Any advise before I crank up this rebuilt engine for the first time? View attachment 34056
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Any advise before I crank up this rebuilt engine for the first time? View attachment 34056
Well played, my friend. Well played!No, my car didn't come with a key fob. My mother (previous owner, it's a Mumstang ) added an alarm system to it with remote door and window opening/closing, but the trunk was forgotten. But I added a remote switch to the trunk popper circuit, works well and I programmed it to the same fob which opens the garage door, so the keychain is not too crowded.
Stand back in case the pieces start flying! OK, enough crap, if it's all set correctly, just fire it up and watch for oil pressure and leaks, and fill with water (just in case there is a leak) slowly. When patting yourself on the back (good job), drain the radiator and put antifreeze in.Any advise before I crank up this rebuilt engine for the first time? View attachment 34056
Drum roll, please….! We’ll be waiting to hear how it goes. Fingers crossed all good news ++Thanks I’ll do that.
That’s “the good stuff” in life!Took it to Cars & Coffee with my 4 year old.
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Thanks I’ll do that.
Congratulations!!Well it went well. Fired up and oil pressure came up quick. No abnormal engine noises. The only issue is a passenger side exhaust leak. I guess I need to go get another header to pipe gasket. I might have messed it up installing it the first time.
The idle is surging a little bit but probably because of the new cams.
Other than that it went well. I still need to wrap up some loose ends before I get it on the road.
A gallant effort…and something tells me this will all end on a good note! Carry on then….my brother is in town and about 3 weeks ago he "rubbed" a pole trying to fit in a small covered parking spot. Then of course he had to back out so it tore some trim and the pass side bumper cover off off and left a small dent in the fender. I managed to get the black paint from the pole with some rubbing compound off and there was one part we needed to replace so we made a last minute trip to the dealership. He is leaving sunday so needless to say we were in a bit of a crunch. The parts guy found the part number and then told us that he would get it in on sat, when the parts dept is closed so it would not be available till monday unless we overnight it. We winced and asked how much that would cost and he said it cost as much as the part, $8. Mind you this was a small trim part that just holds the bumper cover on but I thought it was $20 just to overnight an envelope so $16 total?! See you Tomorrow! He will still have a dent although it is smaller but overall I don't think he will complain.