88 Coupe 4.9 Swap Thread (Page 55/69)
josef644 AUG 04, 09:26 PM
Well all of this has been working correctly, untill I put it in gear for the first time the other day.
josef644 AUG 07, 01:22 PM
I drove the car out on the back road this morning after adding 2 gallons of 'Super' unleaded fuel. 3rd and 4th gear solenoids are engaging just fine. I am not sure if the torque converter is going into lock up yet. I need to get it on a smooth road to get it upto about 60 or so and wait for the 'lock up' feel. I have no tags on the car yet, so that is sorta risky.

I am gonna start on switching out the injectors in the morning early. The car runs real good and has almost 80 LBs of oil pressure driving down the road. Battery is charging just over 13 volts. Temperature was just 189.5* while playing up and down the highway.

I still am confused about the SES light staying on. If I unplug the scanner and start the car the SES light comes on. plug in the scanner and after a boot, scan and display the codes, it just has a 52, and a 65. Neither should make the light come and stay on.

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josef644 AUG 08, 11:30 AM
I went out at 8Am and removed the fuel rails and the old injectors.




Underneath the throttle plates:


I used a 1/4" drill bit with my fingers and removed that crud. I then used a shop vac to suck out the pieces. If you do this and decide to blow air threw there, some of the stuff will come out of the forward hole, so watch out to keep it out of your eyes. Ask me how I know:




I removed the EGR valve. I used compressed air and the air comes out threw the rectangle hole. This was easy. I should have done this the first time I had the throttle body off of the car.
Just knock the crud loose with a drill bit, then blow and clean it out with air, and a shop vacuum. When I used air in the rectangle hole it came out of both of the two holes in the center of the throttle bores. The rectangle hole is on the drivers side of the engine.

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Fieroseverywhere AUG 09, 10:40 AM

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Originally posted by josef644:

Underneath the throttle plates:


I used a 1/4" drill bit with my fingers and removed that crud. I then used a shop vac to suck out the pieces. If you do this and decide to blow air threw there, some of the stuff will come out of the forward hole, so watch out to keep it out of your eyes. Ask me how I know:



Ugh. Been there myself. That stuff stings too!!

I'm a bit confused about your light also. I want to check the diagrams again and see if I can see a solution.

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josef644 AUG 09, 12:24 PM
Finished up installing the new injectors this morning. I went to NAPA to get a new EGR gasket to have all of that finished before installing the rails and injectors.

Going on the rails.


Back on the engine:


Here is a shot of the EGR solenoid, There are two outs for plugging the EGR. One has the metal retainer , and the other doesn't. I forgot which one is supposed to connect to the EGR.



Anybody know if it makes any difference , and do I need to block the other one off or something?

I gotta say that my miss is gone and this engine runs fantastic. The car idles a few hundred RPM higher than it used to. The exhaust smell is different also. That was the fisrt thing I noticed after I started it up in the garage. I took it for a quick 2 mile trip in the neighborhood. It's like it has a V8 in it now, and not just a V6. The difference is amazing.

I GOT the 'GRINNS' now. When the wife gets home she's gonna ask me what I'm smillin about. Ain't gonna tell her !!!!

Did I say this is NEEEEET ?

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josef644 AUG 09, 08:45 PM
I started going threw my old photos I had posted in this thread, and found this one. It told me most of what I needed to know. I am still not sure what the second nipple is for.
Fieroseverywhere AUG 10, 09:51 AM
I think the second one is for cruise. Can't remember now. I use the same one for EGR and have the second one capped. Be sure to use a silicone cap. Rubber didn't last long for me.

I've been driving mine a bunch lately. Today it felt like the clutch finallly fully seated in. What a difference. I've got the same grin again!

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josef644 AUG 10, 10:41 AM

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Originally posted by Fieroseverywhere:

I think the second one is for cruise. Can't remember now. I use the same one for EGR and have the second one capped. Be sure to use a silicone cap. Rubber didn't last long for me.

I've been driving mine a bunch lately. Today it felt like the clutch finallly fully seated in. What a difference. I've got the same grin again!




Better n Viagra
josef644 AUG 12, 12:39 PM
I installed new bulbs in all of the parking light sockets for new illumination and function. I now have all of the parking lamps, turn signals, headlights, wipers, horn and license plate bulbs working. I am gonna get me a One Day License Tag for a trip to the inspection station one day this next week. $5.00 for one day.

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josef644 AUG 18, 12:27 PM
I removed the passenger side rocker moulding and quarter panel this morning. I was trying to get access to the expansion tank. I can't see any mounting bolts. I am thinking that I am gonna have to remove the rear section to replace this tank. I wanted to hook it back up to the car. It's just wasting space the way it is now. That would also be a good time to repaint the rear roof section.


I removed the driver side quarter panel .

Gonna repaint the two quarter panels before putting them back on the car.

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