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- My Car
- 1973 Mustang Grande 351C 2V, built on the very last production day (July 6, 1973) for Grande's.
Hi,
I'm getting tired with my engine now... After 4 years my engine (351C-2v) still doesn't start well, always takes 2-3-4 or more tries. Today I went for a drive and I had a feeling the engine wasn't running great. But it had enough power so I took it out anyway. Drives OK until I pull up from the lights with an Audi next to me and I thought I'd give him a bit of a run (all within reason). Then my car starts holding back, dropping power intermittent until I let go off the gas. This happened again later. Also I noticed that I had fireworks in my exhaust when letting go off the gas at high speeds. Sounds nice but it's not normal. In my idle mixture I smell petrol, eventhough the garage I went to 6 weeks ago adjusted the carb to make it less rich.
At the last traffic light I thought my engine would die on me but it didn't thankfully. It kept running but somehow it didn't sound like it normally does.
Back at my garage I measured the temperature of the manifols at each cylinder. The driver's side was about 125C (260F) and the pass. side was about 190C (370F). The temp. of the coolant hose (top one) was about 70C (160F).
So far I have:
- Refurbished Edelbrock 1406
- 1" carb spacer
- New plug wires (cheap ones - 7mm)
- New fuel pump
- New starter
- New distributor cap
- New air filter
The fuel filter is nice and full so fuel is being pumped right up (that's why I bought the new pump coz first it wasn't).
I'd really like to get my engine running well and reliable.
What options do I have to fix this guys? I never checked timing and don't have the equipment to but I believe you can get low priced timing lights?
I have no idea if anybody ever cleaned the engine or anything. Maybe I should take it apart myself... Wouldn't mind but probaly takes me a century coz I have no equipment for that...
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Vincent.
I'm getting tired with my engine now... After 4 years my engine (351C-2v) still doesn't start well, always takes 2-3-4 or more tries. Today I went for a drive and I had a feeling the engine wasn't running great. But it had enough power so I took it out anyway. Drives OK until I pull up from the lights with an Audi next to me and I thought I'd give him a bit of a run (all within reason). Then my car starts holding back, dropping power intermittent until I let go off the gas. This happened again later. Also I noticed that I had fireworks in my exhaust when letting go off the gas at high speeds. Sounds nice but it's not normal. In my idle mixture I smell petrol, eventhough the garage I went to 6 weeks ago adjusted the carb to make it less rich.
At the last traffic light I thought my engine would die on me but it didn't thankfully. It kept running but somehow it didn't sound like it normally does.
Back at my garage I measured the temperature of the manifols at each cylinder. The driver's side was about 125C (260F) and the pass. side was about 190C (370F). The temp. of the coolant hose (top one) was about 70C (160F).
So far I have:
- Refurbished Edelbrock 1406
- 1" carb spacer
- New plug wires (cheap ones - 7mm)
- New fuel pump
- New starter
- New distributor cap
- New air filter
The fuel filter is nice and full so fuel is being pumped right up (that's why I bought the new pump coz first it wasn't).
I'd really like to get my engine running well and reliable.
What options do I have to fix this guys? I never checked timing and don't have the equipment to but I believe you can get low priced timing lights?
I have no idea if anybody ever cleaned the engine or anything. Maybe I should take it apart myself... Wouldn't mind but probaly takes me a century coz I have no equipment for that...
Any ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Vincent.