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Midlife Crises

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Ordered a set of 20 over Wiseco pistons for the winter overhaul. Can you believe they were in stock. The plan is to do bearings, a fresh oil pump, return to the 127350 blower cams and freshen up the heads. Maybe even have my heads ported while their apart.
 

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Greased and cleaned the accelerator paddle. The paddle did not operate in a smooth way. I opened the housing and cleaned/greased the plastic "bearing". Used silicon grease for PU bushings. Unfortunately I don't know how to remove the spring to grease the other side, now it is much more smooth than before :)

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Greased and cleaned the accelerator paddle. The paddle did not operate in a smooth way. I opened the housing and cleaned/greased the plastic "bearing". Used silicon grease for PU bushings. Unfortunately I don't know how to remove the spring to grease the other side, now it is much more smooth than before :)

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Hey GriffX,

Is the white looking piece on the end of the APP arm a shim adjustment that positions this arm at full pedal travel rest?

It sure looks like it to me...........
Just curious from seeing this unit opened up here...............
 

SOzzy

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Yesterday I did an oil change and replaced the rear sway bar bushings... All of them. Actually broke my bench vise installing the upper bushings.
Last week I got some 15 Ecoboost rims and new tires installed. Looks like a totally different car...

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GriffX

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Hey GriffX,

Is the white looking piece on the end of the APP arm a shim adjustment that positions this arm at full pedal travel rest?

It sure looks like it to me...........
Just curious from seeing this unit opened up here...............

I have not dissembled the white arm, just cleaned the plate with alcohol. The zero position of the metal brushes is on the contact area.

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ghunt81

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Recently my job moved me to a new office that is a 20 mile all highway commute, and at the end of last year I was running MBRP Pro's on my car which were honestly terrible on the highway.

So over the weekend I reinstalled my stock mufflers, which have been collecting cobwebs in the corner of the garage for almost 10 years, just to see how they were. On first start up for a second I thought my car wasn't running right because they were so much quieter :gr_grin: They sound good though! Gonna try to run these a bit and see how they are on the highway. Not driving the car yet but it looks like this winter may be a short one so hopefully I can get it out soon.
 

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Recently my job moved me to a new office that is a 20 mile all highway commute, and at the end of last year I was running MBRP Pro's on my car which were honestly terrible on the highway.

So over the weekend I reinstalled my stock mufflers, which have been collecting cobwebs in the corner of the garage for almost 10 years, just to see how they were. On first start up for a second I thought my car wasn't running right because they were so much quieter :gr_grin: They sound good though! Gonna try to run these a bit and see how they are on the highway. Not driving the car yet but it looks like this winter may be a short one so hopefully I can get it out soon.

You're gonna like 'em. Quiet, can listen to stereo and no drone.
 

AHaze

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Recently my job moved me to a new office that is a 20 mile all highway commute, and at the end of last year I was running MBRP Pro's on my car which were honestly terrible on the highway.

So over the weekend I reinstalled my stock mufflers, which have been collecting cobwebs in the corner of the garage for almost 10 years, just to see how they were. On first start up for a second I thought my car wasn't running right because they were so much quieter :gr_grin: They sound good though! Gonna try to run these a bit and see how they are on the highway. Not driving the car yet but it looks like this winter may be a short one so hopefully I can get it out soon.
I love my LTH, stock muffler combo. Still barks when I get on it but I don't lose my mind after a 30 minute freeway run.
 

ghunt81

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I was surprised how good it still sounds at idle with the cams and stock mufflers, almost like an old muscle car, I was impressed.

Based on how it sounds just revving it I think I will be happy with it. Highway travel was tough with all the aftermarket mufflers I tried after doing the longtubes, even with high flow cats.
 

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Had my wife take the stang to work today. She got one of her body techs to adjust the passenger side door as it was a little off since I bought it. I'd tried to adjust it some but couldn't get it right. He took care of it so I brought some breakfast burritos as a thanks...
 

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Installed a new cooling-fan resistor module / fan pigtail.
Changed Oil / filter
Serviced Oil Catch-Can (dumped about 1.5 oz)
 

Gabe

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Yesterday - tried to move it out of the garage so I could work on the mower, dead battery. It's been sitting hooked up to a battery tender for about 3-4 months, green light on the thing, still got nothing but clicks. Battery is about 7 years old, guess it's time for a new one
 

XJCasper

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Yesterday - tried to move it out of the garage so I could work on the mower, dead battery. It's been sitting hooked up to a battery tender for about 3-4 months, green light on the thing, still got nothing but clicks. Battery is about 7 years old, guess it's time for a new one

Bad starter? Have the local autoparts shop test the battery.
 

Mach2burnout

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Battery is over 7 years old. With the engine off, it measures at about 11.1V
Seems like it's just time for a new one.

About 7 years and a few months is what I have gotten out of the last few Motorcraft batteries that I’ve had. Can’t get but about 4 out of any other brand.


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