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PKRWUD 09-27-2001 01:27 PM
Excellent Mustang "FIX" Post (true classic!)
 
This is one of my favorite “FIX” posts from that network I belong to. It was emailed to me about a year ago, but I thought you guys (and gals) would get a kick out of it. The Original Message and the Test and Repair Data were in the first email, asking for assistance. The Update followed a couple days later, and the Fix followed a couple days after that.

Enjoy.

From an iATN email:
Quote:

Ford-Drive: 90 Ford Mustang GT, Poor-idle/Misfire

1990 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 L

Trans: Standard
Mileage: 80,000 mi
VIN: 1FACP45E6L
Fuel: EFI
Ignition: Dist
Emissions: OBD1

Symptoms: Poor Idle Quality, Misfire
Occurs: Always

________________ ORIGINAL MESSAGE ________________

After cust. installed plugs and wires, this Mustang runs rough at idle.
Checked plugs; ok, check firing order; ok, fuel pressure in range. Cust told
me he had a vac leak before, so went looking for that; none found. Motor
seems stock and car very clean. He did tell me it has been starting to run
rougher lately. I pulled injector connector off (the one I could get to) and
no idle change. Have inj. pulse. Do these things clog? Above idle (1500 and
up), no noticeable miss. I'd like some Mustangers input. Thanks Charlie

_______________ TEST AND REPAIR DATA ______________

Checked for codes and none were found.

RELATED REPAIR HISTORY

Owner installed Split Fire plugs and 8mm Accel wires


___________________ UPDATE ____________________

Thanks to all who responded. Well it was back to work after a day off. Went
back to basics on this Mustang. Did a compression test; found #7 cyl. dead
(odd with only 80k on it). Spoke to owner on what he'd like to do; he said
he might look into a crate engine from Ford Motorsports. Well I guess you
can't forget basics on engines with under 100k on them! Thanks again Charlie

______________________ FIX _____________________

Hi all, Posted an update, but here’s the fix: Cust ok'd a tear down. You
would not believe what I found!; one of the air box hold down clips made
it's way to the #7 cyl. intake valve, holding it open! Here’s something
somebody could market! Maybe some company out there should come up with a
screen to cover the tb. Thanks all who wrote Charlie


Charlie Nxxxxxx
Technician
Txxxxx Sunoco
Txxxxx, New Jersey, USA

Take care
~Chris


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PGkelly 09-27-2001 03:48 PM
nice. i liked the part about a screen to cover a throttle body http://www.mustangworks.com/msgboard/biggrin.gif

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rbatson 09-27-2001 09:00 PM
I don't know what happened.. I gutted the screen in the maf and then changed the filter! Now the car runs like crap! http://www.mustangworks.com/msgboard/biggrin.gif

PKRWUD 09-28-2001 01:41 AM
So YOU'RE the one!!!

Take care
~Chris

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MustangNet

My site: JimPorterRacing

RACECAR spelled backwards is RACECAR

HEY !!! Are you ASE Certified ??? If you are, ask me about iATN. The best tool you'll ever have, and it's free !!!

rbatson 09-28-2001 06:52 AM
LOL. No it wasn't me.. I was just trying to figure out how that could have happened. Sounds like someone was missing more than one loose clip http://www.mustangworks.com/msgboard/smile.gif

6T9PONY 10-01-2001 12:36 AM
I had a friend who dropped his air cleaner wingnut down his carb last year. Was a Chevy 305 in a '85 Camaro. POS. Ran it for a while like that because he didn't care. Took a chunk of metal out of one of the pistons. Tore it all to heck. He had a 350 to put in it though. 350 blew up a couple weeks later. Sold that car, has a '92 RS with a stock 305. Gutless.

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'69 Coupe with 351W-I rolled it 8/8
Edelbrock RPM intake, Edelbrock RPM cam, Edelbrock 750 cfm carb, Hedman headers, 2 1/2" pipe, glasspacks, C4: shift kit, 9" Currie: Trac-Lok 3.70s, 290hp-stock heads

mustang marty gt 10-01-2001 02:17 AM
aaahh nevermind donkey boy's got me , p. o.ed on street racer's corner, why can't rice head's and gm 's whine a$$ es get their own page doh!

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joe4speed 10-01-2001 11:16 AM
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Originally posted by mustang marty gt:
aaahh nevermind donkey boy's got me , p. o.ed on street racer's corner, why can't rice head's and gm 's whine a$$ es get their own page doh!

http://www.mustangworks.com/msgboard/confused.gif

joe4speed 06-26-2002 02:22 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by mustang marty gt
aaahh nevermind donkey boy's got me , p. o.ed on street racer's corner, why can't rice head's and gm 's whine ***** es get their own page doh!

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Is this you Marty???

PKRWUD 06-26-2002 02:29 AM
You just completely freaked me out. I was done for the night (see note at end of bartender thread), and I look up, and my name is next to a thread I DIDN'T REMEMBER STARTING!!!

Where do you dig this stuff up, Joe???

Crazy Horse GT 06-26-2002 02:30 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by mustang marty gt
aaahh nevermind donkey boy's got me , p. o.ed on street racer's corner, why can't rice head's and gm 's whine ***** es get their own page doh!

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what a-- hole was using my old name on here, im pissed off , that is b.s. whoever you are i will find out:mad: :mad: , p.s. dont forget im a crazy war vet, my excuse in court, i walk, you get buried, bwahahahaha;)

joe4speed 06-26-2002 02:31 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by PKRWUD
You just completely freaked me out. I was done for the night (see note at end of bartender thread), and I look up, and my name is next to a thread I DIDN'T REMEMBER STARTING!!!

Where do you dig this stuff up, Joe???
LOLOLOL

I love it... too funny!!! I do that every now and then! ;)

Crazy Horse GT 06-26-2002 02:35 AM
dammit joe was that really me? i'll get you for this , you bastid, heheheh, you got me i thought someone was really using my old name:eek: :D :D

joe4speed 06-26-2002 02:42 AM
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Originally posted by Crazy Horse GT
dammit joe was that really me? i'll get you for this , you bastid, heheheh, you got me i thought someone was really using my old name:eek: :D :D
LOL it probably is you... look at the date under the original post from that.... LOLOL :D

Crazy Horse GT 06-26-2002 02:59 AM
lol lol, it was me, i owe you one ,hehehehe, i was a real hothead back then, i will find one on you, lol:p :D

Mustangbelle306 06-26-2002 06:00 AM
What a riot!!!!

How did you do that? :D

MidNiteBlu 5.0 06-26-2002 12:42 PM
hahahaha. I was wondering what Mustang Marty was doing back. LOL. Then i looked on the date. I remember those wars with Donkey Hunter. That was when i first joined hehe.

Later,
Nick

joe4speed 06-26-2002 01:37 PM
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Originally posted by Mustangbelle306
What a riot!!!!

How did you do that? :D
LOLOLOL

I just did a search of the oldest topics in the blue oval lounge, and wanted to mess with Chris and reply to one of his old ones, and saw Mustang Marty, and wondered if that was Crazy Horse. hehehehe

PKRWUD 06-26-2002 03:56 PM
AHA! PROOF!

Even the very nicest, coolest person on this site still has an evil streak inside.

;) ;)

Take care,
-Chris

Crazy Horse GT 06-27-2002 12:03 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by PKRWUD
AHA! PROOF!

Even the very nicest, coolest person on this site still has an evil streak inside.

;) ;)

Take care,
-Chris
you talking to me? mo fo, heheh, that donkey hunter guy really pissed me off that day, day-um indian temper, bwahahaha:rolleyes: :D :D


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