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    auxilary shaft removal

    ok, i pulled out the rod where the rotor plugs onto. (auxilary shaft correct?) This is the rod that the distributor cap screws onto(the one i pulled out). My problem is the rotor doesn't spin when i turn over my engine. The timing belt and all other belts on front of engine are new(or were...
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    auxilary gears

    I have a problem, my rotor no longer spins. I have searched threads, and i asume this is because the auxilary ?shaft? has broken or deteriorated to the point of no return. I have not had a chance to tear apart my engine do to the snow that we have been blessed with over the past few weeks...
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    no spark to distributor

    I have no spark going to my distributor from the coil pack. The two wires on the coil have power(tested with test lite). I bought a new coil pack from autozone. I'm lost, it just up and stopped on me on thursday. Any ideas on what else couldv'e gone out to cause this plz. I used a timing...
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    fixed power issue

    Special cars man, The reason for my power loss, the muffler fell off my 85 2.3L Why oh why was everthing on the interior grounded through the muffler. I just can't figure it out. I sat the jumper cables down on my car while connected to the battery, right after words jumped thinking i'll...
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    engine swaps in lx's

    Will the 2.3L n/a engine in my 85 lx fit into an 82 lx hatchback. I haven't seen the car, but some guy just pulls up next to me while im working on mine and says hey, iv'e got an 82 looks better than ur's. There's no engine in it and it's urs for 100-150?????? says that with the 50 bucks...
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    3rd solenoid

    Keep frying these pups like smores. just got it yesterday, started up perfect(new starter, alt,bat, voltage regulator) put it in at the store, after i left my friends house last night, second time starting it up, the starter was locked in the on position. I was on a hill and have no...
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    No charge off alternator

    I read previous posts. One difference I've noticed is no one else mentioned the little silver box by their battery. One of the 2 things there is making a buzzing noise, sometimes when i hit brakes, or open the door, or reverse lights go on. just about anything that uses power. Im certain a...
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    straight six swap

    my question is simple and very crazy i suppose but im gonna ask it anywayz, dont get to upset my unlce has an inline 6cyl. out of a 66 bronco 2 engine mounts, anyone heard of a straight six like that bolting into the 85 mustang lx body i havent gone up to measure it out yet but he...
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    what doors can replace

    :hail2: I have completely rusted through doors on my car, i live within 30 miles of 2 junk yards full of cars but i'd really like to know my options before i go i want to buy doors that can bolt directly to the hinges on the car, preferably keeping my door panels but ahh well if not, i...
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    can a clogged mufler......

    could a very clogged mufler cause the seals on my engine to blow. I wont have the money to get it redone for probably another month. the cat and mufler both are very old, since the car was sitting in a field for 2yrs + some odd months would this be a decent part of why my engine has trouble...
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    asuming the timing belt broke

    How do you know where to realign a new timing belt. I see the camshaft lined up with the yellow marks, and the crankshaft with the little triangle thing linned up, but how do you know where to line up the 3rd gear that rotates the rotor. We took off the distributor cap and tried to position...
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    Fixed timing made it worse

    First, if there is a tech article, i don't know about it and sorry for repetitivenes. However, i checked another website and found that my 85 mustang lx 2.3liter should have a timing of 10degree at 850 rpm, So i borrowed my friends gun and checked it, it was way off the plastic...
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