Here’s What Fouled Spark Plugs Look Like | Running Too Rich
I wanted to do a post showing how badly fouled the spark plugs were on the project 72 Mustang. These plugs were barely used in this vehicle. They fell victim to the improperly sized 4BBL double pumper carburetor I had installed on the car previously. These spark plugs got fouled because the mixture on the […]
How To Remove Rust From Chrome
In this little experiment, I wanted to try and bring some life back to this 3-year-old Ford Racing air cleaner. This air cleaner is constructed of stainless steel and the face side is chrome plated from Ford Racing. The rust had accumulated on the edges and all throughout the surface. Some of the rust had […]
How To Clean The Carbon From Top Of Pistons | Using Only Household Products
After pulling the GT40 heads from the 5.0 roller motor I discovered that the tops of the pistons were coated in a thick layer of black carbon buildup. The cylinder walls (bores) were in great shape with no gouges or burrs. This left me with 2 options. Option 1 was to disassemble the entire short block and […]
Cleaning & Painting The Freshly Machined Heads | Small Block Ford 302
The heads are back from the machine shop and all fresh and ready to go. Unfortunately, after they were hot tanked, cleaned, and rebuilt, the finish isn’t so great. Today I decided to wire brush them and add a fresh coat of Ford Blue! Surprisingly these baby’s came out better than I expected. I added a coat of engine enamel silver as […]
Removing the camshaft, timing gears, crank & pistons from the small block ford | DAMAGE FOUND
Today was a fun & exciting day that quickly turned bad once I discovered what was making all that tapping noise when this engine ran. All looked good on the cam and 7 of the cylinder walls. The eighth one wasn’t so great. I discovered very large gouges in the cylinder walls and on the aluminum pistons on the […]
Separating The Small Block 302 Ford Motor & Transmission
Separating The Small Block 302 Ford Motor & Transmission. I started with the engine and transmission as one unit when I pulled it from the 72 Mustang. With the transmission and engine on the floor, I was able to loosen the bell housing bolts from the engine. The transmission was an easy slip out from […]
1972 Mustang Fastback Small Block Ford Engine Overhaul: Removing Bolt Ons
1972 Mustang Fastback Small Block Ford Engine Overhaul: Removing Bolt-Ons. Today was an organization day where I labeled each set of bolts that were removed from the valve covers, intake manifold, carb, etc. I also removed the hood, radiator fan shroud, fan, and carburetor. This process is a tedious one because the majority of the work is keeping a neat […]