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Nov 1, 2007
9:22 am
23201
Thanks for all that info Mart, is good to see you actively replying with info for the group. If ever you are in TX again, with your 18 wheeler, lunch is on me...
C Thompson
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Nov 2, 2007
2:41 am
23202
Ebay: '74 and up Pinto spindle 'to GM metric caliper' conversion brackets. There's a pair of aftermarker 'Pinto spindle to GM metric caliper' conversion...
Mart4
dieselfuel3406
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Nov 3, 2007
6:58 am
23203
My '74 Wagon (2.3, C-3) has a bad vibration, even while not moving down the road. It is not constant, but "rhythmnic", with a "cycle" of vibration and noise...
Jay Honeycutt
weldon2k
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Nov 5, 2007
3:58 pm
23204
hi, it sounds like drivetrain but, definatly needs to be accurately diagnosed. try this, get your car to freeway speed, put the transmission into neutral and...
merkinto
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Nov 5, 2007
6:01 pm
23205
Lefty you went through a whole lot of work but someone will use it. Search "modern driveline" and that company had it all charted out for you. ... replying ......
Robert W
pintoautocro...
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Nov 9, 2007
7:34 am
23206
1980 Pinto wagon: 2.3L/C-3. Took the alternator to AutoZone today, to get it bench tested, and it failed, so I bought a re-manufactured one...then ended up...
Matthew Lawrence
indiana_surf...
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Nov 11, 2007
12:53 am
23207
please check your battery cable for cleanliness and a tight fit. Problem I had with my 1980. Lorenzo ... From: Matthew Lawrence <indiana_surfguitar@...> ...
ferlenarab@...
ferlen2002
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Nov 11, 2007
3:49 am
23208
Also check the regulator connector for corrosion & tightness. Had the same problem on a 78 I used to have & it was a bad regulator connector. ...
Matthew Manter
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Nov 11, 2007
7:43 pm
23209
Have you ever thought about upgrading to a 3G alternator? They're internally regulated, internally fan cooled, and put out way more current than your...
Robert W
pintoautocro...
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Nov 11, 2007
10:19 pm
23210
Thanks for these suggestions, beyond my just going to check for a bad ground, as soon as possible (Wednesday). At least I now know why my gas mileage was...
Matthew Lawrence
indiana_surf...
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Nov 13, 2007
12:48 am
23211
Pinto Steering Column /hub adapter Question Wondering if anybody knows if a Pinto or Mustang II steering column - at least on the steering wheel end - is ...
Mart4
dieselfuel3406
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Nov 13, 2007
10:18 am
23212
... <indiana_surfguitar@...> wrote: Matt, Thanks for your service to the country! Will be in Terra Haute IN, next month, wanna meet for coffee once and present...
C Thompson
leftyoil
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Nov 13, 2007
1:57 pm
23213
[ "Once I get it all sorted out, electrical and getting the carb.> timing set back a bit, it should get better gas mileage than my > F-150...NOT the SAME as my...
Mart4
dieselfuel3406
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Nov 13, 2007
2:22 pm
23214
if you have a local napa dealer near you ask them for a catalog they still offer adapters for many after market steering wheels even for the pinto. Paul ... ...
pintopaul
pintopaul2002
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Nov 13, 2007
9:59 pm
23215
All the Ford adapters from the 70's era are the same. I have a Momo adapter I pulled from a 79 Mustang pace car years ago for $5 at a yard. I missed the...
Robert W
pintoautocro...
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Nov 13, 2007
10:40 pm
23216
... If I'm able to change the carb. settings, I'll likely walk away from the F-150, fairly swiftly, and hope the owner didn't see me 'cause it's not my F-150....
Matthew Lawrence
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Nov 14, 2007
12:44 am
23217
Does anyone have a C-3 handy that is willing to measure the: a. overall length of the dipstick b. length to FULL mark ???? We got the vibration out of the...
Jay Honeycutt
weldon2k
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Nov 15, 2007
1:44 pm
23218
Here we go... As the tip has a curl on it (for ease of insertion through the tube, I suppose), I'm taking all measures from the top of the cap. See the images...
Shayne
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Nov 16, 2007
12:55 am
23219
Shayne, You the man! Thank you so much for your prompt and detailed reponse, detailed photos and general aspect of being very, very helpful! All best, Jay...
weldon2k
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Nov 17, 2007
3:29 pm
23220
Glad to help! That's why we're here!...
Shayne
hatchback79
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Nov 19, 2007
10:33 am
23221
There's a company in Oregon, Northwest Mustangs LLC who could make some LED tail lights for us. The early Pinto/Maverick style. How many people would be...
Robert W
pintoautocro...
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Nov 21, 2007
8:15 pm
23222
Hay where in washington are you?....Im in Yelm maybe we could get together and talk pinto. Robert W <onefastcar@...> wrote: There's a company...
reginald hunt
monster4x4pinto
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Nov 22, 2007
12:32 am
23223
You could also - if you want LED taillights - keep the stock taillights - and just replace the bulbs with "1157-equivalent" LED units. Depending on where you...
Mart4
dieselfuel3406
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Nov 22, 2007
12:52 am
23224
I'm located 30 miles north of Vancouver, WA onefastcar@... for Pinto talk. I have 4 early Pintos. I looked at the yellow 72 Pinto on EBAY today and...
Robert W
pintoautocro...
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Nov 24, 2007
2:11 am
23225
Mart, I have 2 different sets of those and they are garbage in my opinion. The light output in lumens is about half of the incandescent originals. The ones...
Robert W
pintoautocro...
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Nov 24, 2007
2:15 am
23226
Can anyone recommend source for replacement crank pulley (3-groove) for a '74 wagon (2.3L)? RockAuto does not have, can't find one on ePay. Thanks, Jay...
Jay Honeycutt
weldon2k
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Nov 26, 2007
12:14 am
23227
... i have a 3 belt harmonic balancer an am looking for a 2 belt balancer will trade.you pay shipping to me i pay shipping to you.fair trade? where do you...
jim kitelinger
pintokite
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Nov 29, 2007
3:10 am
23228
30+ years ago I put a Pinto Drivetrain in an Austin Healy Bugeye Sprite. The original conversion used a 1972 2L with a 4spd. I am looking to upgrade the trans...
bc_airport
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Dec 1, 2007
12:20 am
23229
Could you post pictures of the Bugeye with the Pinto drive? Would like to see it. Lorenzo ... From: bc_airport <bcairport@...> To:...
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ferlen2002
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Dec 1, 2007
12:25 am
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