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<blockquote data-quote="01silverstang" data-source="post: 16585994" data-attributes="member: 21743"><p>So, Friday night I swung by Autozone and checked out a coolant pressure testing kit I know you have to put a deposit but I was little shocked when it took $270 on the credit card to check it out. The test kit instructions didn’t provide a lot of detail and simply said once you have pressurized the system if the pressure holds steady for "several" minutes the system is fine. I completed two tests and the pressurized the system to 15 PSI and after 10 minutes it had dropped 1-1.5 PSI. I then completed a second test and after 15 minutes it had dropped approximately the same. I will say there are a number of variables such as unknown amount of coolant in the system, old cooling system that could have a tiny leak, unknown quality of the fittings on the test kit, and using the best fitting cap I could find out of the kit. So, I was thrilled that it dropped any, but I was also glad that the amount of PSI drop was minimal. I will also note the car had been sitting since I brought it home, and it's in a cold unheated garage. So perhaps once pressurized as the system got colder as the night went on it lost PSI, so maybe that plays a part too... similar to a tire. The system had a lot of air in it as we found out on Saturday.</p><p></p><p>The next day I made a ton of progress. My Father-in-law came over to help, and we got the pulley removed from the P-1SC and replaced the front seal then filled it with a new bottle of oil from Procharger. I got the Procharger reinstalled with a new Gates belt and the alignment was spot on. Finally, we got the fan reinstalled, the coolant expansion/degassing tank reinstalled, and filled it with coolant and burped it at the crossover. The engine produced a little white smoke on startup which went away, I'm going to chalk it up to having sat for so long without running... previous owner said it had been about a year since he drove it. The Procharger sounds great, very healthy, no strange noises. Now I just need to purchase the couplers and filter for the Anderson Power Pipe that came with the car.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1691834[/ATTACH]</p><p>Getting started...</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1691835[/ATTACH]</p><p>Used my Husky bag as a "nest" for the Procharger after seal replacement and oil fill.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1691836[/ATTACH]</p><p>Finishing up re-assembly.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1691837[/ATTACH]</p><p>Feeling good while Casper idles, nothing like getting a bunch knocked off your "to do" list.</p><p></p><p>The car ran out of gas while we were burping it, so I'm going to have to get some more to let it idle a bit longer... but the engine seems to be in good shape now, if anyone can give a suggestion on a site that hosts video for free, I can upload a short video of it running.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The next items on my list to get it drivable for summer are the shifting issue. To re-cap transmission will shift with the engine off, but will not move out of whatever gear is selected with the engine running. I was told it was due to synchronizers in the transmission, but the local Mustang club guys advised they were hesitant to believe that on a TKO600. Said it was more likely the clutch cable or throw out bearing. It felt like the clutch was not disengaging, which we tested by putting the car in both first and reverse and then trying to roll the car forward or backward with the clutch depressed. The car wouldn't roll, so we felt pretty confident that the clutch for an unknown reason was not disengaging.</p><p></p><p>The next test was to look under the car and see how much the clutch fork moved when the clutch was depressed. It ended up moving a couple inches, but still had the shifting issues. Noticed this on the firewall, appears the firewall adjustor was installed backwards. So tonight I'm going to get some pictures of the quadrant, and then try to get the car jacked up to see how and how well the cable is connected to the fork.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1691838[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="01silverstang, post: 16585994, member: 21743"] So, Friday night I swung by Autozone and checked out a coolant pressure testing kit I know you have to put a deposit but I was little shocked when it took $270 on the credit card to check it out. The test kit instructions didn’t provide a lot of detail and simply said once you have pressurized the system if the pressure holds steady for "several" minutes the system is fine. I completed two tests and the pressurized the system to 15 PSI and after 10 minutes it had dropped 1-1.5 PSI. I then completed a second test and after 15 minutes it had dropped approximately the same. I will say there are a number of variables such as unknown amount of coolant in the system, old cooling system that could have a tiny leak, unknown quality of the fittings on the test kit, and using the best fitting cap I could find out of the kit. So, I was thrilled that it dropped any, but I was also glad that the amount of PSI drop was minimal. I will also note the car had been sitting since I brought it home, and it's in a cold unheated garage. So perhaps once pressurized as the system got colder as the night went on it lost PSI, so maybe that plays a part too... similar to a tire. The system had a lot of air in it as we found out on Saturday. The next day I made a ton of progress. My Father-in-law came over to help, and we got the pulley removed from the P-1SC and replaced the front seal then filled it with a new bottle of oil from Procharger. I got the Procharger reinstalled with a new Gates belt and the alignment was spot on. Finally, we got the fan reinstalled, the coolant expansion/degassing tank reinstalled, and filled it with coolant and burped it at the crossover. The engine produced a little white smoke on startup which went away, I'm going to chalk it up to having sat for so long without running... previous owner said it had been about a year since he drove it. The Procharger sounds great, very healthy, no strange noises. Now I just need to purchase the couplers and filter for the Anderson Power Pipe that came with the car. [ATTACH=full]1691834[/ATTACH] Getting started... [ATTACH=full]1691835[/ATTACH] Used my Husky bag as a "nest" for the Procharger after seal replacement and oil fill. [ATTACH=full]1691836[/ATTACH] Finishing up re-assembly. [ATTACH=full]1691837[/ATTACH] Feeling good while Casper idles, nothing like getting a bunch knocked off your "to do" list. The car ran out of gas while we were burping it, so I'm going to have to get some more to let it idle a bit longer... but the engine seems to be in good shape now, if anyone can give a suggestion on a site that hosts video for free, I can upload a short video of it running. The next items on my list to get it drivable for summer are the shifting issue. To re-cap transmission will shift with the engine off, but will not move out of whatever gear is selected with the engine running. I was told it was due to synchronizers in the transmission, but the local Mustang club guys advised they were hesitant to believe that on a TKO600. Said it was more likely the clutch cable or throw out bearing. It felt like the clutch was not disengaging, which we tested by putting the car in both first and reverse and then trying to roll the car forward or backward with the clutch depressed. The car wouldn't roll, so we felt pretty confident that the clutch for an unknown reason was not disengaging. The next test was to look under the car and see how much the clutch fork moved when the clutch was depressed. It ended up moving a couple inches, but still had the shifting issues. Noticed this on the firewall, appears the firewall adjustor was installed backwards. So tonight I'm going to get some pictures of the quadrant, and then try to get the car jacked up to see how and how well the cable is connected to the fork. [ATTACH=full]1691838[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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