I gotta get it to stop overheating long enough to do a video.
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2011 Mustang GT Premium, MT82, Kona/Saddle, HIDs, 3.73s, 19s, hood/side stripes, UPR 1.5" springs with adjustable panhard bar, and UMI solid LCAs and relocation brackets.
1992 Explorer Eddie Bauer, slight lift, 34s, and A/C...
1979 Bronco Custom, 351M/C6/NP205, 4" lift, 35s, lots of fender trimming.
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I agree. There's a lot more motivation involved when I can fix something and test drive it to see if things are better, as opposed to installing more and more random shit and not knowing when it'll be done.
I came home from Waffle House earlier and almost flipped out- the wagon wasn't in the driveway. I seriously came close to jumping in front of an 18-wheeler. Then, I remembered I parked it in the yard so the coolant can pour out and not get all over the driveway when I do the water pump.
My bad.2011 Mustang GT Premium, MT82, Kona/Saddle, HIDs, 3.73s, 19s, hood/side stripes, UPR 1.5" springs with adjustable panhard bar, and UMI solid LCAs and relocation brackets.
1992 Explorer Eddie Bauer, slight lift, 34s, and A/C...
1979 Bronco Custom, 351M/C6/NP205, 4" lift, 35s, lots of fender trimming.
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Especially when you can't find it less than a week after starting it for the first time in five months!2011 Mustang GT Premium, MT82, Kona/Saddle, HIDs, 3.73s, 19s, hood/side stripes, UPR 1.5" springs with adjustable panhard bar, and UMI solid LCAs and relocation brackets.
1992 Explorer Eddie Bauer, slight lift, 34s, and A/C...
1979 Bronco Custom, 351M/C6/NP205, 4" lift, 35s, lots of fender trimming.
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Still having cooling problems. Pressure in the system less than 30 seconds after a cold start. I thought I had a reverse rotation pump accidentally, but it checks out as standard. I just finished a compression test... 140psi across the board. Went ahead and did that while I had teh pump off so that if I needed to swap head gaskets or have the heads worked on, I wouldn't have to break down the accessories, again.
I'm gonna put it all back together and pull the thermostat to see if that helps.2011 Mustang GT Premium, MT82, Kona/Saddle, HIDs, 3.73s, 19s, hood/side stripes, UPR 1.5" springs with adjustable panhard bar, and UMI solid LCAs and relocation brackets.
1992 Explorer Eddie Bauer, slight lift, 34s, and A/C...
1979 Bronco Custom, 351M/C6/NP205, 4" lift, 35s, lots of fender trimming.
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If the timing is set too retarded it will over heat, also that may be the reason you are popping and stumbling when you shift. When I had my carb swap done, I was running real retarded and it kept overheating and it would pop and back fire when I floored it form a stop or slow roll. Just something to try.
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I'll check the timing, but I'm almost positive I'm on 10*. I've already melted four plug wires. Gonna need 90* boots.2011 Mustang GT Premium, MT82, Kona/Saddle, HIDs, 3.73s, 19s, hood/side stripes, UPR 1.5" springs with adjustable panhard bar, and UMI solid LCAs and relocation brackets.
1992 Explorer Eddie Bauer, slight lift, 34s, and A/C...
1979 Bronco Custom, 351M/C6/NP205, 4" lift, 35s, lots of fender trimming.
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I checked the timing. Yeah...
Stock, I believe, is 8* BTDC. I was on roughly 8* ATDC (I knew it was idling pretty high, but I forgot how badly the idle can throw off timing the motor). That explains a lot as to why it was running so hot, even with the stat out. It also explains the extreme sluggishness and the intermittent popping if I shifted at too low of an RPM.
It sounds and idles SO much better, now. I didn't get a chance to let it idle at temp because of time restraints, but I'll take care of that ASAP and keep ya'll posted.2011 Mustang GT Premium, MT82, Kona/Saddle, HIDs, 3.73s, 19s, hood/side stripes, UPR 1.5" springs with adjustable panhard bar, and UMI solid LCAs and relocation brackets.
1992 Explorer Eddie Bauer, slight lift, 34s, and A/C...
1979 Bronco Custom, 351M/C6/NP205, 4" lift, 35s, lots of fender trimming.
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Originally posted by FreshmeatI checked the timing. Yeah...
Stock, I believe, is 8* BTDC. I was on roughly 8* ATDC (I knew it was idling pretty high, but I forgot how badly the idle can throw off timing the motor). That explains a lot as to why it was running so hot, even with the stat out. It also explains the extreme sluggishness and the intermittent popping if I shifted at too low of an RPM.
It sounds and idles SO much better, now. I didn't get a chance to let it idle at temp because of time restraints, but I'll take care of that ASAP and keep ya'll posted.http://secondhandracing.com/Home.aspx
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Yeah. Well, that and the timing being so far off had the headers so hot it was ridiculous. I bought some 90* plug boots today. $20 for house brand wires for a 1990 Chevrolet 1500 with a 350. If they work out, I'll consider getting better ones, but stock 8mm should hold me up just fine for a long while. Just got the cheap ones so if I need to figure out something else to do, I can learn on $20 wires instead of another set of $45 ones.2011 Mustang GT Premium, MT82, Kona/Saddle, HIDs, 3.73s, 19s, hood/side stripes, UPR 1.5" springs with adjustable panhard bar, and UMI solid LCAs and relocation brackets.
1992 Explorer Eddie Bauer, slight lift, 34s, and A/C...
1979 Bronco Custom, 351M/C6/NP205, 4" lift, 35s, lots of fender trimming.
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ahh I just read your story and it is soo similar to mine its uncanny. When I first had mine going it was overheating also, then i found out it was a gallon low on coolant, problem solved. Second problem was the shop that fixed my ignition set the timing with spout connected so i was backfiring and had really hot exhaust and it was fouling plugs like crazy, so i set the timing myself correctly, problem solved. Then finally it was running but reall rough and skipping, thats when i found out my injectors had gone bad, replaced the bad ones, and now im here today with a perfect running HO towncar!1989 Lincoln Town Car - "Anabelle" - Original block, .030 over with SpeedPro pistons, rods fitted with ARP hardware, FRPP +volume oil pump, GT-40 3bar heads, Crane 1.72 rockers, 89' Fox cam, 93' Cobra lower intake, Explorer upper and 65mm TB, 93' Lightning EGR spacer, K&N intake kit from a 4.0L Ranger, 19lb/hr injectors w/ 87 Mark VII ECM, cat/smog deletes, Big Brake conversion, 3.55 K-Code Trac-Lok/Disc brake rear axle, CVPI LCA's w/1" sway bar in rear, wagon front sway bar, BBK 2.5" off-road H-Pipe, Flowmaster super 40s, HPP wheels, 3G alternator w/LMR.com wiring kit, gear reduction starter conversion, Best 1/4 time: 16.0 @ 85mph.
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