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Nothing really groundbreaking.
Fixed the ignition harness with a factory plug so I can quit violating ignition module warrenties and installed my Motorcraft module. Runs great. Put a factory pigtail on my spare parts store module and threw it under the seat to ward off evil spirits.
Changed the heater core (again) and put a 13mm socket in the inlet hose to reduce the pressure and hopefully quit popping them. Late model and interceptor Mustangs had restrictors for that reason, so they didn't pop heater cores at high RPM's. I searched around and a popular cheap way to do that is with a socket, 13mm goes in the hose nice and its hole is about the same size as the factory reducer at half the price without paying freight. Drove it all over this weekend, hasn't blown the hose off or popped the heater core yet.
I need to clean up the bolts, put the diff back on my axle beam. Then it will be more or less ready to swap but I am not quite ready to knock the Ranger in the head for that...
Fixed the ignition harness with a factory plug so I can quit violating ignition module warrenties and installed my Motorcraft module. Runs great. Put a factory pigtail on my spare parts store module and threw it under the seat to ward off evil spirits.
Changed the heater core (again) and put a 13mm socket in the inlet hose to reduce the pressure and hopefully quit popping them. Late model and interceptor Mustangs had restrictors for that reason, so they didn't pop heater cores at high RPM's. I searched around and a popular cheap way to do that is with a socket, 13mm goes in the hose nice and its hole is about the same size as the factory reducer at half the price without paying freight. Drove it all over this weekend, hasn't blown the hose off or popped the heater core yet.
I need to clean up the bolts, put the diff back on my axle beam. Then it will be more or less ready to swap but I am not quite ready to knock the Ranger in the head for that...
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