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    Hissing Carb

    My 1965 Mustang also does this. It has a Speed Demon 575 CFM carburetor. I just spent my whole afternoon trying to tune it correctly. I watched the Demon DVD and followed the instructions but with no luck. I have the loud sucking noise that you speak of. The base of the carb is flat, it is new...
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    Engine Rebuildable?

    Thanks a lot guys! I guess I'll take it apart and find a place in the area to check it out. Is there a way I can tell if it has been bored out before or a way to measure it and find out how much so? Thanks so much.
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    Engine Rebuildable?

    Well it was just I did not have the money at the time for a rebuild and he knew a guy with a complete 289 from another mustang. So I saved out some money and got the engine which supposedly was recently rebuilt for $700. So if I could actually rebuild this engine it would not bother me much as...
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    Vacuum Leak?

    Its a Speed Demon 575 cfm Electric Choke and vacuum secondaries.
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    Engine Rebuildable?

    My stangs old engine was the original 289. I have since replaced it with another 289 from a 66. However I still have the old block and heads on an engine stand just sitting. The engine had lost oil pressure and I had not known as I did not have a gauge at that time and it obviously seized. My...
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    Vacuum Leak?

    I have been having a problem with my idle speed for a while now. Everyhting I have tried has not helped. And with my limited knowledge of carburetors I am at a loss. I have pretty much figured that it is a vacuum leak, I have tried the carb cleaner trick but really am not quite sure still. I...
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    post your 64-66 side view pics

    Here is mine.
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    Idle Speed Fluctuates

    I did not just buy the car. I have had it for 2 years now. Ran it back and forth from highschool for a year then the engine seized on me because of loss of oil pressure and no oil pressure gauge. Since then have purchased a 66 block 289 got it all running using a lot of parts swapped from other...
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    Idle Speed Fluctuates

    I have a Speed Demon 575 on my 65 and have been trying to get it running correctly for a while. Right now my engine idle speed will either be really low and will die or it will go up to 1500-2000 rpms. I think it is my PCV valve though as this is something I had changed recently. I am also...
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    Custom Gauges Arrived!!!

    That looks really sweet. Hows the quality? For the price that looks interesting for me also. Found the listing: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1965-1966-MUSTANG-GAUGES-CUSTOM-6-GAUGE-INSTRUMENTS_W0QQitemZ4564738119QQcategoryZ34206QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem To answer your question according to the...
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    Idle Issues

    Do you have an electric choke? Maybe it is not functioning correctly? When you play with it do you mean you hold the gas a little until it warms up?
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    How to cut the dash?

    I cut mine, however it was already hacked up a little and rusty. I sort of followed this guys site: http://www.jedi.com/obiwan/jeep/wagoneer/stereo.html Not a stang but the same idea.
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    Installed Aluminum Radiator

    I will take off the carb and replace the gasket then...Should not be that hard and great if it fixes things! Should I use gasket sealer on the carb gasket?
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    Installed Aluminum Radiator

    Do you mean like a hunting idle rpm? Because the tach needle will go up and down and eventually settles on 2000 rpms. I just sprayed the base of the carb on the drivers side where it connects with the intake and the car sputterd and died with a bunch of carb cleaner. I tried snugging the four...
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    Installed Aluminum Radiator

    When I bought the rebuilt engine it did have aluminum pulleys and when I got it running I read about underdrive pulleys. So I took the water pump pulley off and put it up next to my original water pump pulley and the original was actually a larger diameter so I put the old one on and have used...
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    Installed Aluminum Radiator

    It seems I have a similar situation as you iskwezm. It will slowly rise in temp until 180 and the t-stat will open and it will stay around 190-200 then slowly rise. It stays at 200-210 going 25 mph and maybe a little lower at 50 mph but have not gone that fast for more than a few minutes yet...
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    Installed Aluminum Radiator

    No I did not cut the support. The fins however seem to fit rather nicely in the opening. The tanks are on the sides if that makes a difference? Are fresh rebuilt engines supposed to run hotter? Because this one has just been rebuilt. I will recheck the timing today. Then I'll mess with the carb...
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    violent shake when taking off

    My 65 did this before also. And one day while driving to work there was a loud boom noise from the tranny tunnel. I got it to work and home at about 10 mph but could not get up my driveway which has a slight hill. When I pulled the bellhousing off black burnt pieces of my pressure plate fell...
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    Installed Aluminum Radiator

    Ok first I turned the idle screw on my carb until it would run without my foot on the gas, so now the screw is in more than it should be I think. Then I sprayed all around the base of the carb and then into it. And nothing happened. Before when I would spray into it the engine would slow down. ...
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    Installed Aluminum Radiator

    Thanks for all the replies. Yes I had replaced the thermostat with a 180 degree piece from autozone. I thought maybe it could be defective and I should get a 160 degree high flow or something and spend a little more. Yes I do believe it is a bigger than stock radiator at 19"x22". I will try the...
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