Working On A 3.8

junkyardjeff · Mar 18, 2017

Working on a friends 84 small LTD wagon that is basicly a Fairmont with different front sheet metal,cats plugged so had to remove the Y pipe and what a pain to get to one bolt on the pass side. He has a V8 Fairmont which seems to be much easier to work on and this one is going to get a V8 in the future,those 3.8s seem to be a little wider then the 5.0 and not really wanting to work on this car.

5.0Droptop · Mar 18, 2017

Then dont.

junkyardjeff · Mar 18, 2017

I got myself into this one and have to finish it but no more,the V8s and straight sixes are so much easier to work on. I am used to working on galaxies and mid 50s Fords which have much more room.

5.0Droptop · Mar 18, 2017

junkyardjeff said:
I got myself into this one and have to finish it but no more,the V8s and straight sixes are so much easier to work on. I am used to working on galaxies and mid 50s Fords which have much more room.

See what happens when you try to be nice. Sometimes I just tell people no because I know that it is too much trouble.

junkyardjeff · Mar 18, 2017

This is the first 3.8 fox body I ever worked on and I am thinking the motor must be over to the pass side more,his V8 Fairmont was easier to work on then this thing.

General karthief · Mar 19, 2017

Aaah, the good ol' days.
I don't have any trouble say'n no anymore.
Nnoowwa.

junkyardjeff · Mar 19, 2017

I will not touch a front wheel drive car.

General karthief · Mar 19, 2017

Whats that?

Mustang5L5 · Mar 19, 2017

FWD cars suck to work on...and drive.

junkyardjeff · Mar 19, 2017

The older I get the more I dislike working on smaller cars,I wish they were all easy like my 55 sunliner,65 galaxie and 66 f100.

Davedacarpainter · Mar 19, 2017

Stop, you're making me feel so excited about my blue car. Maybe I'll just rip out the stupid little Essex and drop my already built 5.0 in there

junkyardjeff · Mar 19, 2017

Is it just me or are those 3.8s wider then a 5.0

Davedacarpainter · Mar 19, 2017

I'm not positive. Though the stroke of it is closer to a 351. So, it's possible.

junkyardjeff · Mar 19, 2017

Took it for a test run and seems to be fine,thought it was electrical or fuel issues but the cats were plugged and suprised it did not damage the heads,I thought all the oil on the motor would have caught fire it was smoking so much but its still running on all six cylinders so I must not have run it long enough to do any damage.

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That is…until I whipped out my Bissell

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