So after almost 2 months of my baby sitting in the garage collecting dust, I got her back up and running. I can't say it was an easy road, but here is my story.
I had the all to familiar problem of the HB bolt snapping in half on the freeway. I got a new BHJ from SCP but got sent the early modle instead of the late model, one quick call to Bill E. and he hokked me up. I also went with a set of March UD's to help out the car in the power department. The second problem, the alternator pulley didn't come with the correct spacer. I called March and they sent out a new pulley with 2 different spacers to try. I would just like to add that the alt. on a 94 SC is a pain to get in and out and thank goodness for the compressor and impact gun my dad got me for my B-day, that helped get the nut off that thing and to get it back on. I finally had all my parts and new nuts and bolts, anti seize and locktight. I went to Autozone and rented a HB installer (that thing worked like a champ) and a remover just incase. I had gotten some good measurements off my crank snout and to my surprise the new BHJ was within the .001-.0015 limit (had a machine shop verify it) It took some work but I got the HB on, and put on the new pulley. Here is where my first question comes in. I installed the HB until the hall effect ring was ligned up correct with the crank posistion sensor. I put the new bolt and washer on and it seems like only about 1/4-1/2 of the bolt threads are screwed in due to where the washer and the HB meet up, is this normal. It all seems tight and I got it torqued down to 122 ft/lbs, and the book calls for 103-132 (that was a pain, I had all the belts on and had to hold them to keep the engine from turning while I was trying to torque it). I just don't want to have this bolt break again and have to go through this all over. Also, they key is ingaged, but I can't tell how much is actually on the HB. The HB has a good tight fit on the crank shaft and the bolt is the new Mustang bolt.
Anyway, I put on a new lower radiator hose and gator back belts. The car runs a little hotter now with that water pump pulley, almost had it overheat one time, but other then that I can fell the power increase with the UD's, I had forgotten just how fast that thing is. I still have little things here and there, but I can drive her again.
Sorry this was so long, but if you have any thoughts on that bolt situation, please let me know. Thanks.
I had the all to familiar problem of the HB bolt snapping in half on the freeway. I got a new BHJ from SCP but got sent the early modle instead of the late model, one quick call to Bill E. and he hokked me up. I also went with a set of March UD's to help out the car in the power department. The second problem, the alternator pulley didn't come with the correct spacer. I called March and they sent out a new pulley with 2 different spacers to try. I would just like to add that the alt. on a 94 SC is a pain to get in and out and thank goodness for the compressor and impact gun my dad got me for my B-day, that helped get the nut off that thing and to get it back on. I finally had all my parts and new nuts and bolts, anti seize and locktight. I went to Autozone and rented a HB installer (that thing worked like a champ) and a remover just incase. I had gotten some good measurements off my crank snout and to my surprise the new BHJ was within the .001-.0015 limit (had a machine shop verify it) It took some work but I got the HB on, and put on the new pulley. Here is where my first question comes in. I installed the HB until the hall effect ring was ligned up correct with the crank posistion sensor. I put the new bolt and washer on and it seems like only about 1/4-1/2 of the bolt threads are screwed in due to where the washer and the HB meet up, is this normal. It all seems tight and I got it torqued down to 122 ft/lbs, and the book calls for 103-132 (that was a pain, I had all the belts on and had to hold them to keep the engine from turning while I was trying to torque it). I just don't want to have this bolt break again and have to go through this all over. Also, they key is ingaged, but I can't tell how much is actually on the HB. The HB has a good tight fit on the crank shaft and the bolt is the new Mustang bolt.
Anyway, I put on a new lower radiator hose and gator back belts. The car runs a little hotter now with that water pump pulley, almost had it overheat one time, but other then that I can fell the power increase with the UD's, I had forgotten just how fast that thing is. I still have little things here and there, but I can drive her again.
Sorry this was so long, but if you have any thoughts on that bolt situation, please let me know. Thanks.