Frankenstein T-5 Waggin' Chronicle (vast doesnt do it)

[mrltd]

Loosen the screws and adjust it to around .98V ...Really common mustang tuning trick. Sometimes you have to drill the holes out a bit to be able to get the amount of travel to get it right.

[Freshmeat]

That's funky.

[Freshmeat]

I swapped the kinked hose for some EFI-friendly rubber fuel line (and fuel line specific clamps) and let it idle for ~10-15 minutes- it jumped to 210* before it opened the first time, then it dropped to ~197* and held for the rest of the time. Looks like that problem is fixed. For your entertainment, here's a picture of how badly the hose was kinked. It's a miracle it drove at all...

[mrltd]

Not really. Funky is having to put the bypass plate in because it can't compensate...

[mrltd]

Nice...

[grandpaslincoln]

Kinky little bitch eh? lol

[Pimp Hard Or Bust]

sweet jesus

[Grand Marquis GT]

So, hows it run now?

[Freshmeat]

So, hows it run now?

It's still overheating.

[Freshmeat]

Yeah... the mysterious burning has subsided. The paint baked to the block and is giving a nice shine, now. I was surprised it ran at all, too. I think either the cats are plugging, the O2s are shot, or it's not quite timed right... if I shift without spinning it high enough, it stutters, the exhaust pops a couple of times, and it jolts slightly, then it goes along its way.

Also... I found the other primary source of the overheating problems... I went to the parts store to show the guys I know who work there and blew the lower radiator hose as I pulled in... swapped it in the parking lot (wishing I had a lifted 4x4 at this point)... went to fill it up... cranked the engine and a coolant/air mixture started billowing out of the radiator. The stat hand't even opened up, yet... they sold me a reverse rotation water pump instead of a standard rotation. I hadn't thought to compare the propellers between the old one and the new.

So... I cleared it with them to pull the "new" pump and drop it off for the right new pump this weekend.

[gadget73]

Is that bypass plate what one uses to fix the surging idle crap? Mine does that even when the IAC is totally unplugged. I do have the throttle stop set too high tho so perhaps its related.

[mrltd]

Yep, that's it.

[Freshmeat]

I need to bring back my timing a lot. The idle screw is backed out so far it's not even touching the throttle lever and it's still idling high. Hehehe.

Oops?

[mrltd]

Sounds like a vacuum leak then, not timing.... Or you have that idle bypass plate opened up too far.

[mrltd]

Damn, that sucks. At least you have most of the big issues straightened out. The little ones are the big PITA though