I ended up having another problem with the Mustang on my way to work today. :/ One of my shift rods apparently lost the cotter pin on the part that connects to the shifter. The back part of it then fell out of the shifter while I was on the highway ...
read moreCylinder Head Swapped
I was able to get the cylinder head swapped on Monday. I changed over to the spare ‘66 head I have that was supposedly rebuilt 2000 miles ago. In the process, I also made sure to change over the valve springs between the two heads so that my performance springs ...
read moreLeaking exhaust valve
So after some more testing, I found I have a leaking exhaust valve in cylinder 2. A couple of club members told me I definitely have a miss, so I did another compression check. I guess I must not have done another one after I replaced the head gasket. All ...
read moreSwapped transmission…
So I finally decided to try and track down the vibration a little more since I’m driving the Mustang more with my new job. It’s getting irritating on the highway. Since I was thinking the vibration was probably related to my “new” flywheel, pressure plate, or trans, I ...
read moreSome tuning
I’ve adjusted the 1100 carb quite a bit before, but nothing ever seemed to make all that much difference. Today I decided to do it again—this time using both the oxygen sensor and a vacuum gauge. I was able to lean it out quite a bit. I think ...
read moreStill no luck (2bbl + vibration)
Well, it wasn’t really worth it’s own post, but I did put the transmission back in a couple days after I pulled it out. Vibration seems about the same, and I didn’t find any obviously loose bolts or anything with it apart. I should’ve checked the ...
read moreLooking for the vibration…
Not a whole lot of interesting Mustang-related things have been going on lately. I added an oxygen sensor awhile ago for tuning, but it’s just a narrow band and I haven’t been able to get even slightly consistent results from it. Otherwise, I’ve just been driving it ...
read moreDefroster and lighter
When I ordered a few random parts last week, I was a little bit short on the amount for a minimum order. Since it’s starting to cool off and I remembered my old defroster hoses were falling apart, along with the ducts being gone, I figured I’d replace ...
read moreDS cowl work
The driver’s side still has (well, hopefully had…) some leaks. I never figured out for sure where it was leaking, but I’m sure the cowl opening was part of it like on the passenger’s side. I put one of the plastic cowl hats in place on the ...
read moreMore floor pan paint
A few updates to make, that I’ll spread over a few posts here I think.
For one, I put another coat of paint on my floor pans. It’s just another layer of Rust-Oleum’s brush on Satin Black, nothing fancy. I also spray-painted a few areas that weren ...
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