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  • Well atleast i can keep the car till we either fix it or trade it for another stang. Not looking good for the rally unless someone has a donor 3.8l v6 motor for me :(
    Well decided to find another 3.8v6 for the horse. Found one that was rebuilt 20k miles on it. Ford did a reman on it. Guy is going to sell the motor for $300 to me. Mine i believe the came is shot. Stupid motor put new lifters in the side i thought was bad. Nope still no oil pressure and running like crap. So i am done with it. Putting a different motor in it is the wiser choice right now.
    Car passed inspection but not good new for me though. Front and rear mains are leaking pretty bad and the valve is getting worse in the motor. Looks like another motor in near future.
    ROUSH 4
    ROUSH 4
    Work in progress , nice on the inspection pass
    M
    mustangfan
    Yeah drive it till this v6 dies. Then put another one in its place. Waiting for junk yard to have their $50 motor day and bam i am heading down for another motor.
    Well after all the new parts finally got to truly test my car today. From my work to the doctors office is 1.5hrs one way. All is well till i get to syracuse were the car started to heat up toward the l on normal which is higher then it usually runs. But then again it was 2:30pm and temps were hot today. So after docs appointment i took a look at the fan. Everything was hooked up fine. So i took my key and moved the fan to see if it was stuck. Turned little sticky but turned. So at 4pm way home she didn't climb above the normal temps on hot days she runs. Friggin I81 was rough mother though. Thank god for the new shocks. Road like a champ. Still have to fix the brake shoes on passenger front. They hang little bit cause i didn't file them down like my drivers side. No biggie. So all in all. She did great for me. I think i can trust her on long trips now.
    Finally cars is almost done. Got new struts,calipers on front,parking brake cables,rear shocks and finally new door hinge pin on drivers side. Decided to paint the car with some help from brother inlaw(he has sprayer and some experience) to save some cash. Still need to fix or delete egr valve to help the car running. It is running rich and you can smell it in the car. One thing at a time though.
    Meet and greet and cruise this month is cancelled. I will try next month. Car is still out of order somewhat and all ford show is the same weekend so i figured cancel it would be best thing to do. Maybe next month i can get more people.
    Boy just can't catch a brake with this mustang. I figure i have a warped rotor on the front passenger side. Everything else has been replaced or lubricated up. So now i have to wait till i get the money for a new rotor. I am getting very frustrated with it. Oh yeah what would cause my oil pressure to go well below normal at idle but as soon as i gas the car is goes up again? I figure i have a burnt valve on drivers side also. Car doesn't run right and most of the noise is coming from top of engine on drivers side. Going to drive it till this winter then tear the head off again and see if i can figure out what valve is bad. I am so glad this car was beat to hell when i got it motor wise.
    noclutch
    noclutch
    Oil pressure question is the most important thing to have answered before it gives you a bigger list of worry
    vorstang
    vorstang
    Do a cylinder leak down test. That will tell you what valve is bad.
    M
    mustangfan
    ok how do I do that?
    I hate calipers for my car. Stupid things are expensive and have to wait for them to come in stock. I got one on the passenger front that is not releasing right and causing the brake pads to scrub the rotor making alot of noises and pulling to the right when brakes are applied. Grrr....
    M
    mustangfan
    ok replaced the wheel bearing it was turning hard so i am assuming it might been the culprit. Greasing the caliper and putting new shoes on the front today. Lots of fun today.
    onlycodered
    onlycodered
    Sounds like a nice little project. I'd rather be doing what you're doing instead of the exhaust work I have to do on my girlfriend's car. Consider yourself lucky! Hahaha
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    mustangfan
    ok so i got everything done today and still makes that annoying sounds. Only thing i could think off is that shocks on the rear of car are totalled shot. There is evidence that the driveshaft is hitting my parking brake cables so could that be the culprit? Or something on the passenger rear is binding maybe? I will try to get a video of the noise to hopefully figure this out.
    Holy cow it is humid outside today. Finally putting windows in the house and i am just soaked with sweat.
    dadnpony
    dadnpony
    It Beats shoveling Snow !
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    mustangfan
    nah i just push it out of the way lol. Another hot one again today
    Drove the stang and found out the battery was cracked. SO i replaced it today. So more and more parts. Hopefully that will fix any issues for awhile. Pocket is getting empty fast cause of the stang lol.....
    onlycodered
    onlycodered
    It was cracked?! I've never seen that before!
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    mustangfan
    Yep right by the postive post.
    larquitte
    larquitte
    i know how you feal. ive had a cracked converter ive been putting off fixing. between everything i want to do and the things you have to do it adds up fast.
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