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    Electrical Dont Know What Else To Try. Please Help!!!!!!

    if you have the test light hooked to the negative side of the battery and the other end on the block and the test light is glowing then it sounds like you do not have any ground connection to the engine and you are not getting a complete circuit back to the negative terminal on the battery...
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    Drivetrain Clutch Cable Keeps Breaking.

    If you are getting them from parts houses then they are not "OEM". People including myself have lots of problems with parts store replacement cables. Get a ford cable or the one from maximum motorsports. I got the one from MM and there is a very noticeable difference between it and the parts...
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    Engine Air Pump Delete Good Or Bad?

    No cats or smog pump here and no smell either. The pulley itself shouldn't make noise. If its making noise then the bearing in the pump is likely toast. Latemodelrestoration.com carries them pretty cheap. Slap on a new one and stock belt and roll on
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    Rpm Stay Stuck?

    Pull the codes but it definitely sounds like a throttle position sensor. When you turn off the car and then start it back up the computer uses the higher voltage that its seeing from tps and uses it as the baseline for closed throttle. That's why it stops when you restart it. When the idle is...
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    Drivetrain Its Time For A New Clutch

    Thats odd. I like cjs but I have also spent at least a couple grand over the years at Late Model Restoration and they have always bent over backwards for me.
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    New short throw shifter eliminate shifter rattling?

    I just installed my new MGW shifter last week so i could have have a solid short throw shifter. I think i have a little play in my output shaft and have always had some buzzing and vibration from my stock shifter that is gone after i installed the MGW. I know it didnt cure the issue but it...
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    Muffler discussion

    Pro xs should be good. I also suggest searching youtube to get an idea you can find clips of just about any exhaust setup you can think of for our cars on there.
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    Muffler discussion

    Does your car have tailpipes or is it dumped before the axle. I have flowmaster super 44s, off road hpipe with tailpipes and it is very tame inside the car. I dont get the drone that i had with the original 40 series.
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    Tire sizes

    +1 on the 245/50/16. Thats what i ran before i got my 17s looked good and grabbed better than stock.
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    Clutch Cable Replacement, which is the best to get?

    I was having clutch cable problems and decided to buy a cable from maximum motorsports after hearing alot of positive feedback on them. All my problems have since ceased. It was around $100 but comparing it side by side to some of the other cables you can really see how much of a difference...
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    Oil pump driveshaft collar position

    It will be fine. The reason the collar had to be pushed down is because the driveshaft was meant to be put in from the bottom with the oil pump. The purpose of that collar is to keep the shaft from coming out with the distributor. The way you put it in is fine just make sure if you pull the...
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    Lower intake manifold gasket or silicone?

    x2 on the permatex right stuff!! bout 15 dollars for a can but put a little on your fingers and u can tell its way better than the average silicone. Did my intake about 2 mos ago and no problems!!
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    Burning oil..... Any ideas??

    well... i went to do a compression test today and my gauge was broke so i guess ill have to wait for the tool truck to come by before i can do it. Funny thing is on my way home yesterday and my way to and from work today no smoking whatsoever!! i left the pcv open to atmosphere and capped off...
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    Burning oil..... Any ideas??

    I just smelled it and it smelled normal.. Im a mechanic so i guess if we slow down a lil this afternoon i'll do a compression test on her
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    Burning oil..... Any ideas??

    hello guys im new to the site but im pretty familiar with these cars. I'm having a problem with burning some oil. ive noticed sometimes at higher rpms im leaving a smoke cloud behind me. The only thing is that it doesnt do it all the time. I had an oil leak at the rear of the lower intake so...