what you mean. there are 2 small thin pieces of metal separating the gauge cluster into 3 parts. the kit I ordered comes all white, so this will make my entire dash white (except for the thin pieces of metal) That's gonna look like crap. I'll wait till the kit arrives and see how...
  18. Scott W

    87-89 white face gauge owners..

    I just ordered a white face gauge kit. I have an 89 LX, and I don't know if I have the gauge bezel or not (the overlay that goes over the white face guage). Does anyone know if the 87-89's have an overlay? thanks
  19. Scott W

    shift light setting

    cobrawannabe- I have to shift into 4th in the quarter mile, even then I'm around 5000rpm by the time I end the quarter (thats with crap traction and no nitrous until late 2nd gear. I hit 110mph in the quarter, with my 3:55s, theres no way I can stay in 3rd. Now that I have drag tires, I'm...
  20. Scott W

    shift light setting

    thanks for the replies. I bought my car used many years ago from a mechanic who had originally bought it for his son, an apprentice mechanic. the car had less than 7000 miles on it, but it was quick and would beat any other stock mustang with ease. the only thing I did know about the car was...
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