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87 2.3 DEAD AS HELL!!!

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My 2.3 died. All I know is that when I turn the key, the relay box wont activate. So no fuel pumpy, no other cool stuff like starting and driving.

Now, I know it's conterversial, but I have a rebuilt 88 block in my back yard, and I'm buying a turbo coupe monday with a blown motor. It is my plan to install the wiring system and turbo into the mustang with the 88 N/A block as a base. I already know I need to run low boost to avoid detonation, any other advice? (aside from DON'T DO IT, cause I gotta)
 

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Take the fenders off the Stang, the Hood, the LX front, the Fender liners and all mounting hardware.

Send it to kiddiccarus ASAP
 

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kiddiccarus said:
Take the fenders off the Stang, the Hood, the LX front, the Fender liners and all mounting hardware.

Send it to kiddiccarus ASAP
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Hey, I was thinking about modding all that stuff over to the stang from the T-Bird. If you want it when I'm done, maybe shipping plus a little dough for the troubles, That might go down. Assuming I can fit the T-bird body stuff to the stang body in a way that satisfies me, You might just get that stuff. It's not perfect, but easily body worked to perfection. A new punching dent exists on the right* fender. A little bondo will fix that. The left side is a bit pinched from when the wheel jumped off on me, but thats really not as bad as it might sound. I wouldn't even notice it if not for the rust spot from a big chip of paint being cracked off. Front clip is all good though
 

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LOL where are you located?
 

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long ways away in SC
 

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Distortion 5.0 said:
My 2.3 died. All I know is that when I turn the key, the relay box wont activate. So no fuel pumpy, no other cool stuff like starting and driving.
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Sounds like the ECU shorted or something. N/A ECUs are probably dime-a-dozen.
 

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65ShelbyClone said:
Sounds like the ECU shorted or something. N/A ECUs are probably dime-a-dozen.
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I swapped one I had laying around and nothing changed. But it was an 88 computer and the electrical system is 93.
 

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My '90 did something like that after it had been sitting for awhile...somebody told me it was probably a bad ground, I never got it figured out myself.
 

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My '90 did something like that after it had been sitting for awhile...somebody told me it was probably a bad ground, I never got it figured out myself.
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It did this while I was driving. One second I'm taking off at a red light, the next I'm blocking an intersection. At first I thought it was the collision shut off switch, but no such luck.
 
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