Gary Lewis

Dave - I replied to your timing issues on your other thread. But what's the issue with the valve cover? Is it bent or??? Shaun - One piece at a time and you'll eventually get there. Are you getting closer to having the RH frame support on?

Yes, they are hard to find.

Dave - We need to discuss the ignition timing in two stages, initial + centrifugal, and then that + vacuum. Your initial was 16 degrees and your centrifugal was another 8 degrees at 1500 RPM, for a total of 24 degrees by 1500. Compare that to David's timing of 14 degrees initial and 10 degrees of centrifugal @ 1700, giving a total of 24 degrees but at 1700 instead of 1500. So your centrifugal is coming in earlier than his, but the total isn't too bad. However, dropping back to 10 degrees is probably going to hurt your power and gas mileage. I would focus on the initial + centrifugal for the moment and drive with the vacuum disconnected. Check to see if at 10 initial you get pinging w/o the vacuum, and note at what RPM you get it. If no pinging, bump the initial up to 12 degrees and go for a drive. Then 14 and test it. You need to determine how much total timing you can handle - without vacuum. As for the vacuum, it doesn't matter what the RPM is, it'll advance the timing the same at 800 RPM as at 8000 RPM if you give it the same vacuum. So the key here are these two statements: vacuum to change timing @ 9 HG with adjustment all the way CCW vacuum to change timing @ 2 HG with adjustment all the way CW And you said that with full vacuum the total timing was 51 degrees, so the vacuum advance gives you a total of 27 degrees all in. That is probably going to be a problem as David's vacuum advance gave a max of 18 degrees. And that may be too much. But the vacuum advance unit can be limited or changed out, so we can deal with that - once we have the initial + centrifugal sorted.

Excellent! Glad to see that.

I think those are from Ford. My '90 460 pan had similar ones.

That's a great score!

Sounds like a plan. Merry Christmas!!!

Happy to hear that, nothing's broken. Still following this journey! Have a Merry Christmas with family, Gary! Thanks and Merry Christmas, Jeff!

To bring this thread/project up to date before I go quiet over Christmas and the next few days, I got one of the two rear cameras I ordered in today and tested the mirror - all is well. That is a huge relief as the mirror doesn't really work quite right if the rear camera is missing. On boot-up it complains about the camera not being there, and when you go into settings some things don't work quite right after you change the setting. Reboot the mirror and it'll work - until you change something else. But with the rear camera it all works correctly. Also, I've been searching for just "the right" case to put the camera in. And I'm here to tell you there isn't one. I found two that were close: Awclub Waterproof Dustproof ABS Plastic Junction Box Universal Electric Project Enclosure with PC Clear Transparent Cover 3.9"x2.7"x2". This one has inside dimensions of 3.7" x 2.36" x 1.73" and is IP66 rated. The size is a bit bigger than I wanted but it'll work. However, several of the reviews I read said the cover has an orange peel finish to it and makes the pictures fuzzy. Polycase AN-19F Diecast Aluminum NEMA Enclosure: This one doesn't have a clear cover at all but I could mill out the cover and glue a clear window in the cover, maybe even of glass. The dimensions are roughly the same. In the end I ordered the Awclub plastic one and it'll be here Tuesday. So maybe later in the week I can check it out as the twins have to go home on Wednesday.

That looks great! It is 74 here at 7 pm, so it is going to be tough sledding.

I smelled smoke and thought someone was burning leaves. Nope, nothing even close to us and the smoke continued. I turned the heater off and headed home. Pulled the resistor and there were charred leaves. Pulled the motor and cleaned several hands full of leaves out. Now I’m running a pincushion cowl. No more leaves.

Sounds like a plan, Stan! The extra hands will come in very handy. Hope the window fits.

Mike did well! And he appears to like 'wheeling. And the Jeep. But I understand the worry about getting stuck while on your own and w/o a winch - with your family along no less. It is one thing for you to get in that position, but not acceptable for you to put your family in the situation. As for Tin Cup Pass, so that's what it is like on four wheels. Janey and I went over it on my XL350 two-up back in the early 70's and I thought "Man, this would be tough with four wheels!" And, it looks like it is. With two wheels I was able to pick a line that was pretty smooth. But not so for y'all.

From what little I understand there are two types of pumps - those for carbs and those for EFI. And that could also be broken into "low pressure" and "high pressure" pumps. You can use an EFI pump for a carb, but it takes quite a bit of pressure regulation. In my case it took a return-style regulator then a dead-head regulator. So if you are later going with EFI you should consider that approach. Otherwise I'd go with a low-pressure pump. But, even though it might be considered "low pressure" there are pumps with pressures all over the map. Edelbrocks don't like over 6 psi, but Holleys and probably the Summit carb are ok at a bit more. Still, there's no need for more pressure, so I'd look for a pump that puts out no more than 6 psi or plan to use a regulator on it. As for brands, I'm using in-tank pumps from Spectra and they've been fine.

Merry Christmas!!!

Big bucks!

Yes, it is nice. And spend. But I don’t think it is just for vehicles without A/C. These radios didn’t care what HVAC systems were in the truck.

Ok Gary, but it's not a Bull, it's a Mustang...LOL! Finally moving attention back to my Mustang. As least for a little bit. My truck is in the shop having a new bedliner sprayed in. When they finish, I'll be back on it briefly pulling the bed, fixing the short in the fuel gauge, and cleaning up the exposed frame with some POR 15. But with time off from work, I've been bored and need to work on something, thus the Mustang. So, removed the old tail light panel and have fitted up the new one. Cut out an area of rust on the rear qtr and made a patch panel. Hope to weld all this in over the weekend. Corey, if you look behind the saw I have pictured above, you'll just see a bench top drill press in the background. I built the rotisserie (plus a body cart) that my Mustang is current hanging on using that unit. It's a mid level Harbor Freight unit too! I've also drilled out broken bolts using it as well. I've put that thing through hell and it never gives up. If space is lacking, I would not hesitate to go with a bench top. Looks good, John. And if you don't have a thread going on another forum about your Mustang, feel free to start one here. We all have other interests, and we are family, so...

That part number doesn't exist in the '94 version of the MPC. Instead it has an F2, prefix so there would have had to have been an earlier version, like this E4.

Cute! Merry Christmas!

Yes! That's what I meant!

Just got this in from Scott: So I guess I’d better try the ones I have for Dad’s truck in BB. With the later base I have they’ll bolt in.

Merry Christmas!!! It was 61F when I got up this morning and it is going to 81 later today. That is waaaaay too warm!

Eddie looks great! Are those some of Santa's transports? Nice and RED!

Excellent! Good to see such a positive report. Finding just the right part at a reasonable price is such a good feeling! So Merry Christmas!!!!