Recent content by JimP

That would explain why I could not find it. He bought the motor it's complete, I suggested he replace the tensioners and guides at minimum.

Where would I find the VIN numer on the engine block? I was hoping to run it on my carfax account and maybe get an idea regarding the possible mileage. It's a used motor a friend wants to buy and the mileage is a mystery. Thank You.

Will do thanks for the replies. I have had zero luck trying to get an m8-1.25 male to female stand-off bolt here locally. For now I am going with a slightly shorter belt the 1073 vs the 1080. (I'm currently running the 3.70 super charger pulley). There are 2 pulley diameters a 70 mm and a 76...

I want to add an extra idler between the alternator and the power steering pump to reduce the belt slap there. Does anyone have any details / specifics regarding the pulley, spacer, or the flange bolt required? The idler spacer / bushing is proving very difficult to find around my city. If...

My procharger has about 45k miles on it. A tip I got from a local engine builder here was to get the procharger hot after its oil change and open the fill hole. This would cause some pressure to escape due to the heat/expansion, you can hear the pssstttttt. Seal it up again and as the unit...

Pull the line off of the fuel rail pressure sensor, see if you smell fuel. If it failed and the diaphragm ruptured you could be flooding the engine.

Congratulations and welcome. If it's stock get a tune from Marty O to get rid of the terrible factory transmission calibration then you'll really enjoy driving the car.

First and foremost, no lock-up in any gear other than 4 th. TC lock-up after 55 mph as well

You can find a proper double din installation kit at Crutchfield . Com

Thanks, it was about 1988, just after I bought my GN. That was behind my high school, lol.

I had a 70 with a 351, bench seat column shift 355 gears and a 3200 stall converter. I sold it to explore other interest but it's still on the road.

We just had an 06 impala in the shop doing the same thing. Not saying it is your problem but the catalytic converter was partially plugged / fouled. It drove well under part throttle but could not Rev past 4800 rpm at wide open throttle and it would not shift at wot either. Now the mm has 4...

Do you have a spare throttle position sensor you can try? Does the up shift issue occur in the 2 - 3 shift at full throttle as well?

The solenoid lead tray / pack has been problematic as well. The truck will go into limp mode, you turn it off start it again and it's fine for a while. I've replaced 2 on different trucks recently.

I have the weather fit cover from cover anything. It is waterproof, car stays very clean even after heavy downpours, it fits well, snug. I recommend folding in the mirrors when using it. https://www.coveranything.com/car-covers/?find=2003-mercury-marauder-478623