Any Shade Tree Mechanics Out There?

[WEZEL]

 Take a gues at which tranny the crown vic had.........


  Atleast it was a coupe!




   

AOD and the still used that basic design up till 2014, just the electronic version, just built 2 in the last 2 weeks.

[cattb]

Also thinking about it, might want to make sure your fuel lines are clear. Truck been sitting maybe some crap , rust what have you may entered the fuel line. On a harbor boat I once worked on it had 3   6-71 detroits. one of them fuel problems. Ended up being the spray top from a spray paint can or either can, how the heck it would of got in the fuel tank who knows, but it entered the fuel line and created a partial blockage.

 

[ghi]

You need some rust removed, try this; with new batteries nails down Russian ICBMs also.; 

[morfiend]

AOD and the still used that basic design up till 2014, just the electronic version, just built 2 in the last 2 weeks.

 Ah  close but no soup!   It was a 79 so it had that great FMX transmission!.......   Between the VV carb and the FMX,well lets just say it was good I worked at Ford!..


  Middle of July,90 degrees and the VV carb would ice up...WTF!



   

[BaldEagl]

Just to give yall an idea of what I'm working with overall.

Well at least it's got a shiny air filter cover.

[Shuffler]

You need some rust removed, try this; with new batteries nails down Russian ICBMs also.; 

I had to LOL that they call the 1000 watt laser high power. Our Trumpf 5040 is 6000 and was the only 6000 in Texas when we bought it. You can get 8000 now.

[WEZEL]

 Ah  close but no soup!   It was a 79 so it had that great FMX transmission!.......   Between the VV carb and the FMX,well lets just say it was good I worked at Ford!..


  Middle of July,90 degrees and the VV carb would ice up...WTF!



   

Ahhhhhhhhhhh a fellow ford tech 

[icepac]

The AOD transmission is derived from the FMX transmission.

[WEZEL]

The AOD transmission is derived from the FMX transmission.

Dont know about derived, they dont have much in common other than one replaces the other, are you thinking about the C3 and the A4LD, basically the same  with the addition of a clutch pack and band.

[icepac]

The planetary gearset is the same.......or course the case of the transmission and other parts will be different when adding a .67 overdrive 4th gear.

The ratios are the same because they both use the Ravigneaux planetary gearset.

Much of the actuation of clutches is the same hardware.

[morfiend]

Ahhhhhhhhhhh a fellow ford tech 

 Not quite,I was on the assembly line,causing all the grief for you tech guys........

 But I grew up in a garage so dirty grease was under my finger nails at an early age!


   

[branch37]

Update. This is where I am at now.













One head rebuilt and almost ready to go back on.  When I was putting the very last valve back in, my spring compressor slipped and launched the damn keeper across the shop depositing that tiny piece of shiny metal onto a floor covered in tiny pieces of shiny metal. 

[icepac]

When we replaced all the valve springs in the 2006 to 2008 lexus 3.5 V6s and V8s (rear drive direct injected), I saw the recall notice and told the parts department to order a bunch of keepers.

They didn't order them and we had a bunch of cars down because of it.

It still happens at toyota and lexus.........they just never stock a 15 cent part that ends up costing them a bunch of money in rental or loaner cars.

[branch37]

So I'm throwing the idea around of replacing my intake manifold. There's not really anything wrong with the one I have except one of the bolt holes is chipped where somebody tightened it too tight and cracked the cast iron. The crack doesn't go into the bolt hole so no leaks. I want to change it simply because it weighs a damn ton and is ugly as hell. My problem is that I can't find one for a ford FE 360 that will take a 2 barrel carb. I would rather not spend around $400 on the manifold and have to buy a 4 barrel carb. Any suggestions?


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[SIK1]

Branch, I'm not sure that an aluminum 2bbl FE manifold was ever produced. The best solution would be to re-install the manifold you have and never ever remove it again. Of course if you really want an aluminum manifold. They use to make an adapter that would let you run a 2bbl carb on a 4bbl manifold.

Honestly I think your very fortunate with availability and reasonable pricing of aluminum manifolds for the FE engines now. Especially considering that an FE engine hasn't been produced in forty years. When I was in high school and playing with FE's I ended up buying an Offy manifold from a wrecking yard. I managed to get the manifold for a price I could afford because it had a piece missing from the valve cover rail. Lucky for me I know a guy that is an artist with a welder.

 
Sik