So my totally babied 90 SC had a bad summer. Shes a black on black with 89000 miles on it. I got it with 67000 miles. Its been garaged everyday of its life and have service checkups frequently. Well this summer on my way back from newport washingtonto everett she overheated. i caught it before it entered the red but I think it did its damage anyway. Im afraid to run it again for long periods until I figure out exactly what wrong with her. Theres no signs of Hg being blown as theres no foam in the oil. It started to leak oil and coolant after the overheat but i cant tell where from. i thought it was the valve covers. Nope. Its some place south of that. The front of the engine is pretty wet to say the least.
The car has run cold since the day i got her. It rarely registered on the temp gauge but it did move occasionally. i thought it was a sending unit or t-stat or the gauge at first. i replaced the t-stat and that changed nothing. I noticed that the SC was a little low and has a small leak.
Ive been told its probably the front timing cover. So the question is is it worth the hassle to change it in the car or just pull the motor? Is the best gasket to use a ford gasket? Since Im doing all this work sincve i just do the HG anyway? If I do both the HG and the front timing cover Ill pull the motor and giveit a thorough rebuild.
If I do rebuild the motor, I know the crank is forged but are the rods and pistons also? Ive heard that the 3.8 is a 5.0 minus the last 2 cylinders. Ford used forged internals in there early 90,s 5.0. So should I rebuild with stock internals and new clevite bearings or go with something aftermarket?
My goals for the car is to be in the 12 club eventually. currently my accord is faster than the tbird and i want to fix this. I was reading about the 4.2l stroker swap and am interested in that except for the crank issues. I dont mind sending my heads for work as long as the benfits are there in the long run. How much power does the 4.2l stroker kit with the 3.8l heads and intake and all make? Is it as reliable as the 3.8l sc all things concidered?
It pains me to see my baby parked. Id like to get her back on the road by spring in top fashion.
Also off topic but I have another question. MN12 performance is offering a T5 tranny conversion kit for th SC. if the T5 fits from a mustang and the mustangs have a T56 conversion kit. is there anyway to mix the 2 kits and make a 6 speed SC? Id really love to have one of those.
I have a passanger door window that has come separated from the rollling mechanism. What i mean to say is that the glass is no longer attatched to the roller upper and downer thing. Ive tried various fixes and none have worked. Has this happened to anyone else? How did you fix it. Sorry for the long post but Im not here much and have alot to learn. thanks Mike
The car has run cold since the day i got her. It rarely registered on the temp gauge but it did move occasionally. i thought it was a sending unit or t-stat or the gauge at first. i replaced the t-stat and that changed nothing. I noticed that the SC was a little low and has a small leak.
Ive been told its probably the front timing cover. So the question is is it worth the hassle to change it in the car or just pull the motor? Is the best gasket to use a ford gasket? Since Im doing all this work sincve i just do the HG anyway? If I do both the HG and the front timing cover Ill pull the motor and giveit a thorough rebuild.
If I do rebuild the motor, I know the crank is forged but are the rods and pistons also? Ive heard that the 3.8 is a 5.0 minus the last 2 cylinders. Ford used forged internals in there early 90,s 5.0. So should I rebuild with stock internals and new clevite bearings or go with something aftermarket?
My goals for the car is to be in the 12 club eventually. currently my accord is faster than the tbird and i want to fix this. I was reading about the 4.2l stroker swap and am interested in that except for the crank issues. I dont mind sending my heads for work as long as the benfits are there in the long run. How much power does the 4.2l stroker kit with the 3.8l heads and intake and all make? Is it as reliable as the 3.8l sc all things concidered?
It pains me to see my baby parked. Id like to get her back on the road by spring in top fashion.
Also off topic but I have another question. MN12 performance is offering a T5 tranny conversion kit for th SC. if the T5 fits from a mustang and the mustangs have a T56 conversion kit. is there anyway to mix the 2 kits and make a 6 speed SC? Id really love to have one of those.
I have a passanger door window that has come separated from the rollling mechanism. What i mean to say is that the glass is no longer attatched to the roller upper and downer thing. Ive tried various fixes and none have worked. Has this happened to anyone else? How did you fix it. Sorry for the long post but Im not here much and have alot to learn. thanks Mike