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I've got an 89 5.0 and now just picked up an 87 2.3L Notch at an insane price! Car runs and drives well, no known issues, white with red leather interior, and alot of the parts needed for a v8 swap are included for only $1100! I'm going to pick it up in about 4 hours :) For Long Island, that...

it definitely knocks at startup and has a slight knocking while revving up but its not as loud, using motorcraft filter already, guess ill just have to ride it out, im looking for a 4cyl DD but they seem to be hard to get a hold of when you want one! :)

Anybody? TTT!! Also, my drain plug is leaking a decent amount and making my damn driveway a mess! I put a new gasket on and some teflon tape on the threads, anything else I can do to at least slow down the leaking?

Hey I just threw this motor together a few weeks ago and it has just recently begun knocking for a second when it first starts up but it quickly goes away just like my last motor before it got some real bad rod knock. My guess is its not building oil pressure right away? Should I be running a...

im looking to pick up some of the best possible ones to use on a stock motor without having to cut the pistons... maybe heads that can be upgraded to bigger valves at a later time should i decide to stroke my motor i may as well go bigger i was considering afr 185's but they are a bit pricey...

yes that makes sense, thanks for the quick reply :) anything else to look at?

Hey guys, I'd like to start looking at a 351W for my car now that I've got the cash and most of the know-how... but when I'm looking at motors, what are some external visual distinctions that make the 351 what it is as opposed to the 302? I know they look almost exactly alike. thanks.

I couldn't get the male fittings to spread apart but I did push the female fittings closed more for a better fit and did lube the connections. Is there any fix to this problem? Is it possible for me to pick up the extension harness Ford made anywhere? Any way to make the connection tighter?

Hey sorry it was a typo on my part I actually pulled a 98 and 63 with the car running. 63 is TPS sensor so I replaced it, still pulls the code even after resetting computer. With the key on engine off, I'm pulling 31,63,85 ..... why all of the codes all of the sudden after cleaning out the salt...

Alright so I took apart the connectors, they were full of gunk and dirt and all that fun stuff, thorougly cleaned them then put a small amount of di-electric grease... put it all back together and.... lucky me I get a CEL. Pulled codes 98 and 64 with the car running. Any ideas what would cause...

Thanks a bunch jrichker I'll stop by Ford on the way to work!

Ahh thanks a ton for the replies, i dont have the extended harness but saleen that link is awesome thatll be my project as soon as it stops snowing as im sure that will be the problem, the wiring harness is so damn old! I've got another question which may or may not be related. In order to...

Hey guys, I'm having a problem with the car (as usual) :). I'm wondering, what function do the two cylinders with a harness coming out of them on the firewall side of the intake manifold serve? Mine move around quite easily and the cars idle and electrical jump with the slightest shift of them...

Hey guys, I'm trying to figure out what's up with my timing and I haven't got a clue. First off, when setting it (with the spout out), you use the solid piece of metal that comes out straight over the balancer, not the one with the circle, correct? I matched up about 10*-12* with the spout out...

hmm my car seems a bit sluggish and this is an interesting point... what is the amount increase in timing i should be looking for with the spout in after setting base timing with the spout out? also, what does it mean if the timing doesn't move much at all? thanks.

glad to see it worked out, ive run into a few electrical problems and my harness is also a hack job from the past 17 years, its definitely not fun

Thanks for the excellent replies, especially yours Hissin, I checked the oil level while hot after letting the car sit for 5 mins and it was slightly above the fulll mark, checked it a week later, and it was consistent. No rod knocks to be heard just a little lifter tick (or exhaust leak who...

well my buddys got a wrecked 88 LX i wanted to grab the bumpers from and throw on my 89 GT so i can have a straight out exhaust rather then the turn-down... just wondering if that would work

can the bumpers be swapped as well without any issues?

By retapping the pan, wouldn't metal shavings get inside the pan? Wouldn't it be impossible to get them all out? Also, wouldn't the oil level reading be more accurate when the car hasn't been run because that gives all the oil time to make it down to the pan, rather then having just been on the...