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    5/03/2020 2:43 PM  #1

    RV6
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    Sometimes I wonder what I was thinking.

    With the bash canceled the bash thrash on the mustang did a rabbit hole maneuver. Yesterday I decided that today was they day to fire the engine and such for the first time since my Patented Oil Slinger fiasco. First I had to figure out why the turn signals and 4-ways would not work because if I fire the engine, we gonna drive. 

    I had installed relays for the tail lights after the Fort Walton Beach trip. The load on the brake light and turn signal switches was just too much for the switches as I have 3 1157 bulbs on each side. The relays fixed the problem and all was well, until recently. No flashers, no turn signals but the brake lights worked. Then it dawned on me that installing relays for the lights was similar to installing LED lights; not enough amp draw to make the flasher work. Why did it work before and not now? I checked everything and found the running lights on the front did not work either. It turns out that when I installed relays for the headlights I forgot to plug the running lights back in hence the front turn signals would not work and they seem to be enough load to run the flashers. Of course I had to pull the grill to get to the plugs. What a pain.

    Today was fire up the engine day. It would not start. No amount of coaxing would make it go. I could prime the carb with gas and it would run till gas was gone. I pulled the line from the fuel pump to the carb and found it dry. Damn, did I forget to put the eccentric on the cam? Did the pump die after all these years. In not one of my brightest moments I had installed a fuel filter between the tank and the pump. I pulled the filter and then the pump would pump. The engine liked that a lot better.

    First drive of the year was a non event once I got the lights fixed and the fuel pump doing its job. 

    The mustang is such a joy to drive.

    Last edited by RV6 (5/03/2020 2:58 PM)

    Gary Zilik - Pine Junction, Colorado - 67 Coupe, 289-4V, T5
     

    5/03/2020 2:53 PM  #2

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    Re: Sometimes I wonder what I was thinking.

    Great news, seems you've solved the problems and are moving (pun intended) forward, good luck.

    65 Fastback, 351W, 5-speed, 4 wheel discs, 9" rear,  R&C Front End.
     

    5/03/2020 3:53 PM  #3

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    Re: Sometimes I wonder what I was thinking.

    Good for you Gary. And I'm pretty sure we've all done some brain dead things with our cars. Misery loves company.

    Bob. 69 Mach 1, 393W, SMOD Toploader, Armstrong  steering, factory AC.
     

    5/03/2020 4:25 PM  #4

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    Re: Sometimes I wonder what I was thinking.

    Thanks Gary😂
    Glad you got it running...and learned sumthin’.

    At least ya didn’t kill the engine by pulling the coil wire.
    Yeah... I did that on my 84 Cougar many years ago after installing new plugs, cap, rotor, and wires.
    I was tired and wasn’t thinking.
    I learned sumthin’ too.

     

    5/03/2020 4:49 PM  #5

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    Re: Sometimes I wonder what I was thinking.

    I've never made any mistakes in all the time I've been workin' on cars.



    I've also got a bridge in Brooklyn for sale. 

    "Those telephone poles were like a picket fence"
     

    5/03/2020 6:44 PM  #6

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    RV6 wrote:

    In not one of my brightest moments I had installed a fuel filter between the tank and the pump. I pulled the filter and then the pump would pump. The engine liked that a lot better.

     
    I don't claim to be brightest bulb in the box but why would that make a difference? That's where mine has been since I bought the car in the old days. Originally my fuel line from the pump to the carb screwed in at both ends until I modified it for the Eddy. It wasn't fitted for a filter. Do you think maybe your filter was plugged or installed backwards? Did you reinstall it before you drove it?  I'm doing the bash thrash too even though it's going to be just down the road a short piece.

    70, ragtop 351W/416 stroker Edel Performer heads w pro flow 4, Comp roller 35-421-8. T5
     

    5/03/2020 8:02 PM  #7

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    Glad to hear it's back, Gary.  I never do dumb stuff...but don't ax Glen about my order for door tag rivets, Okay? 
    If and when we get over all this foolishness we'uns and you'uns is gonna have to get together.  I need a road trip BAAAAAAAADD !!

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    5/03/2020 10:14 PM  #8

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    Glad you got it going Gary. I’ve had issues like that too.

    John  -- 67 Mustang Coupe 390 5 speed
     

    5/03/2020 10:49 PM  #9

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    Bullet Bob wrote:

    If and when we get over all this foolishness we'uns and you'uns is gonna have to get together.  I need a road trip BAAAAAAAADD !!

    BB1
     

    Whaaat? What about Bob? BB2 Bob. You member eh?
     

    Bob. 69 Mach 1, 393W, SMOD Toploader, Armstrong  steering, factory AC.
     

    5/04/2020 8:07 AM  #10

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    Bearing Bob wrote:

    Bullet Bob wrote:

    If and when we get over all this foolishness we'uns and you'uns is gonna have to get together.  I need a road trip BAAAAAAAADD !!

    BB1
     

    Whaaat? What about Bob? BB2 Bob. You member eh?
     

    Who?

    Gary Zilik - Pine Junction, Colorado - 67 Coupe, 289-4V, T5
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    5/04/2020 8:23 AM  #11

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    HudginJ3 wrote:

    RV6 wrote:

    In not one of my brightest moments I had installed a fuel filter between the tank and the pump. I pulled the filter and then the pump would pump. The engine liked that a lot better.

     
    I don't claim to be brightest bulb in the box but why would that make a difference? That's where mine has been since I bought the car in the old days. Originally my fuel line from the pump to the carb screwed in at both ends until I modified it for the Eddy. It wasn't fitted for a filter. Do you think maybe your filter was plugged or installed backwards? Did you reinstall it before you drove it? I'm doing the bash thrash too even though it's going to be just down the road a short piece.

    Doug. I have always had a filter between the pump and carb. One of those all metal inline ones from Wix. In my infinite wisdom I decided to move the filter to the short piece of rubber line that connects the fuel line from the tank to the pump. I installed a new filter in the correct direction.
    I think the volume of the empty filter nullified the pitiful sucking action of the fuel pump. The front end of the car was still on jack stands and the tank had about 3 gallons of fuel which may have exacerbated the problem. First thing after purging the cooling system and checking for leaks I drove around the block. Checked for leaks again and then headed to the gas station for 14 gallons of fuel.
     

    Gary Zilik - Pine Junction, Colorado - 67 Coupe, 289-4V, T5
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    5/04/2020 9:16 AM  #12

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    Re: Sometimes I wonder what I was thinking.

    Isn’t it a great feeling to drive it once some pesky issues are cured?

    Money you enjoy wasting is NOT wasted money... unless your wife finds out.
     

    5/04/2020 9:19 AM  #13

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    MS wrote:

    Isn’t it a great feeling to drive it once some pesky issues are cured?

    Yes it is. I really enjoy driving the Mustang too!
     

    Gary Zilik - Pine Junction, Colorado - 67 Coupe, 289-4V, T5
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    5/04/2020 5:56 PM  #14

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    All this "talk".....about a road trip!!
    SC beaches are open ya know.
    Ever one oh y'all had made plans MONTHES ago to come.
    Last one thru Aler-'Bammer pick up Josh and his bride in the caravan!
    Let me know what weekend to expect 'ya!
    6sally6

    Get busy Liv'in or get busy Die'n....Host of the 2020 Bash at the Beach/The only Bash that got cancelled  )8
     

     

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