Automotive FAQ

Question: I have a 1966 mustang with a 289 2V soon to be a 4V I have a 1966 gt parts car that that I plan to take the front sway bar, coil springs, disc brakes off of f. I recently purchased 16″ wheels for it with 225 50 16 Z rated nitto tires. My [...]

Question: I have a 1966 mustang and want to put in a 300 straight six and need to know if their is a motor mount kit to do this . Any help appreciated.
Whence comes a 300 six? Mustangs sixes were 200 ci. I actually ordered one in a new 1979 [...]

Question:
It is time for me to do some serious repair to my mustang and I have some questions.  I want to perform three major taks to upgrade the road-worthiness of my GT.  My lists follows with any and all help, comments, tips, pointers and references greatly appreciated!
1)  My mustang has very loose steering and pulls [...]

Question: I have a few questions about my mustang. First off, its a 66 with a 289 and stock everything.
1)The voltage regualtor for my gauges has gone out (none of em work) and i read in another forum that someone made a solid-state reproduction of this? anyone know where to get it?
2)At certain RPMs, the [...]

Question: Ok here is my situation… Amateur mechanic. I removed the alternator from my girlfriend’s car 2 months ago, I have been sick with hepatitis since and am just now getting around to installing the new one (the old one was toast). The battery was completely drained. I am not sure if I connected the [...]

Question: I have a 64 Thunderbird with a rebuilt 390 (stock) with aftermarket intake, carb, and cam. I read a post somewhere that adding a high-voltage coil can cause the spark to jump and thus burning a hole in stock pistons. The idea is that the engines were not designed to handle more [...]

Question: Got a quick query. How much effect does timing have on oxygen content? I’m trying to dial in an engine and am using an O2 sensor. It’s a small block Chevy V8 and the sensor reads rich, which is very much what I’d expected re: rich smell, fouled plugs, atrocious mileage. [...]

Question: Maybe it’s an unreasonable expectation. Having a 180 degree thermostat and the car running at or near 180 degrees…
It’s a 1966 Mustang with a slightly warmed-over 289 (Edelbrock Performed cam, intake and 600 carb. Shortie headers).
I have the so called “desert radiator” with an overflow can. A 13 LB. pressure cap. A BlackMagic electric [...]

Question: I have a 351M Ford truck engine.
I’m replacing the distributor* (which is the one vacuum-advance type). I removed the old distributor, and now I’m trying to insert the new one. That’s the problem. The new one won’t go in. And I can’t even re-insert the old distributor, even with the gear removed.
I can’t tell [...]

Question: My 327 Chevy engine was running well, but I noticed that the fuel pump had a small leak, so I installed a new fuel pump. After installing the fuel pump and cranking her up, the motor was shuddering like crazy, but then smoothed out, however the shuddering resumed as soon as I put [...]