Junkyard Shopping
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RE: Junkyard Shopping
If the junkyard owner don't know exactly what they have, and sometimes they don't, look in older model ford trucks. There is still a lot of them in the junkyards, and the engines and trannys are very likey to have been changed out. 351W and 302's are a pretty common thing. I've also seen a few in the junkyards with a toploader 4 speed in them. C6 tranny's are super common. I belive the three speeds out of the trucks would also probably work in a mustang.
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RE: Junkyard Shopping
ORIGINAL: dcohen
you dont need keys if its an oldschool carburated engine with points ignition, if all the parts are there then just take a good battery and some jumper wires, run one jumper wire from the + post on the battery to the + post on the coil, (ground the battery) then run the other wire to the starter (wire needs to be really heavy, like a jumper cable or something) if you can get gas into the carb and spark into the plugs then engine should hit a few licks at least, if you can get it to hit then try rigging up a small gas tank so you can let it run
you dont need keys if its an oldschool carburated engine with points ignition, if all the parts are there then just take a good battery and some jumper wires, run one jumper wire from the + post on the battery to the + post on the coil, (ground the battery) then run the other wire to the starter (wire needs to be really heavy, like a jumper cable or something) if you can get gas into the carb and spark into the plugs then engine should hit a few licks at least, if you can get it to hit then try rigging up a small gas tank so you can let it run
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RE: Junkyard Shopping
Take the valve cover off. If it looks clean, that is a very good sign. If you can, pop the pan off and maybe a couple of rod caps. See what the bearings look like.
Before you tear it apart, take the cap off, rotate the engine and see how much slack there is between you moving the ratchet and the rotor moving. This will give you some indication as to the condition of the timing chain. If there is a lot of slop, then more than likely you have a high mile engine more than likely.
If you aren't horney for an original block, get a roller setup. Comparing the old style tappet block to a roller block is like comparing the stone wheel to the radial tire.
Before you tear it apart, take the cap off, rotate the engine and see how much slack there is between you moving the ratchet and the rotor moving. This will give you some indication as to the condition of the timing chain. If there is a lot of slop, then more than likely you have a high mile engine more than likely.
If you aren't horney for an original block, get a roller setup. Comparing the old style tappet block to a roller block is like comparing the stone wheel to the radial tire.
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RE: Junkyard Shopping
see this is going to sound crazy but theres a junkyard about 45 mins from me and they have 3 1967 coupes 2 of them have six cylinders and theres a 289 with a 3 speed, I did look at it but not really (was in a rush to get other parts and get home) It doesnt look to be in the best shape the motor turns when I grabbed the fan (i know not much to go on but still) They also have a 1970 mustang coupe with a 302 with an auto tranny, theres only one thing missing from the motor and its the bottom half of the air breather the top and wign nut are still over the carb.
I dont exactly have much money to go "buy a new engine" but this junk yard has so many mustangs, trucks, old fairlanes, etc its a classics junk yard so I figured it would be a nice place to start with the engine and rebuild it and add a few extra hp to it.
I dont exactly have much money to go "buy a new engine" but this junk yard has so many mustangs, trucks, old fairlanes, etc its a classics junk yard so I figured it would be a nice place to start with the engine and rebuild it and add a few extra hp to it.
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RE: Junkyard Shopping
ORIGINAL: Soaring
Ah, an old junkyard junkie like me.
ORIGINAL: dcohen
you dont need keys if its an oldschool carburated engine with points ignition, if all the parts are there then just take a good battery and some jumper wires, run one jumper wire from the + post on the battery to the + post on the coil, (ground the battery) then run the other wire to the starter (wire needs to be really heavy, like a jumper cable or something) if you can get gas into the carb and spark into the plugs then engine should hit a few licks at least, if you can get it to hit then try rigging up a small gas tank so you can let it run
you dont need keys if its an oldschool carburated engine with points ignition, if all the parts are there then just take a good battery and some jumper wires, run one jumper wire from the + post on the battery to the + post on the coil, (ground the battery) then run the other wire to the starter (wire needs to be really heavy, like a jumper cable or something) if you can get gas into the carb and spark into the plugs then engine should hit a few licks at least, if you can get it to hit then try rigging up a small gas tank so you can let it run
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RE: Junkyard Shopping
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see this is going to sound crazy but theres a junkyard about 45 mins from me and they have 3 1967 coupes 2 of them have six cylinders and theres a 289 with a 3 speed, I did look at it but not really (was in a rush to get other parts and get home) It doesnt look to be in the best shape the motor turns when I grabbed the fan (i know not much to go on but still) They also have a 1970 mustang coupe with a 302 with an auto tranny, theres only one thing missing from the motor and its the bottom half of the air breather the top and wign nut are still over the carb.
I dont exactly have much money to go "buy a new engine" but this junk yard has so many mustangs, trucks, old fairlanes, etc its a classics junk yard so I figured it would be a nice place to start with the engine and rebuild it and add a few extra hp to it.
see this is going to sound crazy but theres a junkyard about 45 mins from me and they have 3 1967 coupes 2 of them have six cylinders and theres a 289 with a 3 speed, I did look at it but not really (was in a rush to get other parts and get home) It doesnt look to be in the best shape the motor turns when I grabbed the fan (i know not much to go on but still) They also have a 1970 mustang coupe with a 302 with an auto tranny, theres only one thing missing from the motor and its the bottom half of the air breather the top and wign nut are still over the carb.
I dont exactly have much money to go "buy a new engine" but this junk yard has so many mustangs, trucks, old fairlanes, etc its a classics junk yard so I figured it would be a nice place to start with the engine and rebuild it and add a few extra hp to it.
lucky son of a ......
all the yards around here dont have many classics, and when they do have them, the engine is trashed and the body is along those lines.
i did find a completely rusted out 67 mustang coupe. had half the original 6 and 3 speed. the yard owner wanyted $9000
simply cause it was a mustang.
the onyl thing really worth saving would have been the glass, steering wheel, guages and dashpad.
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atoms its the same way here oldest thing in my junkyard is a 70s school bus they did have a 73 fastback really rusted for 5k same reason they think a normal 6 banger mustang rusted to hell is a shelby or something. for a engine i always look for rear ended or roll overs most yards will start it for you so you can hear it. id rebuild it i have bad luck when it comes to used engines. scott m mill a 302 is a 4.9 but fords good at rounding up numbers
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