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  1. 88stang88

    Transmission problems

    Just got the car back up and running and a couple days ago it died while trying to leave the house and I smelled raw fuel so I popped the hood and noticed fuel everywhere. Pushed it in the garage and started looking at it and noticed my #1 injector was not seated properly in the fuel rail (not...
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    Trick flow valve covers

    Just get on summit and look them up and read the description and make sure they say stock height. Those are the ones you want.
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    How are the winter projects coming?

    I am about 75% done swapping my heads and intake and fuel system out. Ran into a few snags but got those cleared out of the way, just trying to find some amount of time to finish this now. Heads are on, starting to adjust the rocker arms and the hook everything back up.
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    Car is down for the count...

    The wife decided to take the mustang (had a cracked head gasket,was sitting until warmer weather) to work yesterday because her car was covered in ice and snow still...About 30 minutes after she left the house I get a phone call from a Illinois State Police Officer explaining that my car had...
  5. 88stang88

    Appraisal of supercharged 2000 GT

    This is a common misconception to most seller's which is inturn why alot of people who sink tons of money into their hot rods end up letting them sit in their garage rather than lose money. The VALUE of your car DOES NOT go up with mod's, UNLESS you have a NEW motor and NEW tranny and NEW...
  6. 88stang88

    complete sn95 5spd swap

    Do you still have this?
  7. 88stang88

    Build opinions

    175cc TW heads. Like I said I don't have any experience with rear ends or the transmission so I'd like to go with 3.73's and prob do a rebuild with a shift kit and a 2800 lock stall.
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    Build opinions

    Chris I completely forgot you run a AOD on your car...you should have all types of answer's for what works.
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    Build opinions

    4.10's in a AODE would take away your highway drive ability tho wouldn't it?
  10. 88stang88

    Cam question

    The whole subject got brought up when I was discussing it with a friend and he didn't think having a OTS cam was going to work out right or it would at least be a PITA for the tuner supposedly I couldn't see why it would be any different. What would be more aggressive than the alphabet cams and...
  11. 88stang88

    Build opinions

    I am getting ready to pick up a set of Trick flow TW heads and Trick flow intake. Need some opinions on a Correct way to set up the car so I don't have have any mismatched items. I have a stock AODE and a stock rear end. I want to rebuild the rear-end and put some gears in it however remain very...
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    Cam question

    Not the typical what kind of cam is better than the other question from me,more of a statement I would like a couple of opinions on. Talking to a buddy of mine about my up coming build and got onto the subject of camshafts and he was like "oh buddy you will have a pita with that being you...
  13. 88stang88

    Bad head gasket?

    I think we hit 49 degrees one day with a kero heater in my brother garage...he even has a new thermal garage door too...just balls cold out
  14. 88stang88

    Bad head gasket?

    Well as it stands it is sitting until some nice weather comes so I can just replace the heads/cam/intake and go thru the bottom end...tired of dealing with the crap this winter
  15. 88stang88

    Bad head gasket?

    Yes the t-stat opens. Whenever you have enough coolant in the system (prior to it evacuating itself) the heater works,fan kicks on normal everything works right. Then you start driving and like I said about 30 miles later it evacuates itself via overflow tank.
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    Bad head gasket?

    Yes the fan comes on just fine.
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    Bad head gasket?

    Changed the cap and have a new pressure handle one.
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    Bad head gasket?

    Kind of what I thought it would be. Good thing I had plans to put heads on once this cold weather breaks. Might end up going thru the motor since I am pulling the heads. :shrug: We shall see.
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    Bad head gasket?

    Replaced the Water pump in Feb of 2010, Replaced the thermostat in September and again in Dec, Replaced the Radiator with a stock replacement in November. System works properly as far as flowing and thermostat opening and closing and radiator is not clogged nor leaking. The problem is once you...