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  1. tarponboy

    Spark Plug Blew Out Of Engine Years Ago, Now...

    That was an interesting video you posted above. Seems plausible that with a camera, someone could take a look similar to the mechanic in the video and check the thread depths against other cylinders.
  2. tarponboy

    97 Cobra Engine Will Start But Soon Shuts Off

    :)
  3. tarponboy

    97 Cobra Engine Will Start But Soon Shuts Off

    So looking back at your previous suggestions, I did not test with a fuel pressure gauge nor, did I test power after the inertia switch. But the goods news is the fuel pump replacement resolved the issue! It took me a few weeks to go through several attempts to get the fuel pump I wanted and...
  4. tarponboy

    97 Cobra Engine Will Start But Soon Shuts Off

    Thanks for the suggestion. I do frequent Harbor Freight, so that is certainly an option. I did not verify power after the inertia switch... I did not think of that, but now that I do... not sure how to do that. I will take a look at that though, thanks for the suggestion.
  5. tarponboy

    97 Cobra Engine Will Start But Soon Shuts Off

    Hi @RaggedGT. I have not verified the fuel pressure. My reasoning behind that was as follows: 1) I do not have a fuel pressure gauge to connect to the Schrader valve. 2) My understanding is that the fuel pump provides the pressure in the fuel system and without the fuel pump working...
  6. tarponboy

    97 Cobra Engine Will Start But Soon Shuts Off

    For S&Gs, I tried to start the engine with the hood latched shut, but it did not help. After triple checking some of the items I already mentioned, I decided to take another approach and verify the fuel system was working properly. I just had the feeling that fuel was not getting into the...
  7. tarponboy

    97 Cobra Engine Will Start But Soon Shuts Off

    The Battery Tender Junior says that after 16 hours, even a fully discharged battery would be charged. That was not my case. I actually left the Battery Tender Junior connected for about 48 hours and it never charged to 80%. I would know this as the Battery Tender Junior changes from a solid...
  8. tarponboy

    97 Cobra Engine Will Start But Soon Shuts Off

    Good idea. Ironically, I do have a Battery Tender Junior (automatic battery charger, a.k.a. "trickle charger"), but had never opened it before. No time like the present, eh? I just connected it to the battery and it appears to be charging. Will keep an eye on it before I try to start the...
  9. tarponboy

    Spark Plug Blew Out Of Engine Years Ago, Now...

    Hi Gavin. Thinking out loud here... --Would that difference in spark plug seat height matter? Seems to me it would. The spark plugs do not usually take too many turns of the wrench to get in place. Each turn is a couple millimeters, I would imagine. Could we equate the difference in the...
  10. tarponboy

    97 Cobra Engine Will Start But Soon Shuts Off

    Hi @RaggedGT. You are welcome about the details. As for your question, I did consider the passive anti-theft system (PATS), but when I looked in my owner's manual and read through the description about when I would expect to see the "THEFT" illuminated on the dash, my symptoms appeared...
  11. tarponboy

    97 Cobra Engine Will Start But Soon Shuts Off

    So here is a perfect case of "man fixes one problem, but creates another". Well, it would be a perfect case if I could verify that I fixed the first problem, but I cannot because the engine will not stay running. The background on this story is that my 97 Cobra has been running hot for some...
  12. tarponboy

    97 Cobra Running Hot

    Hmm. I am a bit puzzled. I run the car up to 190 degrees with the cap off, but did not see any fluid come out. I would know as I had white towels all around the opening that were dry. So then I held the RPM at about 2,000 for a bit, with same result. I then revved the engine to about 3,000...
  13. tarponboy

    97 Cobra Running Hot

    What a gem. Thank you much. You just might be right... https://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/threads/bleeding-cooling-system-after-flush-very-important.628582/
  14. tarponboy

    97 Cobra Running Hot

    Hi everyone, I have a 97 Cobra with 102,xxx miles on it. Bought it about 1 year ago. Only driven occassionally, on the weekends. When I bought the car, it had a very slow drip of antifreeze from the lower thermostat housing. No problem, took the car on around town trips and all was well (just a...
  15. tarponboy

    St Louis in the house?

    Hey that's awesome! It's on and off perfect weather to be driving them, too! I'll have to look your town up, not sure exactly where you have but get out there this weekend and drive! :)
  16. tarponboy

    St Louis in the house?

    That's cool. I'm from the east coast and moved out here a few months ago. It's pretty cool to see as many Mustangs on the road out here as I do. Back east it's more expensive, newer sports cars, or even import cars. Not much of the grass-roots American type muscle cars. Let's see who else...
  17. tarponboy

    St Louis in the house?

    Anyone from St Louis on here? I see Mustangs all the time around here someone's got to be reading this!
  18. tarponboy

    Fox body ignition wiring diagrams

    Does anyone know where to get wiring diagrams for all the wires under the dash surround the steering column? I am trying to finish removing an alarm system installed by a previous owner and unfortunately I don't know what every wire is for and there are quite a few. The Chilton's manual is a...
  19. tarponboy

    Fox body 5-speed transmission swap

    I'm going to be replacing the transmission in my 91 LX (see sig). I have done a few transmission swaps with my friend, but on F body Camaros. I have been reading through the Chilton's guide but I wanted to get some input from those who have done this swap before as to what to look out for, in...
  20. tarponboy

    So who did Mardi Gras yesterday??

    Hey everyone. I just moved to the area Friday and some relatives and I did Mardi Gras up. Anyone else go? It was pretty cool. Who knew a fundamentally trivial objective such as acquiring beads would be fun. haha. Who else went????
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