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  1. J

    flex plates

    28 oz
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    Broken Crank

    Your standard 2 piece crank and s-beam rod:
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    Broken Crank

    Happy New Year all, Just pulled my old engine apart, I think I found the problem with it: Broken crankshaft, bent #1 rod. I'm kind of suprised it didn't blow up, it stayed intact, well contained in the caps anyways. Lots of big chunks of crank debris in the pan. I think I'll go easier on...
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    New hood cowl and new engine heating up

    Ya, checking clearence when the lifters aren't pumped up is tricky. I'm just glad it didn't bend the push rod to make matters a lot worse.
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    New hood cowl and new engine heating up

    Thanks Cobra7, Yes, it's full open to the engine compartment. I'm thinking about a way to install some type of screen to keep big stuff from going down into that big hole. I just ran it for about 4 mins at idle, the fan came on at 160F and never went higher after another 6 mins of running at...
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    It's been a while

    OK, I have a few more ideas: have you tried the simplest thing, adjusting the screw down for higher idle speed? (not the mixture screws) Have you tried plugging off the port and hose going to the carb? Not the one to the distributor, to see if the idle improved. Are you using a timing light or...
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    It's been a while

    Hello Josmen, It started after all these years, that's good. The problem could be a lot of different things. To start with, I'd give it a tune up (plugs, cap, etc.), put new gas in it, and a new fuel pump if you haven't done so yet. After 8 years of sitting all of those parts must be bad by...
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    New hood cowl and new engine heating up

    Well I found the ticking noise immediately after pulling the pas side cover, not to happy, but fixable. The oil filler baffle screw was hitting one of the rockers and left some damage :( I wont feel comfortable using this rocker and I'll keep it for spare, the good news for me is that Summit...
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    New hood cowl and new engine heating up

    Hi all, I just got done fixing the water temp problem, engine cooling works great now. Turns out that the gauge was displaying the wrong temp the whole time. When I installed my Autometer gauges, I failed to install the water temp sender that came with the gauge. After swapping out the...
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    Having a problem

    Yep, had this issue before with a Granada. If the converter isn't seated all the way in, the engine won't crank.
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    New hood cowl and new engine heating up

    Thanks guys, I never would have thought an Explorer MC would fit in a II, thanks for another great tip! I wont be able to get to it 'til this weekend. I'll keep you posted.
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    New hood cowl and new engine heating up

    Thanks Tim, Head gaskets - 100% sure Water pump rotation - 0% sure, still checking on that. Timing cover - Noooooo! Those bastards! There's a difference??? Thanks for the tip! Do you know if it will also support 4 wheel discs? Thats ultimately what I'd like. Edit: I just checked the...
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    c4 woes

    Hey DangerousII, do the symptoms go away after it's warmed up? If so I suspect the clutches are worn out. How does the fluid look, normal pinkish/red or tan/brownish? Is the pan bent upwards into the pickup? Is the screen clogged? I've burnt up many c4's and they slip like hell cold, but never...
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    New hood cowl and new engine heating up

    Howdy all, after installing the new engine, the top of the carb was flush with the stock hood, so I installed a 4" cowl: I cut grooves into the sides of the scoop, creating something like "tabs", where it flattens out on the side of the scoop for about 3 inches and slid the scoop side tabs...
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    Hello All!

    Are you using old gas? If so, get rid of it. Or maybe the previous engine owner had old gas and ran the engine on it and gummed up the valves. If they get too gummed up they'll bend, so I wouldn't run it until they're free. Anyways, I've used penetrating oil in the past to unstick valves...
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    Meet Nightmare

    Cool! Looks like a fun car. I like the lift in the back, along with all the rest of the car. What size wheel/tire are you running in the back?
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    Hello All!

    Looks great so far, the headers look so much better :) I bolted the headers, starter, motor mounts, and trans together, then lowered them all in at the same time. I used a load leveler on the cherry picker, a must to make the job easier. I just took my time and slowly lowered it in, took...
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    Hello All!

    Your guy is right, no valley pan gaskets on a Ford 302. I can't identify it the intake, what do the cast markings say on it? With the EGR on it, it looks like a Ford factory manifold. Is there an air gap below the runners? Hard to see in the pic. BTW, the car looks excellent, nice...
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    #6 AN adapter fittings for C4

    Yep, looked everywhere.