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Lounge / Evmt's
Last post by Haystack -
Hopefully this isn't a copyright thing, but I have depended on the evmt's for troubleshooting on here for years, saved in a chrome page. I went to look something up, and all the links are dead now. Anyone got one kicking around still?
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Engine Tech / Re: Strong engine stumble
Last post by Haystack -
I know everyone's been dying for an update on this.

It was definitely the O2 sensor harness. I took a much closer look at it last winter, and the old harness had a sharp solder joint that could touch the bare ground. The power and ground wires are spliced right at the "t" and looks like some sort of solder connection. When it shorted out, it killed the computer, and was causing the intermittent stumble I was fighting for so long. Mileage is up, went from 20-25 to a new best of 29, averaging between 25-28 mpg highway.

Life has really gotten in the way, I have been working out of state alot, and just haven't had the energy to really mess with the car. It's a bit over 275k miles now. It blows blue smoke and eats oil like crazy now, the longer you run it, the worse it is. For some reason, the transmission started neutral revving when it's below freezing. Still doesn't slip once warm, but it feels like it's on its last leg.

I also wrecked my other 86 (135k miles). No injuries, I drove it home after getting smashed between a lifted Chevy 3500 and a tow truck towing two cars. Every panel, tail light, trunk and door is smashed pretty good. Insurance called it a no fault accident, so I just ate the car.

It was pretty interesting driving it home though. The drivers side front fender got pushed up and over the tire.

Plan is to swap the running gear between the two, and drive the wrecked car with the bad engine to the junkyard down the road from me.

I do plan on dropping the oil and maybe taking a video just for fun before I pull it. Curious what a 150k mile oil change will look like.
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Lounge / free canadian coins
Last post by jcassity -
i have what i believe is totally uncirculated ( Provincial Flower and Coats of Arms )  set lacking one for which i have no need for. 
if anyone wants them then let me know.

I am missing Newfoundland

Description
From 1965 to 1968, Shell Canada has issued commemorative medals on Provincial flowers and coats of arms. These medals were given to customers for their purchase of gasoline.
link to more info.........
https://www.coinsandcanada.com/tokens-medals-misc.php?title=provincial-flower-and-coats-of-arms&id=299&currency=USD


contact me at jcassity@frontier.com or 3047724082, scott
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User Rides / Re: My 85 TBird
Last post by bodyman -
Thanks guys. I am pleased enough with the sound, hopefully its quietish in the cabin at cruising speeds.  So very satisfying to hear it run again, haven't fired that motor since Feb of 2013, and never thru the current exhaust. The car has not moved under its own power since the fall of 1998, hoping to change that here in the next week or so.  Got a few more things done today, mounted the front sway bar and got the end link situation figured out, put the drive shaft in, did some plumbing on the intercooler, rerouted the clutch cable and started to make a bracket to hold it out of the way. Also ordered some Linear sanding blocks today for final block sanding, should be here end of next week.
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User Rides / Re: My 85 TBird
Last post by bodyman -
I was worried it was going to be way too loud with the homemade o/r prochamber and the slp powerflo lers, its a bit louder than the vid lets on, but am pleasantly surprised it should be a manageable decibel level.


https://youtu.be/PTSyEulOSpM