What have you done to your Festiva today!?

[Christ]

Aspire valve train would quiet them down wouldn't it?

If I do that, I'll swap in a diesel. I don't plan on doing any major work to these engines.

[Christ]

I have it almost ready to turn over but i am scared. I need to know what goes on what on the starter solenoid, what skinny wire color goes to the alternator, what color skinny wire is the oil pressure switch back of block, what color skinny wire goes to the start solenoid. Ill fry if its wrong LOL. two thick terminals on the solenoid, I have a copper terminal on harness and also an O ringlet, much smaller gauge.

The b+ goes on the fat terminal that has nothing on it (12mm nut?) the ring terminal goes on the smaller stud with the 6mm nut (8mm?).

You can check the ring terminal with a test light, it should only be powered when the key is in start position.

I'm probably wrong, but alt is black/orange? That might have been my EGT...

Can't help the rest.

[91_festy_Gl]

Aspire valve train would quiet them down wouldn't it?

[Christ]

All my foxbody mustangs had terribly loud lifters, even if
They only sat for two or three weeks!

There's nothing I can do to quiet them down on a festy, right?

[getnpsi]

I have it almost ready to turn over but i am scared. I need to know what goes on what on the starter solenoid, what skinny wire color goes to the alternator, what color skinny wire is the oil pressure switch back of block, what color skinny wire goes to the start solenoid. Ill fry if its wrong LOL. two thick terminals on the solenoid, I have a copper terminal on harness and also an O ringlet, much smaller gauge.

[neanderpaul]

More pics from the mustang/fessup shoot are in the photo gallery.

[neanderpaul]

Wasn't my festiva but Jack (fessup and festar builder) and I drove to VA beach and dropped off an auto festy for his 17 year old granddaughter. LONG day. Well worth it. When we got there I took pics of Jacks fessup and his sons mustang.

[Zanzer]

Looks fine to me...but I speak fluent Southernese :mrgreen:

[kartracer46]

light a far & change a tar, hilbillys we r(at least i am)

My old favorite was, kick the tires and light the fires, we goin racin yall!

[91mcnasty]

Be nice!!! Haha or I'm gonna steal your BP while your sleeping!!

[Charlie1717]

^me too
I'm a redneck in denial!! Lol

Yes you are.



ha! Just kidding :p

[91mcnasty]

^me too
I'm a redneck in denial!! Lol

[kumalaba]

I'm sittin' here for the life of me having a tough time with this. Not laughing at you but trying to figure it out. I do have a large smile on my face though.

Best I can figure is "I cranked Chuck over for the first time in a long time".

I usually proofread my posts before posting cause they are usually worse than this by a good bit. :laughing6:

light a far & change a tar, hilbillys we r(at least i am)

[91mcnasty]

All my foxbody mustangs had terribly loud lifters, even if
They only sat for two or three weeks!

[Christ]

Htchbck -
Is "dry lifters" fairly common with these engines?

I ask because Steve taps from the top end, even after a30 mile drive... And the head appears to be new our at least rebuilt, and it's much quieter now than it was when I first started the engine, but still quite pronounced.