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  1. 99sho-time

    What is "normal" Gen 3 high temp? - using OBDII gauge getting 220 - 222

    Anything over 215 is starting to get too hot imo. You should about around 200 with this car give or take fans on and off.
  2. 99sho-time

    Head bolt torque specs

    Hello so I had built an engine and im getting ready to put it in and iw as just reviewing things. I noticed in the book i used it told me to torque the head bolts to 20-23 lb-ft then rotate an additional 85-95 degrees. This is what the book told me at the time. This seems awfully loose? i tried...
  3. 99sho-time

    Help me decide if I should try to save her?

    if you can get it cheap id def do it having it runing would def be a bonus. Any chance to get the parts is a good thing. Those cylinder heads are going to be the hardest thing to ever find in the future and even right now.
  4. 99sho-time

    Clicking-slipping in Park

    maybe make sure the positioning on the safety swithc is correct
  5. 99sho-time

    SHO V8 piston material?

    The v8sho also has hypereutectic pistons
  6. 99sho-time

    Major coolant leak

    Heater core is in the fire wall in the center goes into the dashboard. the hoses run from the engine and plug into the firewall. The oil separator box yes. you could try and remove it i'd say it's worth it just clean the gaskets up and coat them with the permatex tacky gasket coating. not the...
  7. 99sho-time

    Major coolant leak

    I have and you can do it by taking the power steering pump off. Ive done all the hoses except the heater core lines.
  8. 99sho-time

    Major coolant leak

    i doubt it's a hg with the reverse cooling. these things once one hose blows it's time for a coolant hose overhaul
  9. 99sho-time

    97 SHO P0117 code

    glad you figured it out
  10. 99sho-time

    97 SHO P0117 code

    can roll the dice and install a new pigtail or use a multimeter. thing is with wiring issue you don't see them and they are often intermittent. A while back I had replaced my engine's entire wiring harness due to a previous owner completely hacking it up. I installed one from the same year well...
  11. 99sho-time

    97 SHO P0117 code

    I highly doubt it;s the new sensors fault it must be an issue with the actual wiring,. i run an aftermarket one myself dont have an issues.
  12. 99sho-time

    Trans accumulator spring

    Hello everyone. when it comes to our sho's accumulator spring for the 1-2 shift it states that we need a Purple colored one for the 95-96 and a plain-colored one for the 97-01 Tauruses. Ford officially stated that the spring for the 97 sho works on 01 Tauruses. these are hard to come by and...
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    97 SHO Making A New Noise

    You can hear them running dry long before they go in most cases. Are we able to get those bearings new from somwhere? i popped the seal off and jammed new grease in it after stripping the old dried grease out with mineral spirits. the seals are very hard to get back in. i didnt get mine back on...
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    97 SHO Making A New Noise

    The only way i saw to get around this was to zipped of the front motor mount bolt and jack up the engine with a piece of wood on the bottom of the oil pan.
  15. 99sho-time

    97 SHO Making A New Noise

    get a long driver or something can rest on one of the pulley bolts listen like a stethoscope. sounds like a pulley to me
  16. 99sho-time

    After Market head Gaskets

    I had cometic make me a couple of oil pickup tube gaskets and oil cooler gaskets it was very cheap. you could call their custom gasket line and ask them directly what the price for head gaskets would be.
  17. 99sho-time

    Timing Chain

    one thing is what the actual wear guides were made from and or a better material or combination of materials. I don't have much knowledge on these types of materials. Someone said they are nylon and the internet said it's a specific type of nylon. it's not that the original material was bad or...
  18. 99sho-time

    Timing Chain

    im gonna inquire
  19. 99sho-time

    Timing Chain

    I've called around but ultimately gave up for now my one idea is to get them 3d scanned and printed. i just have to keep trying to ask around find ppl with such equipment.
  20. 99sho-time

    Timing Chain

    You're going to have to obtain a used timing set and make a decision. inspect the nylon wear guides pull on them slightly to make sure they won't break with just a light touch. most of the time the timing components are never worn it's just the nylon that dries out. Ive been trying to find a...

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