ha! going to lunch in 15 or 20. Shouldn't you guys be working or something?!?!?
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Life is short. Be a do'er and not a shoulda done'er.
1969 Galaxie 500 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...ild-it-s-alive
1998 Mustang GT https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...60-and-a-turbo
1983 Mustang GT 545/552/302/Turbo302/552 http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...485-bbr-s-83gt
1973 F-250 BBF Turbo Truck http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...uck-conversion
1986 Ford Ranger EFI 545/C6 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...tooth-and-nail
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I used a quart of diesel.. Rev it up enough to pour half quart down it while running, then put the last half in fast enough to kill it..
Then let it sit prefeerably overnite.. Will clean it out and help lube it do that before new mufflers and after water.. Have done it with ATF too.. Better results with diesel.. Less smoke.
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Sometimes success is measured in incremental steps rather than monumental gains.
I skipped the eating part of lunch and went straight to the wrenching part.
I pulled it all apart and you could move the valve up and down with your fingers. Pretty lucky the locks did not pop out while it was running! I fed in about 4 feet of nylon rope into the cylinder, which was really easier that I thought it would be. I had to slightly modify the spring compressor with a BFH because it kept hitting the cowl right when I needed it to compress the spring. Once that 'adjustment' was made, I pulled off the old spring, and the remnants of the old seal. I put a new seal on it and reinstalled the "new" spring and buttoned everything back up. Crank crank cranky crank crank. Would not start. At all. I messed around with it for a few minutes, pulled the vac advance hose off, and shoved the dist way over, and it finally cranked up.
Now, here's where the incremental steps part comes in. At idle it acts like it's missing and smokes a bit, but hold the throttle open and it clears out, stops smoking and runs smooth. Let off the throttle, and it'll idle for a few seconds really smooth, then start to act like it's missing again. I very well could have the timing all jacked up, but I am very very very very very very happy with the improvement. There is also ZERO sign of blow-by coming out of the valve covers. If I had time to throw a timing light on it, and get it set correctly, I might have tried to drive it back to work. But, over all I will call this a win.
Last edited by BBR; March 25, 2016, 02:46 PM.Life is short. Be a do'er and not a shoulda done'er.
1969 Galaxie 500 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...ild-it-s-alive
1998 Mustang GT https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...60-and-a-turbo
1983 Mustang GT 545/552/302/Turbo302/552 http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...485-bbr-s-83gt
1973 F-250 BBF Turbo Truck http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...uck-conversion
1986 Ford Ranger EFI 545/C6 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...tooth-and-nail
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crickets.....Life is short. Be a do'er and not a shoulda done'er.
1969 Galaxie 500 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...ild-it-s-alive
1998 Mustang GT https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...60-and-a-turbo
1983 Mustang GT 545/552/302/Turbo302/552 http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...485-bbr-s-83gt
1973 F-250 BBF Turbo Truck http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...uck-conversion
1986 Ford Ranger EFI 545/C6 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...tooth-and-nail
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No. I had hell getting it back in the last time and knew it really needs to be bumped back a tooth on the cam. Makes me really really like the 2 piece shaft distributor that I have in the Mustang.Life is short. Be a do'er and not a shoulda done'er.
1969 Galaxie 500 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...ild-it-s-alive
1998 Mustang GT https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...60-and-a-turbo
1983 Mustang GT 545/552/302/Turbo302/552 http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...485-bbr-s-83gt
1973 F-250 BBF Turbo Truck http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...uck-conversion
1986 Ford Ranger EFI 545/C6 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...tooth-and-nail
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So cool!!! I was just a touch sad that you wouldn't be able to cruise it in "almost bought" condition.
Looks like now you'll get to enjoy it and have some time to decide what happens next, rather than a full engine rebuild right off the bat....
Are you hungry? Worth skipping lunch for?
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Originally posted by BBR View PostNo. I had hell getting it back in the last time and knew it really needs to be bumped back a tooth on the cam. Makes me really really like the 2 piece shaft distributor that I have in the Mustang.Flying south, with a flock of bird dogs.
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Originally posted by andy30thz View PostSo cool!!! I was just a touch sad that you wouldn't be able to cruise it in "almost bought" condition.
Looks like now you'll get to enjoy it and have some time to decide what happens next, rather than a full engine rebuild right off the bat....
Are you hungry? Worth skipping lunch for?Life is short. Be a do'er and not a shoulda done'er.
1969 Galaxie 500 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...ild-it-s-alive
1998 Mustang GT https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...60-and-a-turbo
1983 Mustang GT 545/552/302/Turbo302/552 http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...485-bbr-s-83gt
1973 F-250 BBF Turbo Truck http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...uck-conversion
1986 Ford Ranger EFI 545/C6 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...tooth-and-nail
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That's one heck of a productive lunch break! I usually eat leftovers at my desk...
Major win!
By the end of the weekend she should be purring like a kitten till the lake pipes roar.There's always something new to learn.
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Ha I wish. We are actually gonna make a quick trip to do some skiing. But I really wanted to get the spring changed so I would not be thinking about it the whole time!Life is short. Be a do'er and not a shoulda done'er.
1969 Galaxie 500 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...ild-it-s-alive
1998 Mustang GT https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...60-and-a-turbo
1983 Mustang GT 545/552/302/Turbo302/552 http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...485-bbr-s-83gt
1973 F-250 BBF Turbo Truck http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...uck-conversion
1986 Ford Ranger EFI 545/C6 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...tooth-and-nail
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