Search results

Besides a 5.0 liter and tranny? I'm guessing brakes and suspension, exhaust, but what about things like the efi system? Is there a thread anywhere here regarding this? Thanks.

Thanks, I'll check that out this weekend. It's supposed to be a balmy 55 degrees on Saturday.

I'm well aware gasoline doesn't freeze, but my 89 GT started up a little over a week or so ago (It lives in the unheated garage attached to my house) and when I went to start it today it wouldn't start. It just kept cranking. I pressed the gas pedal once. Still nothing. Turned the key back, than...

I'm here now with him looking at it. He thinks it's possible that the bearing behind the throwout bearing retainer could be making noise. No way to check that except to pull it. This is getting nastier by the minute.

I had someone do it. He did use the Dextron III. I don't know how I feel about changing the fluid. It's got over 100,000 miles, and I know there are differing opinions about changing the fluid on a high mileage vehicle. Anyone care to weigh in on the subject? I'm going to bring it back to my...

Thank you very much for the info Noobz. I'm sure I didn't replace that. I get a sick feeling that this tranny is coming out again. Ugh!

It does have the original. I was really trying to replace everything I could get to. I did the rear main while it was out. What is that shaft the retainer is holding?

Yes, the noise goes away when the clutch is pressed in

Hi, I have an 89 GT convertible. It has a T-5 in it. When I got it I knew I had to replace the throwout bearing, so I decided to do a whole clutch. I did an Exidy from American Muscle, new flywheel from Ford Racing, throwout bearing, and pilot bearing. After doing that I had a quadrant installed...

Wow, fantastic tech! Thank you SO much. There were no ground issues. I'm going to put the stock pulley back on right now and see what, if anything, that will do.

Thanks for the reply. It's going from 12 volts to 16 volts (that's according to the dash instrumentation, not a meter). Excuse my lack of familiarity, but what are the location of the grounds I should be checking?

Wow, lots to check. No easy solution, but thank you so much for the thorough checklist and diagram. That's fantastic. I wish I did the3 upgrade everyone was talking about, but the car is stock except for the pullies, and I wanted to keep it that way. I'll start the testing and report back.

I have a stock, with the exception of underdrive pullies, 87 5.0 and the volt meter won't stay even. It's surging. Higher rpm's, higher voltage (about 16), lower rpm's, lower voltage (about 12 at idle). I don't recall seeing the volt meter move the way it is now before changing the alternator a...

Wow! Astounding amount of information. I will be tackling this stuff pretty soon, but we've been having some 60 plus degree days here in Boston, so I haven't put the car away yet. Even with the 3:73 gears, this car just isn't as fast as the 90 LX was. The mods on the LX were the 70mm, Accel...

Hi, I want to do a speed density/mass air conversion on my 87 GT vert (auto). I had a 90 7Up LX, and the previous owner did a 70mm upgrade. I just found the leftover parts (see pics). From looking at the other posts, I now need some new gaskets, harness, and computer to finish, correct? I was...

Where did you purchase it?

Hi, thanks for the info about aftermarket retailers. I wasn't aware of this upgrade and I was in a hurry to get the car driving again. So making modifications wasn't on the agenda. The only mod I thought I was making was upping the amps, which apparently you're telling me I didn't even do (good...

The lights are dimming with the gauge. When in park, if I give it gas, the meter raises as does the brightness of the headlights. Pull it and get it tested?

My voltmeter has started acting differently since installing a new alternator. I put in a 75 amp instead of the stock one. The car does have underdrive pulleys. I never had this problem prior to installing the alternator. The alternator did charge the battery. I took it on the highway twice for...

Thanks for the help guys, it was the bushing. Pryed it out, then smacked the bushing back in. Now I have to swap the pulley with the underdrive pulley from my old one. I hope I have a big enough socket.