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Apr 1, 2008 10:34 am
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Yes, I even still Capitalized your name too. :- ) Now is the builder of that 65,000.00 Ford engine gonna use some "makes no difference 1.50 oil" that you so...
Damn, Lefty! Now you've done it! You've 'outed' Bug!!! How'd you find out that Auto Zone was paying him big bucks to endorse their products on this list??!!!...
I'm hoping that someone in our group can help me out with some advice. My son has his eye on an 89 Escort GT for sale locally. The problem is that there is a...
Re: [Ford Pinto] OT,,,Escort,,,OT Regarding the "Cool Whip" on the dipstick - it's almost certain that there's coolant getting into the crankcase. And what...
My wife and I bought an Escort in 1987, was the greatest car ever until 1994 when the cylinder head went. Very common I was told, Lorenzo ... From: Gerald...
I had 91 escort GT . That had DOHC 1.8 Mazda motor .That was stock for the GT model. Dump the mirical Whip and buy the screamer 1.8.You'll like it!!...
jehriwiggle@...
Apr 4, 2008 9:42 pm
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i have a 77 crusin wagon i need to put a new engine in and am wondering if anyone has put in a 1980 Mustang 4 cylinder 2.3L fuel injected in their car (that is...
if you are going to go fuel injected, why don't you go with a 2.3 turbo.? They were available in Thunderbird Turbo Coupes, Mustang SVOs and Merkur XR4TIs.? I...
Its a shame you aren't local, I have a spare 2.3 turbo engine, wiring harness, and t5 bellhousing that uses a cable operated clutch. ... From: Jamie LeBlanc...
Hey Madddoggj, Where are you located? I'd be interested in some spare turbo parts. Gerald ... wiring harness, and t5 bellhousing that uses a cable operated...
... some "makes ... that ... would ... job, ... and am ... If he starts throwing wrenches, then you know he's taken offense. ... TBN 5 ... But really, don't...
... no difference 1.50 oil" that you so greatly endorse? Hmm....by chance is Auto Zone slipping you some money now? :- ) If you actually read it, I said...
near dover, de ... From: Gerald <pintorino7370@...> To: pinto@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 11:28 am Subject: Re: [Ford Pinto] engine for my...
i would pull the computer and harness from the donor car. you could always order an aftermarket harness, but they aren't cheap.? here is one i found recently. ...
I saw my friend today who has the 351 powered '77 Pinto in NE Pa? He just redid his '80 Cruzin' Wagon with a 302 and wow, what a machine! He has a c-6 with a...
... We couldn't get much farther apart and still be on the same continent. I guess I'll just have to keep scrounging the boneyards around here. Gerald...
When you're scrounging the boneyards for a 2.3Turbo engine, don't forget the Merkurs. They had basically the same engine set-up, but the wiring harness for the...
I have also heard that the wiring harnesses on the 84-86 T-Birds were pretty easy to work with.? Thats the harness I have in my turbo pinto.? specifically mine...
... I'm in the middle of such a swap. The battery has to be relocated and the fender cut or pounded in to clear the turbo assembly. There's also the problem of...
Friends, this is being posted without reading any notes of these last few days. Is only an answer to my earlier question, for those who care to learn/feel a...
well no luck at the wreckers only N/A 2 2.3 mustangs and a few mercurys with a front wheel version i can pick one up for 200 bucks and rebuild it for cheap so...
Don't buy a FWD 2.3!!! The front wheel drive 2.3s are a "totally* different engine. It won't work in a Pinto. The engine you need is known as the 2.3 'Lima"and...
Ok...Lefty - if you really want to get technical and you really want to impress us, then - what's the 'SUS' (Saybolt Universal Seconds) rating of Amsoil and...
I probably wouldn't attempt to turbocharge a non-turbo 2.3.? Although they are the same blocks, the internals on a turbo engine are forged, and therefore...
Hey Group, The wiper switch on my '73 just died. A brief search on-line makes it look like the major parts retailers don't carry one anymore and while there...
I don't think the 73' has a control box (unless I'm misunderstanding your mail). Haven't looked at anything to interchange. Have you tried fordpinto.org? ... ...
Hey Gerald, Did you want to upgrade or stay stock? I believe I have a stock switch if you pay for shipping to Ca from WA(not that much). I did the upgrade...
