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Originally Posted by greazzer
Thank you Tom !
No, it's Pastel Beige 684-H.
AND, the good news. I got your old engie tipity top ! A little water injection, about 2 weeks worth, (very low volume .75 GPH nozzle) and guess what ? The PSI is around 375-ish on every cylinder. I am thinking that the rings got stuck somehow.
The bad news. I just got called out of town for a week, so I need to really hustle on some injectors tonight or they will be waiting until Friday or Saturday. Thank Goodness the holiday is coming up.
And, J-Man -- That is the price of gas in my neck of the woods. It was around $3.07, but it jumped this past week. Diesel is still high ... $3.57 a gallon.
I will post some pictures of the fenders. They had some very very unusual rot and rust issues. Both sides, same exact deal. You got me. The hood was a P-A-P quicky, not bad shape but wrong color.
I will get some pictures of the finished product shortly. I wish I had this week to clean up my garage and tinker with some projects. Poop
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(If the rings were stuck) I have thought about it and suspect its because the way my daughter was driving it back and forth to Lafayette and around Muncie the engine never got good and hot because it was only pulling about 2500 rpm on the highway running 55 or 60. With the very tall gearing it probably needs to be run 75 to get it good and hot on a regular basis to keep it all clean.
Glad you got it all running to your satisfaction now!
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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.