What did you do to your ____________ today?

fordguy · Mad Scientist Joined: 24 Apr 2007 Posts: 7241

i see. so the bastards have a valve on the intake side that rapes power away?
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Crezzyman · Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 8:14 pm Post subject:

LOL, TAL thinks he's smartened up!

I think it's funny no matter what.

My car runs on regular and it's plenty of fun for me.
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The Toad · Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 9:04 pm Post subject:

My car is fine on reg, although once in a while I put in some higher grade stuff for no other reason other than I have some extra money

I fixed the headlights, changed the oil, and drove around
broke the emergency brake cable in the process.
How much is that gonna cost me? I need that fixed for when I go to VA, hilly area there
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1983 AMC Eagle Wagon 258
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1984 Honda V65 Saber VF1100
1995 Ford F150 XLT 302

bowtie6872 · Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 12:45 pm Post subject:

come on.. crazyman
would love a catty v8
with the 8-6-4 fuel savings set up.. of the 80's

OldUsedParts · Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 3:13 pm Post subject:

the '55 runs ok on regular but it runs much better on Premium so I run 93% and bite the bullet if nece$$$$$$ary
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bowtie6872 · Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 12:18 pm Post subject:

spidergearsman · Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 4:16 pm Post subject:

ping ? lt1 get bad egr valves that don't set codes
usually causes a misfire p0300 ,also check knock sensor operation
i recommend a gear swap to a 4.10_4.30
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The Toad · Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 5:46 pm Post subject:

Today, I drove around and followed a 350 powered Scrambler, blue, with blue ghost flames, I didn't know it was still in town
here is a picture of it from a few years ago when it was for sale

I also got an estimate for an alignment for the Eagle (That I cannot do at home) that is about $90
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"If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."- Ronald Reagan
1981 AMC Eagle Kammback Iron Duke
1983 AMC Eagle Wagon 258
1976 AMF Crestliner Crusader 770 135HP Johnson 2 Stroke V4
1984 Honda V65 Saber VF1100
1995 Ford F150 XLT 302

bowtie6872 · Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 3:24 pm Post subject:

[quote="The ToadI also got an estimate for an alignment for the Eagle (That I cannot do at home) that is about $90[/quote]

again,, get the facts
90 buck alignment is a 4 wheel alignment..
your eagle has no adj. in the rear..
yours is a 2 wheel alignment..
should be 50 bucks..
as they'll more than likely . only set the toe, and let it go..
ask them why your being quoted the cost of a 4 wheel alignment. when the read is nonadj. able..

The Toad · Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 7:21 pm Post subject:

I will, he is the only mechanic I trust right now, and he does charge a lot.
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"If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under."- Ronald Reagan
1981 AMC Eagle Kammback Iron Duke
1983 AMC Eagle Wagon 258
1976 AMF Crestliner Crusader 770 135HP Johnson 2 Stroke V4
1984 Honda V65 Saber VF1100
1995 Ford F150 XLT 302

rebeldryver · Posted: Mon May 18, 2009 10:44 pm Post subject:

I spent the day messing with Carl's brand new 383. Unfortunately, it had a Q-Jet that "laying around the shop" on it. I found out it was off a 350 powered International Scout. You should see the size of the metering rods. It's amazing that fuel flowed at all. The carb was also fouling his plugs. I couldn't find a leak, but decided to get out my QJet that was originally on my Caprice's 454. We did a little mixing and matching parts (we used his base plate that had the linkage plate for the TV cable), and my carb parts for the rest. Tossed it together and threw it on. Carl still couldn't burn rubber with this motor. PATHETIC!! So, I did some tuning and, bingo, tire smoke.

It's a 10:1 383, Engle solid roller cam 248 at .050 and about 520 lift, AFR 195 heads and Dougs headers. Behind it, is a built 700R4 and a 4.11 geared 12 bolt. It should rip tires to bits with every touch of the big peddle.

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JOES66FURY · Posted: Sat May 23, 2009 6:02 pm Post subject:

Carb looks out of place lol....pretty engine

I put in a new rag joint, fixed 2 wire boots that were hitting the steering linkage, replaced the straight ones with 90 degree boots...much better. Need to replace the flasher and find out what is grounding out against my steering colum...I was changing that rag joint and kept getting shocked and seeing sparks...weak sparks but sparks none the less
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bowtie6872 · Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 4:45 pm Post subject:

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

JOES66FURY · Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2009 2:32 am Post subject:

cleaned up some wires in the steering column, fixed the horn, tuned the carb, set the timing, cleaned the chrome, and fixed two plug wires that I wasnt happy with. Found a couple other wires that need attention under dash...toorrow I may try to wire up the old AM radio with the reverb knob....
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