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  1. notny41

    67 coupe stalling

    I'm going to be watching this thread because it sounds like the exact same problem I am/was having. I don't know if I solved my problem yet because I haven't had enough time to drive it, but I found out that the plug wire from my coil to my distributor was all fat and mushy compared to the rest...
  2. notny41

    Motor Mounts on 65 289

    Did some searching on this and couldn't find my answer. I should probably just buy a manual but you guys are so good and willing to answer my questions! :hail2: I really appreciate all of the responses I get from this forum. :nice: I have what appears to be a bad motor mount on my...
  3. notny41

    Car has a mind of it's own...HELP!!!

    What octane gas are you using?
  4. notny41

    Autolite 4100

    Well, I confirmed it. I crawled under the front end with a flashlight and the passenger side motor mount rubber has a big diagonal crack in it and even I can tell it is in need of replacing. Didn't mean to hyjack a carb thread with motor mount stuff, but could this possibly be giving me idle...
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    Autolite 4100

    Well, I did a search in this forum on motor mounts and I spotted one called Wheelhop and I have experienced this on almost all the times I spin the tires. I am thinking among other problems I probably have a motor mount issue... Is there a way to test if the MM's are good or bad?
  6. notny41

    Autolite 4100

    OK guys...don't laugh at me but I only get to spend time with my baby (Mustang) after the kids and my wife go to bed. And my wife told me I can't start the thing late at night because "it's too loud". So, I didn't get a chance to check timing or idle mixtures or any of that. But that didn't...
  7. notny41

    Autolite 4100

    It does open all the way up once it is warm. I've been tinkering with the idle alot but when I first start it up and it needs to be fed (by pumping the pedal) I would say it probably runs between 500 - 800 rpm. I don't have a tach though. But again ... I've played around alot with the screw...
  8. notny41

    Guys---the mustang is wrecked........

    Yep, you can always fix a car, you sometimes can't fix a you. Just be glad you aren't hurt and that there is such thing as insurance. It'll be looking good again! Look at it this way, you get to enjoy the journey twice!! :)
  9. notny41

    Autolite 4100

    When I had the cover off the autochoke I did see that little piston/cylinder in there and wondered what that does. Seemed like it was trying to open the choke. I gave it some spray lube to make sure it could slide up and down (kind of at an angle) and it seemed to move freely. I have the...
  10. notny41

    Autolite 4100

    I'm not at the car right now, but I had been monkeying with the choke also, so I probably have that all F'd up by now too. It is a an automatic choke (driven by a thermo-spring) and I had it apart because it never seemed to fully close off when your first start the car - maybe it isn't supposed...
  11. notny41

    Autolite 4100

    I would say that the engine was rather cold when I set those screws. I'll check the timing again tonight now that I can see the timing lines. I do have a vaccuum advance on my distributor. Should I disconnect that? It was disconnected when I initially got the car (the vaccuum line was just...
  12. notny41

    Autolite 4100

    OK wait a minute... So the idle mixture screws will change how your car runs when it is pulling a load? I thought they are just for idle???
  13. notny41

    timing a 289

    Dang! You guys are good... Got the wire brush out and after a few brush strokes the harmonic balancer started to shine and low and behold some lines and numbers showed up. Now, when I go to set the timing, I thought I read somewhere that a person should undo the vaccuum line for the...
  14. notny41

    Autolite 4100

    Well, a previous owner had the screws backed out as follows: Driver side bank: 2 1/2 turns Passenger side bank: 1 1/2 turns With these settings I had to pump the gas pedal 5 times and then once the engine fired up I had to keep pumping the pedal every second or so to keep the engine...
  15. notny41

    timing a 289

    I'll try that because I just see the little white painted mark and no other numbers or lines.
  16. notny41

    timing a 289

    So the scale is on the harmonic balancer? (that's what the belt pulley bolts to right?) I had my timing light on it last night and it looked like there was a white line on the HB. I wonder if someone just made a grease pencil mark on the HB. I was thinking I had to match that white line up...
  17. notny41

    timing a 289

    I was wondering the same question on my 289. It has a 4100 Autolite on it. I am wondering what is the reference and where you see the degree marks on the engine case? I see a little nub sticking out with a line on the top. Is that TDC or does that have nothing to do with the timing? P
  18. notny41

    Autolite 4100

    So how to tell if you have each side adjusted properly? P
  19. notny41

    Autolite 4100

    Thanks 302! Then it would stand to reason that they should both be backed out an equal number of turns - correct? P
  20. notny41

    Autolite 4100

    First of all, I want to say thank you to everyone! I have received a tremendous amount of help on all of my Mustang questions. This is a great resource! I was wondering if anyone has any links or information on the Autolite 4100 carb. Specifically which of the two screws on the front of...
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