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    auxilary shaft removal

    cha ching the rod i pulled out has a gear on it. i pulled the whole distributor i beleive and the gear is called distributor gear. there is a little whole through the gear and rod for a pin,,, my pin is broken. i wish to acquire a new one then problem (should be) solved. Where can i...
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    auxilary shaft removal

    ok, i pulled out the rod where the rotor plugs onto. (auxilary shaft correct?) This is the rod that the distributor cap screws onto(the one i pulled out). My problem is the rotor doesn't spin when i turn over my engine. The timing belt and all other belts on front of engine are new(or were...
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    auxilary gears

    I have a problem, my rotor no longer spins. I have searched threads, and i asume this is because the auxilary ?shaft? has broken or deteriorated to the point of no return. I have not had a chance to tear apart my engine do to the snow that we have been blessed with over the past few weeks...
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    no spark to distributor

    I have no spark going to my distributor from the coil pack. The two wires on the coil have power(tested with test lite). I bought a new coil pack from autozone. I'm lost, it just up and stopped on me on thursday. Any ideas on what else couldv'e gone out to cause this plz. I used a timing...
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    fixed power issue

    Special cars man, The reason for my power loss, the muffler fell off my 85 2.3L Why oh why was everthing on the interior grounded through the muffler. I just can't figure it out. I sat the jumper cables down on my car while connected to the battery, right after words jumped thinking i'll...
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    engine swaps in lx's

    It looked so but i wanted a vote of confidentiality, will the whole dash drop out of the 82 and into my 85? Mines cracked and messed, his was cleaner, even with the years of dirt on it. I've never done this kinda swapping, my heater core is blown too, anyone know if they used the same? i'll...
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    engine swaps in lx's

    change in plans So i went to look at the car today. First thoughts, laugh my ass off. Closer inspection, the doors on both sides are better than mine, driver side has a dent but easy fix(friends dad owns paint shop :-) ) I'm thinking that swapping body parts onto mine is a better than doing...
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    engine swaps in lx's

    It's a 1brl carb. I would have to take out the computer as well right, I know dumb question but sure enough im asking it.
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    engine swaps in lx's

    Will the 2.3L n/a engine in my 85 lx fit into an 82 lx hatchback. I haven't seen the car, but some guy just pulls up next to me while im working on mine and says hey, iv'e got an 82 looks better than ur's. There's no engine in it and it's urs for 100-150?????? says that with the 50 bucks...
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    3rd solenoid

    Keep frying these pups like smores. just got it yesterday, started up perfect(new starter, alt,bat, voltage regulator) put it in at the store, after i left my friends house last night, second time starting it up, the starter was locked in the on position. I was on a hill and have no...
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    No charge off alternator

    i should have looked closer, it's the other silver box buzzin, what is this (relay? to what?) alternator is pushing 7.4 a guy told me that there were single thread wires used as fuses, and one of these may have blown, im about to check all the wires he pointed at and a few more,
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    No charge off alternator

    HEY,, could that buzzing noise be the voltage regulator. Would you guys see that as being the buzz, and if soo does it seem plausible that it would be drainin my battery. In question, changing the external voltage regulator may fix?
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    No charge off alternator

    I read previous posts. One difference I've noticed is no one else mentioned the little silver box by their battery. One of the 2 things there is making a buzzing noise, sometimes when i hit brakes, or open the door, or reverse lights go on. just about anything that uses power. Im certain a...
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    straight six swap

    thankyou very much Anlushac that was VERY educational yeah, id say that looks like plenty power in the pic :nice:
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    straight six swap

    I-6 swaps in the Fox chassis require the specific I6 K-member, and therefore a lot of work. 4k#Fe could you explain a little better for me plz
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    straight six swap

    awesome, right now the 2.3 in my car has some issues it's going to be a fall project for when i switch back to the 4 wheel drive truck for winter thanks guys, now i will certainly go measure up what i can
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    straight six swap

    my question is simple and very crazy i suppose but im gonna ask it anywayz, dont get to upset my unlce has an inline 6cyl. out of a 66 bronco 2 engine mounts, anyone heard of a straight six like that bolting into the 85 mustang lx body i havent gone up to measure it out yet but he...
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    can a clogged mufler......

    well that doesnt sound like fun a while back i blew a hole in the oil pan the size of a softball on a cavalier i had last night my mustang died while in neutral on a hill starter wouldnt get it going so i popped the clutch in 4th gear it sounded like/worse than when my cavalier blew...
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    what doors can replace

    thanks guys
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    Need Carb help

    was the car runnin before u rebuilt the carb.? i rebuilt my 85 carb with my uncle in about 2 hrs, because i needed to make a few trips into town my car would idle without the 02 sensor in it :shrug:
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