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More Freaking Problems!!

Ok so i have half my tune up done, new champion (BLAH all i could afford) plugs, pepboys wires, and an accel cap and rotor, well i just finished the drivers side took me a hour, go to do the passenger side I only have 3 plug wires left. i put the new coil wire on and four on the other side, and i only have three left. No idea what im gonna do cause im NOT taking them all back off, cause it was a bitch getting the first ones off. AHHH runs better with half a tune up though! End ranting! Plus i found out i have 4 cats on my car? means more work gutting them all out. Well im off to finish what i can, and hope i just over looked a wire....
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.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07

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Reply #1 –
nope its not there does this mean i need to pull them all off and bring them back?
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.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07

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Reply #2 –
Yep :hick:

Accel sucks anyways. For less $$$ you can get a set of Taylor wires and NGK plugs and perform better. Sleeper has them as well as me.

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Reply #3 –
the wires are bwg pep boys brand. Im home alone and its 73 I WANT IT DONE, UGHHHHH. i didn't really pay, and this is just a temp tune up to get teh car running good, i will get better plugs and wires for it when the time arises. well i guess im off to back track!!
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.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07

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Reply #4 –
i was told i had 4 cats, but when i got under there to do trans work and had to drop the stock exhaust i only found 3.  its the stock 5.0 piping (untill the end of the 3rd cat) with a flowmaster on it.  when i dropped them from the headers the Y pipe had one going streight through (breeze gutting it) then theres another thats on a 90 degree angle as it bends from one header to the other.  after that there's a 3rd one that you can clearly see just before the ler.  i couldnt gut that one b/c is got a a 60ish bend in it that has a  on that end, then it goes streight to which would be another .  well the guy who put my 50 series on welded that  together... why weld that one and not every other ?  so im stuck with one cat left.  perhaps they consider the 3rd cat a dual cat?  dunno.  if i could get the first 2 knocked out within an hour it shouldnt take very long, and if the rear  on the 3rd cat isnt welded that's the easiest to gut.  thus no cats just housings.

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Reply #5 –
You want an easy way to get new plug wires? Go back to PepBoys, buy a new, identical set, take the one plug wire you need out of it, and return it to get your money back. It is basically the same thing as taking back the set you were actually shorted the wire, but much less work
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Reply #6 –
Go to the Ford dealer and get a set of Ford Racing wires.
They're 9mm, are marked for each cylinder and were a whopping $35. .. at least they were at my local dealer.
Perfect fitment and are much better than the pep boys ones IMO.

I have an accel cap and rotor as well which has worked fine.
Also cheap plugs always worked better in my cars. I just grab the $1.24 2-packs of Autolites from Wallyworld.

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Reply #7 –
Ok I drive back (God i love driving!) guess what i bought the LAST box of wires that they say would fit my car, so i check out the accell wires, only 90 universal kits. So i get my refund come home, finish putting in the POS champion plugs they sold me, start it up, it still wants to stall out, and when i shove it to the floor, rpms drop, before it comes roaring to life.

Now your saying a can get parts at a ford dealership?? wish there was one near by ill have to look it up, cause i have dodge and toyota dealers around here. I tell you what my arms are small and getting the original plug wires off the first time was a pain. My arms are scratched to hell, and the  car still doesn't run good! Someone tell me what i should clean out, cause this thing has sat 2 years before i got her running again. Thanks guys!
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.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07

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Reply #8 –
Quote from: daboss351
Someone tell me what i should clean out, cause this thing has sat 2 years....

Before gettin' too carried away with a tune, I'd slap in a new fuel filter...no sense in havin' to clean or replace clogged injectors.
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'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

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Reply #9 –
i was afraid of that. I should have done it it when there was no gas in the system but completely forgot i guess ill get that with the oil change!
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.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07

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Reply #10 –
Quote from: Aerobird Motorsports;141839
Yep :hick:

Accel sucks anyways. For less $$$ you can get a set of Taylor wires and NGK plugs and perform better. Sleeper has them as well as me.


The taylors hands down have a good low resistance at a low cost :D

But i do have a few sets of spiral core accell wires floating around:toilet:
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1957 chevy LSX Turbo project (race car)
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Reply #11 –
im gonna order plugs and wires thought summit once i get my hands on a credit card. If im spending my money im gonna buy the right stuff.
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.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07

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Reply #12 –
Quote from: daboss351;141893
im gonna order plugs and wires thought summit once i get my hands on a credit card. If im spending my money im gonna buy the right stuff.


Be carefull with the credit card it is easy to get way way in debt
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1974 maverick lsx powered turbo car SOLD
1973 maverick Tijuana Taxi Tribute
1957 chevy LSX Turbo project (race car)
Owner of Joe Dirt Fabrication

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Reply #13 –
o hell i know not saying its gonna be my card! Im just getting ford racing wires, and bosch platnium4 plugs. Gonna call that good enough. I need to degrease the block, and replace the valve cover gaskets so i might get a set of those too.
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.
my $300 beater ;)
R.I.P Kayleigh Raposa 12/18/90 - 2/24/07

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Reply #14 –
Quote from: daboss351;141904
o hell i know not saying its gonna be my card! Im just getting ford racing wires, and bosch platnium4 plugs. Gonna call that good enough. I need to degrease the block, and replace the valve cover gaskets so i might get a set of those too.


I wouldnt waste the money on the +4 bosch plugs.

A good NGK plug will serve you well.
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1974 maverick lsx powered turbo car SOLD
1973 maverick Tijuana Taxi Tribute
1957 chevy LSX Turbo project (race car)
Owner of Joe Dirt Fabrication