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Ponycar_302 05-14-2002 09:18 PM

Who'da thunk it?
 
Did you know that an air filter on a carbed 5.0 can burn for over five minutes? It can, or at least mine did today. The car just stalled at a stop sign and *poof*! Backfire right through the carb. Even more amazing is the fact that a Mustang will start right up after you spray the carb full of that crap which fills a fire extinguisher. Who'da thunk it?

As a result I got to buy a shiney new vacumn gauge and a pretty chrome air cleaner complete with K&N. :D

mustangman65_79 05-15-2002 06:22 AM

hehe, I saw a nice flame out of mine a couple of days ago, now I gota buy a new power valve again. 2nd one in two weeks.

cyberstang5.0 05-15-2002 07:56 AM

Gee, I never have that problem with my EFI :rolleyes:


:D

mustangman65_79 05-15-2002 08:23 AM

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm, I wonder why that is?!?

Old Guy with 87 GT 05-15-2002 09:28 AM

woo hoo ....pass the marshmellows ....we gots a barbeque:D :D

sounds like it coulda been alot worse ,did it mess up the paint on the hood at all

btw; congats on making the mw front page .......and did you get your transmission straitened out

Ponycar_302 05-15-2002 02:46 PM

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Gee, I never have that problem with my EFI
Bah! You sound like a friend of mine. EFI costs too much to build, at least that's my opinion. Also, I'm pretty new at this stuff so I like to keep it simple. :p
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sounds like it coulda been alot worse ,did it mess up the paint on the hood at all
Nope. I got the hood up as soon as I noticed the flame. I was more worried about the hood warping than the paint. I still have paint left, so I'd have just resprayed it. Thanks for the congrats. It's a good thing they don't show pics of the interior or engine though.:D

I did get the tranny problems somewhat straightened out. I put an 8.8 rear in over the weekend and most of the noise disapeared. That funny noise I heard at the track was actually the rear. The synchros are bad in second gear and the clutch is slipping. I think the flywheel is glazed. I picked up a used flywheel today and I'll get it resurfaced later this week. Sometime within the next few weeks I'll get it in, along with a new disk. I'm also going to put my other tranny back in. All those noises I heard in it were actually in the rear end, so I have a good T-5 in the basement!

I may actually get to make a pass or two at the track this summer.:cool:


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