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Other Upcoming Events
11-01-2021, 09:07 AM
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Broken Valve Spring
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This is about the best one I got. Once I cleaned...
This is about the best one I got. Once I cleaned the top of all of the pistons, it was very difficult to find anything that looked bad. There were no scratches on the cylinder wall.
The machine...
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Other Upcoming Events
10-31-2021, 03:02 PM
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Broken Valve Spring
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Hey everyone, I stopped posting once it became...
Hey everyone, I stopped posting once it became more of a cyber bullying event than giving actual valuable advice. You could certainly read through the posts to see what I am talking about.
Just...
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Other Upcoming Events
10-18-2021, 07:59 PM
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splenderleith
Quick update: I got the head loose. It was just...
Quick update: I got the head loose. It was just the dowels holding it in place. Once I got it wiggling, it came (almost) off pretty easily. The biggest issue I am facing is the head hits the...
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Other Upcoming Events
10-14-2021, 07:05 PM
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splenderleith
Still no luck getting the head to budge enough to...
Still no luck getting the head to budge enough to get a plastic spackel knife under it. I am starting to lose confidence that I will ever get it off. I will try to get some thin hex nuts to get the...
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Other Upcoming Events
10-14-2021, 07:34 AM
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splenderleith
I was unsuccessful in removing the head last...
I was unsuccessful in removing the head last night. I believe the air from the compression is plenty to break the seal, but the intake side seems to have a slightly weaker bond, which leads to a gap...
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Other Upcoming Events
10-13-2021, 05:49 PM
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splenderleith
Picture of one of the Allen bolts.
Picture of one of the Allen bolts.
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Other Upcoming Events
10-13-2021, 05:47 PM
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splenderleith
Thanks for all of the help this far. I am sure I...
Thanks for all of the help this far. I am sure I wouldn’t have gotten this far without it. Diagnosis spot-on Gary.
I put the plugs back in, cranked it and saw the head move. With some very...
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Other Upcoming Events
10-12-2021, 08:34 PM
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splenderleith
I was able to remove the intake and all 10 of the...
I was able to remove the intake and all 10 of the head bolts. I can definitely see a bent valve from the intake port.
I haven’t figured out how to get the head loose. Any ideas?
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Other Upcoming Events
10-11-2021, 08:05 PM
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splenderleith
Working on removing the head. Got the exhaust...
Working on removing the head. Got the exhaust and carb off. I took all of the bolts out of the intake, but it is a little stuck on. I figured it was a good spot to stop. I’ll report back when I...
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10-10-2021, 07:44 PM
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Broken Valve Spring
I have a Superformance cobra, built in 1996, with a 460 crate motor. This past Saturday, I was pulling into my neighborhood and I heard a terrible noise. I limped it a few hundred feet to get it...
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Club Cobra Introduction Forum (introduce yourself)
08-08-2021, 04:51 PM
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Alternator/Charging Issues
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splenderleith
The alternator has 4 wires. One red, one white,...
The alternator has 4 wires. One red, one white, one black and a brown for ground. It appears that there is a 5th post that is not used.
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Club Cobra Introduction Forum (introduce yourself)
08-08-2021, 04:49 PM
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Alternator/Charging Issues
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splenderleith
Just to try to rule out more items, I jumped the...
Just to try to rule out more items, I jumped the voltage regulator and I was able to get voltage out of the alternator. With that, I put the old voltage regulator back in. I was hopeful that...
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Club Cobra Introduction Forum (introduce yourself)
08-08-2021, 01:48 PM
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splenderleith
I replaced the alternator, just to be sure. I...
I replaced the alternator, just to be sure. I ran a wire from the positive battery terminal to the positive terminal on the alternator and a cable from the negative terminal to the alternator...
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Club Cobra Introduction Forum (introduce yourself)
08-08-2021, 08:33 AM
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splenderleith
It is a superfomance cobra, purchased in 1996...
It is a superfomance cobra, purchased in 1996 with the 460 crate motor. I replaced the external voltage regulator yesterday, with no apparent change. The battery is brand new, but there was no...
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Club Cobra Introduction Forum (introduce yourself)
08-08-2021, 07:21 AM
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Alternator/Charging Issues
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splenderleith
When oreillys checked it they told me 14.4 volts....
When oreillys checked it they told me 14.4 volts. When I put my multi meter on the red post and ground it on the chassis, I get less than 1 volt. The battery reads in the upper 12.6 volt range...
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Club Cobra Introduction Forum (introduce yourself)
08-07-2021, 09:43 PM
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Alternator/Charging Issues
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splenderleith
Alternator/Charging Issues
I have recently inherited car #SP150. I am having trouble getting the system to charge. I took the alternator to Oreillys and they tested it and said it is perfect. When I use a multimeter I get...
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