The engine in my 1988 FOXBODY MUSTANG might be DONE for...
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- Опубліковано 28 кві 2024
- Well, this didn’t go exactly as planned. I definitely encountered some issues when trying to remove the heads from this engine. So many that idk, maybe it should come out after all? What yall think? Leave it in and keep trucking or pull it and rebuild? Let me know and thanks for watching as always!
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Dont let the dirt and grime shake ya. Its a 30+ yr old engine. Take your time( as u are👍🏾) amd hit step by step. Clean and replace as needed. I would like to suggest replacing your cracked, fried, 30yr old wiring harness. I did when I built.mine. It will prevent you from chasing electrical gremlins down the road. Might be a bit pricey, 10:10 but a worthwhile investment...Weve got ur back bruh💪🏾🙏🏾 .
I appreciate your support so much!🙏🏾 No stopping here!
after watching your videos i have been looking around for another fox body
They’re definitely going up in value, so snag one quick if you see a good deal! Thanks for watching!
This series fire bro. I’m on same journey with an old Mercedes. Learning and recording it along the way. Keep at it and thanks for sharing the stuff that most would cut out.
Appreciate you king! And that’s dope! I’ve actually been REALLY interested in a classic Mercedes as a project! I really love old Mercs so i hope you keep at it bro!
the cool thing about project cars is that you transition from every single thing being a daunting new experience into a fox body guy that is completely familiar with every part of the entire car. like every other step, if you have never removed the engine it is a daunting task.eventually it will be a series of steps like anything else.
Well said!
You’re doing good, anybody that pulls an older car apart for the first time is gonna take a lot of time, rusty/dirty bolts that been on for 30 years is always a bitch. Like the rest of us do…fight thru it and get it done… without upsetting the neighbors with loud cusing. lol. I’d pull the motor plus, if those are shorty headers, you could pull motor with headers attached and fight with the bolts on an engine stand. Regasket the entire motor and scub and paint the engine bay. That’s what I did…not to bad of a job. Oh, once you start buying parts and some of them don’t fit or work out of the box, that’s been common lately with the Chinese stuff… it’s gotten me a few times this year. Hope you stick with it, it’s worth it at the end….
I appreciate you! I’m definitely sticking with it. I’m really enjoying it and I’m ready to drive it!
Alright! Gonna be a bad ass car when done! I found it easier when by myself pulling the motor, remove transmission from bell housing then remove bell housing and the motor will pop right out. Good luck!
@daredevil7442AUTOMOTIVE noted! And it definitely is!
Those rocker arms are off the 93 cobra I believe
Heads look ported
Just take your time. Buy your self a service manual and join some foxbody groups. Ask a lot of questions. Don’t give up broski
Definitely not giving up on this one! I’m enjoying the process so far! Bumps and all lol
If you have the right equipment, pull that engine out! Your back will thank you later! Plus it'll be waaayyyy easier to get those header bolts out. What i recommend is if you can do at least 1/8 turn of loosening the bolt on the header, do that, spray PB Blaster or WD40 and let it sit overnight. Then they will loosen with ease that next morning. Overall, get that engine out and the engine breakdown will be so much easier for you. Good luck bro and look forward to next vid! 🤝
Thanks!! I’m definitely leaning towards pulling it! Thanks for sticking around for the series!
@@wheeldmedia I really love watching people restoring any Mustang from 2014 all the way down to the '641/2... it's REALLY satisfying to me and helps me learn as well along the way or even help someone out if needed.
My knees always suffer from doing the flamingo bend. Just disconnect everything and pull it . Id clean it, paint it, do compression check, replace any bad seals/gaskets , fix any brocken bolts, clean/paint engine bay, check clutch condition ,slap it back in
Yo bro, on the same journey. You got this.
As do you, let’s get it!
glad you left the ac connected bro. ive been a mechanic for 10 years and thats what i would recommend. i pulled my motor and transmission without disconnecting the ac. saves money and the environment lol. on if you should pull the engine or not.... its not hard you can take care of all the leaks and other problems better with the engine out but just know its going to prolong the time until you get it back on the road. i have my engine out. i pulled the heads off and found one of my cylinders were scored up pretty bad. so i got another block but i have alot of other things i can work on in the mean time. the skills and know how will come with time. ill follow your progress bro all the best.
Yea, I’m trying to do it as right as I can lol and it’s definitely looking like the engine is gonna come out. The bolt on the header is giving me a time anyway lol
You could leave it in the car and still replace all your gaskets and seals but either way. Transmission has to be separated from engine to put in a new rear seal and pilot bearing if stick shift. If you have an engine hoist and the tools, I would pull the engine and put it on an engine stand... Keep grinding bro. You got this!
Yea I’m really still debating lol I may make one last effort to fix everything without pulling the engine completely but idk lol. I have a hoist and a stand so, it could come out lol
Keep up the great work Brutha currently looking for my project car & I’m thinking ford mustang is the way to go thanks for the inspiration 🔥🔥💪🏽💯
Definitely bro! And you should! The aftermarket for the mustang is huge and no matter what your budget is you can find one within it. Go for it bro!
Pull it, clean it all up, Seal it up with new gaskets. Fix the issues. It goes back in ready to go.
Definitely how I’m feeling too. Thanks for the advice!
Pull it bruv! You gotta see what you’re dealing with
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🫱🏼🫲🏽 you got this man! With anything in life, these vehicles will teach you and show you who you are as a person. You're either a go getter or you're not. When I had done my oil pump gears and Crank sprocket upgrade on my 2016 mustang GT the timing jumped on the driver side by 1-3 teeth/tooth.... this happened to me multiple times! I had to take my procharger off, the intercooler, etc... basically the whole front end of the car off to re time it and this was during the muddle of July which is hot for us up here in ohio and I didn't have a garage to work in... straight sun beaming on me for 8-10 hours most days for 3 weeks 😢 but gahdamnit! My shit running real good!😂
Appreciate you fam!
@@wheeldmediamost definitely!
I say pull it and see whats what. Since it is leaking, pull it , check all the parts and you’ll know for a fact what are if any future issues are when they come up in the future.Dope content and i live the production of your videos
I appreciate you!🙏🏾
@@wheeldmedia All love bro. Keep doing what you’re doing. You’re definitely doing it right. I know the process myself, i bought an 88 firebird im converting tbi to tpi. I have it on my channel. Im rooting for you. Its hard for me being patient with this build, but im learning
@@stargazingdemigod bro patience is probably the hardest part lol and imma check you out too! We got this!
Awesome video brother!!! 💪🏼 if it was me I would leave the engine unless the oil pan is leaking bad. As far as the lifters, you can slide them up and out without pulling the heads. I’ve got it a few times. It’s a tight fit but it can be done. Keep at it brother!
Unfortunately the oil pan is also covered in gunk too. I forgot to add the clip lol. But before I pull the engine, I’m gonna clean everything up first I think, so I can get a better view of what the issues could be. I’ve tried to slide the front most lifter in but I just can get it past the head. I got the old one out fairly easily tho. So, unless I bought the wrong lifters, I’ll have to pull the head. I’m definitely keeping it going tho!
@@wheeldmedia oh gotcha. Yea it could be the rear main seal leaking or the back of the intake could have been leaking down making everything below it greasy. Or all 3,intake,rear main seal, and oil pan is leaking. Good thing is the gaskets are cheap. Definitely keep at it brother! Your channel is taking off good! 💪🏼
Keep up the good work bro
Will do!
Don't pull the engine out. Do one task at a time until it's complete. See the comment on your previous video.
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Pulling the engine on a foxbody is part of being a foxbody guy lol. I’ve pulled my engine at least 4-5 times and it’s a piece of cake now. I like your content. How did you learn to edit and what camera are you using?
Thanks! And imma UA-cam university graduate at many things. Time, intention, and practice lol my camera is a ZCAM cinema camera. I film a bunch of things on the side of my 9-5 so, I’ve got some decent experience
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Everything can be done with motor in the car ... just uncomfortable and maybe more work ...
If you have a picker . Id just go on and pull the motor and do it all at once
With replacement parts less is more .
Unless you get into racing it really .
Again I say you pull the engine
And get it all done
Gaskets
Water pump
Oil pump
Freeze plugs
Mounts
Noted! Thanks for your advice and thanks for watching!!
Ok...Dude, calm down. The debris you see outside of engine...who cares, it don't matter. I see inside of lifter valley. It is VERY clean. That is what you worry about. Those rocker arms are Crane rocker arms...if they have the Ford part# on them, they are pretty valuable. Even used, they bring 200$ or more. If no Ford part #, they are just a common part.
One other thing for you brother...when working on an engine...it isn't an egg shell, get after it! You're not gonna break it, it isn't a baby, if you gotta get aggresive, you can...If unsure, put up a vid, we'll help you out.
Header bolts on a 302 can be a PITA! Ya gotta have the tools for the job. Some can come off with ratchet and socket, others, open end wrench, some with the box end of the wrench. They can be a pain, but they're pretty easy to get out with the right tools,
The seller told me it was an engine out of a 95 cobra. Didn’t really know if I thought it was true. The valve covers say cobra, but that don’t mean much I’d guess. Thanks for the info! And the advice lol. I’ve definitely been wondering about the rocker arms. I had a friend of mine say he didn’t know much about them and hadn’t seen them before on other foxes. I’ll do some more research on those. I’m definitely still gonna get after it though! I’m enjoying it all!
@@wheeldmedia Those are aftermarket rocker arms and I'm 99% sure those are gt40 head (came on 93-95 cobra head) or 96 late 97 ford explorer engines. One way of seeing if they're gt40 cobra head is the casting number and the bars on the side of the head if they have 3 bars it means they're gt40 head and 4 bars means they're gt40p heads (almost the same as gt 40 but the plug angle is different and some other things)
If it were me, I’d pull it out, shit I spent this past weekend working on my Fox, all day type shit pulling out and replacing shit, it paid off tho because now I’ve got no check engine light, and I drove it, So just keep at it 👍🏽.
Yea that’s what it’s looking like I’ll have to do. I appreciate you!
That fan blade is done save yourself the headache and money later and get a new one it's cracking and could blow apart at any time js and pulling out the motor would my way of doing it and fix everything and replace all the gasket
Bet lol and thanks for your advice! It’s probably gonna come out
Yeah then you can send it to a shop and have them do a once over and don't forget about them freeze plugs since you have the block out and there
What size alternator do you have? The Foxbody came with a 75 amp WEAK alternator, try to find a Taurus Alternator or a 95/96 Mustang Alternator if you can.
Noted!
I’m still not sure if I want to coyote swap my fox my 5.0 still running
This will definitely get swapped in the future 😂😂😂
Any updates?
Soon! Been working everyday! Ran into some hiccups outside of the build and also been pretty busy. BUT, I’m hoping to have everything done by next week at the latest. I should be making some good progress this week, but that’s gonna depend on how the next few days go. If everything goes smoothly, maybe by the end of the week I’ll have the update. Thanks for checking in, I’ll be updating yall soon!
Heya Moe check your email!!!!
Got it and responded! Thanks as always Bill!