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  1. davins130

    HELP! Replaced intake gasket now wont start...

    so the 10* reading im getting while cranking could be 180* off? i'll try in the morning, i worked on my car too long today in the hot ass sun to put any more time into it...i just need it done because its my daily driver and my bike is getting the carbs rebuilt now so im on the bus for the next...
  2. davins130

    New intake baffle fabbed up for oil control!!! (pics inside)

    i wish you would have posted this 4 hours ago before i put my intake back on(assuming it stops the oil problem) let us know how that works out
  3. davins130

    HELP! Replaced intake gasket now wont start...

    On a different note, i found out the hard way that gasket remover is also paint stripper and now my intake looks like garbage :(
  4. davins130

    HELP! Replaced intake gasket now wont start...

    Well ive had a few posts here in the last few days about my intake gasket install...I got it all done and buttoned up and go to put in the distributer (what the problem probobly is). So i line the balancer up at TDC, put the distributer in with the rotor pointing at number1 spark plug, pulled...
  5. davins130

    Lower manifold gasket blown, check this out...

    i got the arp bolts from jegs, 22 bucks oh well
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    Engine Deleting Egr Valve On 5.0

    i was taking my intake off yesterday and the egr tube snapped inside the egr valve, so i dont have any choice really but delete it (im not buying a new one). i just cant figure out a good place to buy a cap for the header
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    Engine Deleting Egr Valve On 5.0

    Anyone know where to get that cap elsewhere? hardware store? what would you ask for? also i heard if you take the original nut and put a penny in it and tighten it back onto the header it will seal just fine?
  8. davins130

    Lower manifold gasket blown, check this out...

    i found new bolts at jegs, btw they are stock heads.
  9. davins130

    Pulled out distributer, do i need to reset timing?

    stab the distributer?? whats that mean? and which one is number 1 and how do i know its the compression stroke? and then i just point the light at the balancer and it will light up the degree mark im at? also should i mark the balancer at 10* with some white out or something so i can see the...
  10. davins130

    Pulled out distributer, do i need to reset timing?

    I cant remeber if i need to reset the timing when i pull out the distributer while the car is off or if its ok to just put it back it where it came out at? i didnt mark anything btw.. If so then how do i set the timing? kinda pathetic that im a mechanic and have never set timing on a car before...
  11. davins130

    Lower manifold gasket blown, check this out...

    Check out the end seal, and the oil on the other side of it.. shouldnt be there <a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y75/davins130/HPIM1069.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a> Heres one of the bolts...
  12. davins130

    Lower manifold gasket blown, check this out...

    Lower manifold gasket, im guessing the rear end seal, due to a pressurized pcv system. So im in the middle of changing it out and the problems dont stop. First the egr tube broke, so i got a block off plate for that but im not sure how to cap it off at the header. Next i pull the cap off the...
  13. davins130

    RED INTERIOR in SN 95

    im thinking of keeping the collar red because i have the top half covered with a boost guage so the top half is black, lower half red (if you look closely at the first pick, you can see it) but def. change the bag and wheel, just need to find one. Is it much work at all to pull the steering...
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    RED INTERIOR in SN 95

    yea i need to buy a new one, but i dont know where to look to get it (havent tried too terribly hard to find one though) i dont know if black would look better or not..has anyone have a black wheel/red interior?
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    RED INTERIOR in SN 95

    like that paint chipping off the gas cap door?
  16. davins130

    RED INTERIOR in SN 95

    some pics of my interior back together w/ black carpet...Ive been driving around for a year now without interior because my top leaked so bad (replaced top sat.) <a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y75/davins130/interior.jpg" border="0"...
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    RED INTERIOR in SN 95

    just got done putting my interior back together after 6 months of driving with only a drivers seat and no carpet because my top leaked to bad (getting new 1 tomorow) The black carpet looks GREAT with the red interior, but the aftermarket carpet i bought was a PITA to put in, had to cut every...
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    RED INTERIOR in SN 95

    I like the white interior, the red leather is sick...btw ive only seen the red fuzzy seats in v6 stangs, i'll snap a pic when i see one again.
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    RED INTERIOR in SN 95

    the rental thing isnt true, mine wasnt a rental...But i do have the red interior, there were two different kinds of seat material, there was the fuzzy **** and the hemp type stuff, i have the hemp type stuff and kinda like it, but i would pass it up for black leather anyday...btw it looks way...