Well.......it happened

88workcar · 03-14-2003, 07:34 AM

Yesterday I went to the muffler shop to get my turndowns cut, they were hitting the axle. I picked up my car and noticed that the temp was on the rise, and the bottom end was gone a little. Before returning to work it was obvious some thing was wrong. I got home and narrowed it down to a head gasket. It took me 5 hours to crank the car agian, not bad I figure. While under the car I noticed that the muffler shop had installed 3" all the way out. I called him and he was laughing, yea you needed it he said. No charge?, No charge.... Any way the head gasket was busted, the plugs are just tan, not white. I wonder if it was supercharger related? My timing is at 9 deg. 12-1 fmu, fuel at 41 with 19lb injectors. I just swapped the 30s for the 19s it was all the diff in the world. Also in the radiator was a little black/ carbon looking stuff. It didn't look like oil, it looked like carbon?

DirtKing · 03-14-2003, 02:26 PM

don't **** yourself...it's the charger! not sure about the carbon in the radiator though. Think about a boost timing retard.

88workcar · 03-14-2003, 07:49 PM

I called today about a btm. I wonder if I can find one on E Bay. I'll look later. I runs fine again, I didn't belt the charger today.

03-14-2003, 07:34 AM	#1
88workcar Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Pierre Part, La. U.S.A. Posts: 1,850	Well.......it happened Yesterday I went to the muffler shop to get my turndowns cut, they were hitting the axle. I picked up my car and noticed that the temp was on the rise, and the bottom end was gone a little. Before returning to work it was obvious some thing was wrong. I got home and narrowed it down to a head gasket. It took me 5 hours to crank the car agian, not bad I figure. While under the car I noticed that the muffler shop had installed 3" all the way out. I called him and he was laughing, yea you needed it he said. No charge?, No charge.... Any way the head gasket was busted, the plugs are just tan, not white. I wonder if it was supercharger related? My timing is at 9 deg. 12-1 fmu, fuel at 41 with 19lb injectors. I just swapped the 30s for the 19s it was all the diff in the world. Also in the radiator was a little black/ carbon looking stuff. It didn't look like oil, it looked like carbon? __________________ 88workcar 1988 Mustang LX 342. 417rwhp @ 6800. 28 X 10 ET Drag, 4.30s, 10.69 @ 126.43 1.42 60ft. 11.13 @ 127.7 on BFGs 1.72 60ft Rice Hater # 42 To be old and wise, You must first be young and stupid I'm somewhere in tthe middle.

03-14-2003, 02:26 PM	#2
DirtKing Registered Member Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: brooklyn center,mn,USA Posts: 169	don't **** yourself...it's the charger! not sure about the carbon in the radiator though. Think about a boost timing retard. __________________ 88LX notch, Speedpro EFI 358windsor 11.2 to 1 compression, 5 lug baer claws all around..g force t5 and 3.55 gears. rwhp soon to come. Oh yeah...92 octane NO detonation.

03-14-2003, 07:49 PM	#3
88workcar Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Pierre Part, La. U.S.A. Posts: 1,850	I called today about a btm. I wonder if I can find one on E Bay. I'll look later. I runs fine again, I didn't belt the charger today. __________________ 88workcar 1988 Mustang LX 342. 417rwhp @ 6800. 28 X 10 ET Drag, 4.30s, 10.69 @ 126.43 1.42 60ft. 11.13 @ 127.7 on BFGs 1.72 60ft Rice Hater # 42 To be old and wise, You must first be young and stupid I'm somewhere in tthe middle.

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