Old wagons, new engines?

Whatever sensor is the problem, you hook the scanner to the diagnostic port for OBDII stuff or do whatever simple jumper wire or key trick you need to do on an OBDI vehicle to get the light to flash it out and it'll tell you the code and you can see where the problem lies. It's really pretty simple.

My '92 Wrangler takes 5 on - off key cycles without starting and it will flash you the codes. No tools or trip to the part store necessary, just look up the codes you get online. The old Ford stuff you just jump a wire across two pins on the diagnostic port and it does the same.

 

I had a 90 Taurus that was a success as far as anyone is concerned. But most of the problems I had with that car were bad sensors. MAP, Throttle Position and Oxygen sensor were all problems that took me time to chase down and figure out. A decade before I drove a Toyota Corolla for 330,000 miles and never had a single problem that I couldn't figure out by just listening to it. Clutch, water pump, U-joint, shocks, timing etc. Nothing left me stranded and I never spent more than a few hours in the garage searching for the problem, it was always easy to figure out and that was WITH OUT an electronic device. And I am your normal garage mechanic. Not an expert!

So when you say it's as easy as checking for codes... I say that you must be no older than 26 years old and have never really owned an old car. But I could be wrong.

At any rate, that is why I went back to an old car because I KNOW exactly what needs fixed on my wagon just by listening to it. And I know what can wait a few weeks till I have the money because I won't just raise the volume on the radio to cover it up till the stupid idiot light comes on and then have to take it to the guys with the computer.

I won't own another car with a computer.
I won't drive any car that tracks my movements.
And I won't give in to this over reaching administration!

 

Slant 6 , 250 C.I. Ford or 300 truck motor , Chevy 235 C.I or larger straghtisix , all good for gas and power. Well gas anyways , as long as you aren't trying to haul a trailer !

 

Forgot , the badest of the 6 cyl. 4.0 from Jeep !

 

I'm 30, so I guess you aren't too far off. I've owned a few carbed things, including the Torino I have that now has a Mark VIII motor because I got tired of fixing all the easily diagnosable crap that continually went wrong with it. I've never had a problem with mod motors or their diagnostics, so I swapped it. Hell, I even owned something that had a carb and an ECM, LOL.

I did make an intro post, I don't know how long those take to get approved.

 

Have a friend with a 67 Mustang Convertible he put a 2009 Chevy Tahoe Hybrid engine and trans in it. Looks super slick and gets 45 mpg. Took him nearly two years to get it in and working properly.

 

Wow, that's a different swap. Lots of standard 5.3s being done but a hybrid powertrain is crazy! Does he have a website, I work for GM, I'd like to pass that around at work, know several people in hybrid.