Recent content by SpunkyPrep

Yeah, spent the last two days taking the carb apart, cleaning it as best I could in a impromptu way. I have a video of one side working, the other being dry but I can't upload it. Something major has clogged the majority of the passages, the accelerator pump does nothing, the secondaries...

Honestly, that's exactly what ended up being the issue. They were trying to use stock Ranger starters, twice. A mustang starter once. Finally got a F150 starter, he cranks up perfect every time now. However... Now I have a fuel/ignition issue. Cylinders 2, 3, 5, and 8 don't seem to be...

Honestly, i think one of those is what the trans shop ended up getting? Yes, I did look for the separator plate when I was there. Present and accounted for. Good shape-ish. Could definitely stand being replaced, but the majority of it was in good condition from what I saw. The guy had also...

Alright, update to the situation. We ended up going with a M5OD-R2. Mainly due to necessity. the ZF would never have fit. Probably was a better option, but i had to go with the Mazda tranny due to availability constraints. Driveshaft work required no modification. Transmission crossmember...

Huh. Bad starter? I've got a 351w from a 1997 F250 mated to a M5R2 out of a, i believe, 1996 F150. Flywheel should be same as motor. ended up using a shifter and shifter stub out of a 1998 F150, M5R1 trans. Works, so not knocking it. Problem we're having is starters. There is a separator...

Yeah, it's a stock 351w out of a 97 F250, had to swap that in when I spun a beating on the old motor. Like others have said, the zf would work with a lot of modification, but holy crap I didn't know they were that big

Not sure, I have seen where guys do a body lift and make the ZF work, probably just opening up the tunnel to make it happen

I thought the T5 was good to go as well. I'll get some more info on what the deal was there Monday. They're out for the weekend.

To be honest, I don't know. I got the T5 specifically because I was kinda betting it would work. I see a lot of guys that do 351w swaps for their mustangs and have no issues, so I thought it would be fine. The shop didn't give me an explanation, and I live about two hours away from it so I...

Been a long time since I posted. I've got a 1986 Ranger with a 351w swap. Triangulated 4-link, minispool, and had a c4. The c4 crapped out, cracked casing and sheered gears. We've got it in the shop right now, and they're having a heck of a time. I bought a Mustang T5, they said it wouldn't...