I figure I would start a general thread about my car vs. a bunch of individual threads.
I have a 1967 Mustang Coupe with a 289, automatic, power steering, power brakes (drums all around), classic auto air in dash A/C, black interior, and painted "Silver Smoke Grey".
The 289 has: bored 30 over, dual plane highrise aluminum intake (not sure of the manufacturer), hooker long tube headers, Edelbrock 600 cfm carb, some kind of cam (previous owner rebuilt engine), stock heads, aluminum water pump with 6 blade fan. The car originally had a 289 2V, automatic, power steering, and dual master cylinder drum brakes, black interior and was painted "Springtime yellow".
I'm in the process of gathering up parts for a T-5 conversion, I'm going with the mustang steve cable clutch setup and roller bearings. So far all I have is a '86 t-5 bell housing. I'm looking for a T-5 that can handle 300lbs of torque and a '67 mustang clutch pedal, I can fabricate a cross member.
Now onto the problems...
The main problem I'm having is the 289, I get 13 mpg (when I drive it carefully, 10 when I drive it normally) and it runs like crap, acceleration is is good but taking off normally sucks, it spits and sputters. I have cleaned the carb, replaced the distributor (still running points), coil, plugs, and spark plug wires (plugs and points were set according to specs).
It runs hot even with a 6 blade fan and fan shroud, hot meaning 195 while driving with the a/c on but quickly jumps to 210-225 when idling. These temps were taken from a Sunpro temp gauge.
Once its warmed up, if you kill it and let it set for 15-20 mins, it is very difficult to start. I have installed a fuel pressure regulator that is set to 6 psi, reset the floats in the carb, and installed a spacer between the carb and the intake to keep the carb cool and prevent boil over. None of this has fixed the problem.
Hopefully some other members have had problems like this before and can help me out.
Thanks, Ranger
I have a 1967 Mustang Coupe with a 289, automatic, power steering, power brakes (drums all around), classic auto air in dash A/C, black interior, and painted "Silver Smoke Grey".
The 289 has: bored 30 over, dual plane highrise aluminum intake (not sure of the manufacturer), hooker long tube headers, Edelbrock 600 cfm carb, some kind of cam (previous owner rebuilt engine), stock heads, aluminum water pump with 6 blade fan. The car originally had a 289 2V, automatic, power steering, and dual master cylinder drum brakes, black interior and was painted "Springtime yellow".
I'm in the process of gathering up parts for a T-5 conversion, I'm going with the mustang steve cable clutch setup and roller bearings. So far all I have is a '86 t-5 bell housing. I'm looking for a T-5 that can handle 300lbs of torque and a '67 mustang clutch pedal, I can fabricate a cross member.
Now onto the problems...
The main problem I'm having is the 289, I get 13 mpg (when I drive it carefully, 10 when I drive it normally) and it runs like crap, acceleration is is good but taking off normally sucks, it spits and sputters. I have cleaned the carb, replaced the distributor (still running points), coil, plugs, and spark plug wires (plugs and points were set according to specs).
It runs hot even with a 6 blade fan and fan shroud, hot meaning 195 while driving with the a/c on but quickly jumps to 210-225 when idling. These temps were taken from a Sunpro temp gauge.
Once its warmed up, if you kill it and let it set for 15-20 mins, it is very difficult to start. I have installed a fuel pressure regulator that is set to 6 psi, reset the floats in the carb, and installed a spacer between the carb and the intake to keep the carb cool and prevent boil over. None of this has fixed the problem.
Hopefully some other members have had problems like this before and can help me out.
Thanks, Ranger