hang heads low, my 5.0's gunna blow
09-06-2006, 01:11 PM
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hang heads low, my 5.0's gunna blow
yea its a pretty sad feeling. the slip shifting aod now wont even shift into second with the foot down... even if you 1-D-1 shuffle it. It's slipping pretty bad, with decent fluid in it. and what i thought was a great motor for 300k i was fooled by a lying oil pressure gauge that i thought never worked when really, i ididnt have oil pressure. Things started to get loud the first sign of noise....i dont even have a valve tap yet. i threw some Gunk Motor Flush in it with some synthetic 10-40 like i usually run with every oil change, this one unschedueled and the motor flush made a HUGE difference.i now have oil pressure. Brilliant. not as much as im supposed to its maybe 4 at idle and 7 with regular driving. i wouldnt dare floor it im going to get an autometer oil pressure gauge b.c. i dont trust the stock one ....but i dont know if i should put any more money into this car. im going to do another quart of motor flush when i do an oil change next time, my trans is slippin real bad its on its way out. Honestly, what would you do? I have all the ideas, none of the money.
-and a brand new track heat intake sits on the garage floor, along with other mods to go with it.
-my grammar skills do suck im not gunna lie [8D]
-and a brand new track heat intake sits on the garage floor, along with other mods to go with it.
-my grammar skills do suck im not gunna lie [8D]
09-06-2006, 01:15 PM
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RE: hang heads low, my 5.0's gunna blow
pull the motor and tranny, do a full rebuild and buy a t-5 and trash that auto... but it just depends on how much you like the car. you can do a rebuild pretty cheap... if you think the engine is trash too, you can get another 302 with everything on it for around $400-$500
09-06-2006, 01:16 PM
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RE: hang heads low, my 5.0's gunna blow
buy the gauge hook it up if motor is reading low.. drive it till she dies
i had an old motor that had no oil pressure, made lots of noise but it still started and drove down the road
shouldnt floor a car with 300k miles anyway.. just asking for trouble even with good oil pressure
i had an old motor that had no oil pressure, made lots of noise but it still started and drove down the road
shouldnt floor a car with 300k miles anyway.. just asking for trouble even with good oil pressure
09-06-2006, 01:18 PM
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RE: hang heads low, my 5.0's gunna blow
i hang my head in your honor whiteout.... well you can sell the track heat intake and use that dough to get the engine repaired (oil pump?), perhaps you can find a junkyard tranny to swap out, or maybe you can sell it for another 5.0 thats in better running order. personally since i'm a sucker for things i'd spend a bunch of money on my cc to fix the motor and then find a used tranny thats been rebuilt, not sure what they go for maybe $1000? what kinda shape is the rest of the car in? car you use it for a donor car for a new mustang? good luck
09-06-2006, 01:32 PM
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RE: hang heads low, my 5.0's gunna blow
ORIGINAL: whiteout 5.0
yea its a pretty sad feeling. the slip shifting aod now wont even shift into second with the foot down... even if you 1-D-1 shuffle it. It's slipping pretty bad, with decent fluid in it. and what i thought was a great motor for 300k i was fooled by a lying oil pressure gauge that i thought never worked when really, i ididnt have oil pressure. Things started to get loud the first sign of noise....i dont even have a valve tap yet. i threw some Gunk Motor Flush in it with some synthetic 10-40 like i usually run with every oil change, this one unschedueled and the motor flush made a HUGE difference.i now have oil pressure. Brilliant. not as much as im supposed to its maybe 4 at idle and 7 with regular driving. i wouldnt dare floor it im going to get an autometer oil pressure gauge b.c. i dont trust the stock one ....but i dont know if i should put any more money into this car. im going to do another quart of motor flush when i do an oil change next time, my trans is slippin real bad its on its way out. Honestly, what would you do? I have all the ideas, none of the money.
-and a brand new track heat intake sits on the garage floor, along with other mods to go with it.
-my grammar skills do suck im not gunna lie [8D]
yea its a pretty sad feeling. the slip shifting aod now wont even shift into second with the foot down... even if you 1-D-1 shuffle it. It's slipping pretty bad, with decent fluid in it. and what i thought was a great motor for 300k i was fooled by a lying oil pressure gauge that i thought never worked when really, i ididnt have oil pressure. Things started to get loud the first sign of noise....i dont even have a valve tap yet. i threw some Gunk Motor Flush in it with some synthetic 10-40 like i usually run with every oil change, this one unschedueled and the motor flush made a HUGE difference.i now have oil pressure. Brilliant. not as much as im supposed to its maybe 4 at idle and 7 with regular driving. i wouldnt dare floor it im going to get an autometer oil pressure gauge b.c. i dont trust the stock one ....but i dont know if i should put any more money into this car. im going to do another quart of motor flush when i do an oil change next time, my trans is slippin real bad its on its way out. Honestly, what would you do? I have all the ideas, none of the money.
-and a brand new track heat intake sits on the garage floor, along with other mods to go with it.
-my grammar skills do suck im not gunna lie [8D]
09-06-2006, 01:36 PM
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RE: hang heads low, my 5.0's gunna blow
wow didnt realize you could get a used tranny that cheap, of course like you said the auto's are more often swapped out where as the 5 spd's are more desirable
09-06-2006, 01:51 PM
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RE: hang heads low, my 5.0's gunna blow
I have been trying to sell my AOD that I put over a grand into with less than 600 miles on it for $275 and noone wants it... the only thing is, it had problems shifting but Im not sure if it was linkage related or tranny related. But still, I have about $1,100 into it from a performance rebuild with 600 miles on it and its been for sale for over a year now and noone wants it [&:][:@]
09-06-2006, 07:05 PM
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RE: hang heads low, my 5.0's gunna blow
buy the gauge hook it up if motor is reading low.. drive it till she dies
i had an old motor that had no oil pressure, made lots of noise but it still started and drove down the road
shouldnt floor a car with 300k miles anyway.. just asking for trouble even with good oil pressure
i had an old motor that had no oil pressure, made lots of noise but it still started and drove down the road
shouldnt floor a car with 300k miles anyway.. just asking for trouble even with good oil pressure
but for now whats a good gauge and what would i pay for a decent oil pressure gauge?
