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    v8 conversion questions

    thanks for the info from what I have heard having my donor car is going to make this conversion painless (or less painful anyway)
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    v8 conversion questions

    I have a couple of questions to add to that... I have a running 87 LX 5.0 and am looking at getting a 93 LX 4cyl to drop my 5.0 into... both cars are AOD My 87 LX is a salvage title and the body is completely shot...engine and drivetrain are in great working order. with the donor car what...
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    black smoke exhaust and fuel smell in oil please help

    well found out the reason for the black smoke... MAP snsor vaccum hose was frayed. Fixed it. Now my Throttle postion sensor is reading 1.21...how do i adjust that?
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    black smoke exhaust and fuel smell in oil please help

    i found out what that part was...i called a ford dealer--it is the relay for the a/c (which i plan on taking out anyway) now if i could just figure out the fuel mixture... a friend mentioned O2 sensors ??? any ideas? thanks
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    black smoke exhaust and fuel smell in oil please help

    ok, i have a pic of the burnt out piece of equip on autozone i found a replacement part GP-SORENSON MR121...still don't know what it is though...
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    black smoke exhaust and fuel smell in oil please help

    I just had a baby and just now got a chance to work on the car again. I don't understand how to do those tests very well. I am going to try to do them right now. Just not sure how to work them out. I found a relay under the steering column inside the car that is burnt out. The part number...
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    black smoke exhaust and fuel smell in oil please help

    well i got the code scanner and wow...stuff looks nasty and are these codes right? I got the Actron code scanner but i saw online a slightly different set fo codes for mustang... :shrug: KOEO i got 23 (throttle postion signal out of range) and 82 (thermactor air circuit, integrated controller...
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    black smoke exhaust and fuel smell in oil please help

    do any of the major parts stores carry the code scanners/guages in stock?
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    black smoke exhaust and fuel smell in oil please help

    I am in Fayetteville ECU and thanks guys...will go get a guage tomorrow and see what we have. I appreciate the help.
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    black smoke exhaust and fuel smell in oil please help

    K, thanks sub...replaced the fuel filter, oil, oil filter when i got the car. Will do the rest and see what happens
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    black smoke exhaust and fuel smell in oil please help

    thanks for the info...anyone know the best place to get rings?
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    black smoke exhaust and fuel smell in oil please help

    thanks for the info guys...how hard and expensive are rings to change?
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    black smoke exhaust and fuel smell in oil please help

    thanks... ouch that sucks... guess i got screwed on this deal :notnice: :bang:
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    black smoke exhaust and fuel smell in oil please help

    smoking exhaust, fuel mixture way rich and some relay/sensor bad?!?! I just bought an 87 5.0 LX a week ago. When I bought it there was a lot of fuel in the oil and the seller told me it was because the car had sat and due to being flooded trying ot get it started. I changed the oil and was...