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MysteryMachine said:

Where abouts in PA you from?

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Clarion.. north of Pittsburgh.

 

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ProKiller said:

same thing happened to me methodical. had to replace my clutch cable numerous times cause it was melting it. i started wraping heat tape around it...

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Good to know. What kind of heat tape and where did you get it from? Is it the same as the header wrap?

I used some zip ties to pull it further away from the stubbies. It's been good since. But the heat tape sounds good.


Let me know.

 

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Clarion that is like a 1/2 hour from me we come up there to the Flashlight Drags in the summer

 

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they have flashlite drags at the Clarion Airport.. it's the same company that also has them a Zelienople and i think that there is another airport in there also..

i would like to try it this year if i get my car running.. it's been down for over 2 years.. i have been devoting all my extra time to a bronco that i have...

 

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Check to make sure your valvetrain is setup correctly.....I've seen where the exhaust isn't opening up all the way and it creates ALOT of heat.

Also the spark/timing issues.

 

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what year Bronco I have a 73

 

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Methodical said:

Good to know. What kind of heat tape and where did you get it from? Is it the same as the header wrap?

I used some zip ties to pull it further away from the stubbies. It's been good since. But the heat tape sounds good.


Let me know.

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yeah just normal header wrap, cool-it brand i think. just wrapped it around the clutch cable rather than trying to mess with the headers. seems to work fine. i thought i had some pics of it, but i can't find any ones that you can really see it.

 

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PUNISHER RACING said:

what year Bronco I have a 73

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I have a 71... it's a fiberglass body that is pretty much junk.. i'm into the trail riding with it so i have added some more major cracks, holes, and scratches to it..

 

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most of the time the glowing is from lean. i had the same problem, i drove the car like 5 miles and the headers about melted. adjust fuel pressure up a psi or 2 and see if it helps. yes tuning will fix that right up.

 

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ProKiller said:

yeah just normal header wrap, cool-it brand i think. just wrapped it around the clutch cable rather than trying to mess with the headers. seems to work fine. i thought i had some pics of it, but i can't find any ones that you can really see it.

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Cool. Thanks

 

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Methodical said:

You're not getting any airflow to the headers

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I think you might be right... i drove my car for about 10 miles the other night and pulled it the garage while the lights were off and popped the hood to see what the headers looked like and they were not glowing red..

now to try to get my computer tuned properly...

 

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To lazy to read the other post...But Sounds like your running to rich, causing your headers to turn red orange....well at least that s what happened to me...

 

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i'm going to order the air/fuel ratio meter as soon as i come up with the money.

 

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i'm going to order the air/fuel ratio meter as soon as i come up with the money.

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What brand are you considering?

 

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i couldn't take any more... i ordered one from anderson ford motorsports yesterday.. i already have their pms so i figured i would stick with the same company.. it is pricey though....

it started snowing here again today so it will be a little while before i get to take it out on the road to see what the meter is telling me..

 

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thats a good choice. you can hook it right into the PMS then. i've been meaning to get me one too now for like 2 years

 

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i do like that it actually records so you can look back and see what was going on...

i would like to mount it in one of the O2 sensor holes right in the header if possible.. i moved my O2's further back in the mid pipe..