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New Guy '86 TC

Reply #30
You know what Cali and a bowl of cereal have in common......They are full of fruits, nuts and flakes....j/k

Very nice car, welcome aboard.

Jason
88 TC with 93 GT 5.0 (.030 over), XE266HR Compcam, SVO 1.6 Roller Rockers, BBK underdrives, BBK 1 5/8" headers, 2 1/2" exhuast with Americian Thunder Flowmaster lers. Tremec 5 speed and 3.73's and alot of other goodies to list.....

New Guy '86 TC

Reply #31
The fan temp switch sound be on the under side of the intake. sometimes it is also located in one of the water lines below the intake.
84 Turbo coupe 2.3T Modded with 88 upper and lower intake, 88 injectors, E6 manifold, T3-4 AR.60 turbo, 31X12X3 FMIC, Homemade MBC , Greddy knock off BPV.
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New Guy '86 TC

Reply #32
Found it! Geez, no wonder why my fan didn't work! I've been jumping the wrong wires this whole time! I jumped the wires and the fan kicked right on. So, I'm going to change the switch tomorrow--along with the water pump and timing belt. After that, I should be ready to hit the streets!

I am so ready to put this machine on the road!

New Guy '86 TC

Reply #33
your a lucky man, thats one sweet clean tc!! my uncle had three in that color, well one was a v6 parts car, and one he blew the 2.3 and put a 350hp 351w in it. I miss his 86 he had though, it was retired due to hitting a deer. I love that color, its my def favorite on four eyes.
RIP 1988 and 1990 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
I welcomed the dark side and currently am driving a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT plus, with a 5.9, Code named project "Night Runner"
Shes black on black, fully loaded, with headers, 180 tstat, e fan, straight exhaust into a cherry bomb vortex ler, full tune up, ported intake and T/B, MSD coil, and round aircleaner.
Mods to come: Fully rebuilt and heavily modded 46RE, and a richmond rachet locker.
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New Guy '86 TC

Reply #34
Quote from: daboss351;217530
your a lucky man, thats one sweet clean tc!! my uncle had three in that color, well one was a v6 parts car, and one he blew the 2.3 and put a 350hp 351w in it. I miss his 86 he had though, it was retired due to hitting a deer. I love that color, its my def favorite on four eyes.


You know, the funny thing is, I passed over this car for over a week on CraigsList! Now that I got it, I can't uunderstand why I never picked it! A friend of mine had one the exact same year and color!

I bought my primarily for fuel mileage, but I think once I start bolting parts to it--MPG will be the least of my worries...more like HP, PSI and ET...

 

New Guy '86 TC

Reply #35
swap in a stick. You get an overdrive, more power, and better fuel economy.
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I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
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