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<blockquote data-quote="AfricanSnowOwl" data-source="post: 16495882" data-attributes="member: 168923"><p>Messed with the car again this morning. I noticed the idle was wildly uncontrollable. It wasn't the typical surge, it was just all over the place. The car then developed a rattle type noise that appeared to be coming from somewhere in the center of the engine. Shortly after that, tapping noises from the driver side valve cover. Peeked at the oil pressure gauge, and it was reading somewhere between 0-10psi. It's an Autometer gauge, but the lowest reading is 10psi which is what it was at. </p><p>Now I'm faced with 3 options: </p><p>Option A, tear into this engine, rebuild it and throw an HCI combo and stand alone EFI at it(I don't trust the 34yr old harness, plus it's SD). This is the most budget friendly, but my T5 is on it's last leg, so I'd pretty much need to replace that too. </p><p>Option B, try to find a modular 4.6 / 5spd. FB marketplace is surprisingly empty of Ford engines around here, so I'd have to use eBay. Plus I'd need the harness, k-member, and either hydro boost or manual brakes. </p><p>Option C, which everyone will hate me for, is a 5.3 LS swap. FB marketplace has about a million of these for very cheap. The main reason I don't like the LS swap is that fact that I'd be pretty much be limited to using an auto since a T56 is way out of the budget. </p><p>No matter the option, there's no rush.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AfricanSnowOwl, post: 16495882, member: 168923"] Messed with the car again this morning. I noticed the idle was wildly uncontrollable. It wasn't the typical surge, it was just all over the place. The car then developed a rattle type noise that appeared to be coming from somewhere in the center of the engine. Shortly after that, tapping noises from the driver side valve cover. Peeked at the oil pressure gauge, and it was reading somewhere between 0-10psi. It's an Autometer gauge, but the lowest reading is 10psi which is what it was at. Now I'm faced with 3 options: Option A, tear into this engine, rebuild it and throw an HCI combo and stand alone EFI at it(I don't trust the 34yr old harness, plus it's SD). This is the most budget friendly, but my T5 is on it's last leg, so I'd pretty much need to replace that too. Option B, try to find a modular 4.6 / 5spd. FB marketplace is surprisingly empty of Ford engines around here, so I'd have to use eBay. Plus I'd need the harness, k-member, and either hydro boost or manual brakes. Option C, which everyone will hate me for, is a 5.3 LS swap. FB marketplace has about a million of these for very cheap. The main reason I don't like the LS swap is that fact that I'd be pretty much be limited to using an auto since a T56 is way out of the budget. No matter the option, there's no rush. [/QUOTE]
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