My Sons turbo project.. - Page 2

ncontt · 09-24-2010, 03:03 PM

Thanks Edgar. Ya, I also tried the ARP's with the 5/16" head and they worked well, but some of my bolt holes are a bit "tired" and the 1" length makes them a bit "iffy" when tightening them.

Thanks again...I am on the right track but it's these little things that piss you off like you said! Hang in there, hot rods can't all run like your stang!! :-)

Wickd GT · 09-24-2010, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ncontt

Thanks Edgar. Ya, I also tried the ARP's with the 5/16" head and they worked well, but some of my bolt holes are a bit "tired" and the 1" length makes them a bit "iffy" when tightening them.

Thanks again...I am on the right track but it's these little things that piss you off like you said! Hang in there, hot rods can't all run like your stang!! :-)

Well we took it apart, 2-3 servo was junk and the hard plastic went through the valve body. The overdrive servo had the half of the snap ring out of the groove and the pin of the servo broke off, how??? We don't know. The planetary drum and what ever gear is that joins were both welded to each other, this tranny got REAL hot to do that. The Kevlar overdrive band is fried, but most of the clutches were fine not burn just a bit hot. We are freshening it up completely and the Throttle control cable was crack at the throttle mounting bracket at the throttle. This the reason of the car jerking back and forth. Had to order the the tranny cable which Ford does not sell anymore. So had to call MPS in GA to get a use one which cost 100.00 bucks!!!!

Edgar

ncontt · 09-24-2010, 06:23 PM

Dammit!!!! That sucks for sure. If i'm not mistaken those snap rings are notorious for coming loose and wrecking all kinds of hell inside the trannys. I hate dealing with MPS, they absolutely rape folks on parts, but if you need it you need it ya know?

I have just come in from taking my headers off for the 3rd time....looks like I'm going to have to put heli-coils in some of the holes b/c they're just not going to hold. I guess I just muscled up on them too much trying to get them tight so they didn't leak. Oh well!

Wickd GT · 09-25-2010, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ncontt

Dammit!!!! That sucks for sure. If i'm not mistaken those snap rings are notorious for coming loose and wrecking all kinds of hell inside the trannys. I hate dealing with MPS, they absolutely rape folks on parts, but if you need it you need it ya know?

I have just come in from taking my headers off for the 3rd time....looks like I'm going to have to put heli-coils in some of the holes b/c they're just not going to hold. I guess I just muscled up on them too much trying to get them tight so they didn't leak. Oh well!

Take them to the machine shop and see if the flanges are straight. Ours did not come straight from pony down and I told Jeff about it too.

Edgar

ncontt · 09-25-2010, 04:22 PM

going to try and band-aid them for right now. I got this kit "used", it didn't have all the parts (didn't know @ the time), so it's been nickel...well $25'n me to death here lately. I took a belt sander to them LAST time I had them off, but the passenger side is such a bitch to try and get fasteners into that I am considering taking the motor out to helicoil the bolt holes in my heads and put in a new rear main seal that has been weeping a bit of oil (drops here and there).

Going to use the studs to line em up when I put em back on, ASSuming I have enough room in there!

Thanks again.
Brad

ncontt · 09-25-2010, 04:23 PM

oh, btw, what kind of numbers did Cheo's car put down? I can't remember if I saw it somewhere or not.

09-24-2010, 03:03 PM	#11
ncontt pro-jackstand racer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Milner, Ga Posts: 2,473	Thanks Edgar. Ya, I also tried the ARP's with the 5/16" head and they worked well, but some of my bolt holes are a bit "tired" and the 1" length makes them a bit "iffy" when tightening them. Thanks again...I am on the right track but it's these little things that piss you off like you said! Hang in there, hot rods can't all run like your stang!! :-) __________________ And God created Neil Peart so that lightning would make sense to the world. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

09-24-2010, 06:23 PM	#13
ncontt pro-jackstand racer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Milner, Ga Posts: 2,473	Dammit!!!! That sucks for sure. If i'm not mistaken those snap rings are notorious for coming loose and wrecking all kinds of hell inside the trannys. I hate dealing with MPS, they absolutely rape folks on parts, but if you need it you need it ya know? I have just come in from taking my headers off for the 3rd time....looks like I'm going to have to put heli-coils in some of the holes b/c they're just not going to hold. I guess I just muscled up on them too much trying to get them tight so they didn't leak. Oh well! __________________ And God created Neil Peart so that lightning would make sense to the world. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

09-25-2010, 04:22 PM	#15
ncontt pro-jackstand racer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Milner, Ga Posts: 2,473	going to try and band-aid them for right now. I got this kit "used", it didn't have all the parts (didn't know @ the time), so it's been nickel...well $25'n me to death here lately. I took a belt sander to them LAST time I had them off, but the passenger side is such a bitch to try and get fasteners into that I am considering taking the motor out to helicoil the bolt holes in my heads and put in a new rear main seal that has been weeping a bit of oil (drops here and there). Going to use the studs to line em up when I put em back on, ASSuming I have enough room in there! Thanks again. Brad __________________ And God created Neil Peart so that lightning would make sense to the world. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

09-25-2010, 04:23 PM	#16
ncontt pro-jackstand racer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Milner, Ga Posts: 2,473	oh, btw, what kind of numbers did Cheo's car put down? I can't remember if I saw it somewhere or not. __________________ And God created Neil Peart so that lightning would make sense to the world. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~