Well I just talked to my buddy Dave I'm positive that it's the rear main and he looked into it and said the 85 has a 2 piece rear main seal so I have to pull the crank shaft out he's positive of this because my car has the OLD firing order Im screwed he said he'll charge 400 for labor not including parts is thAt a fair price?
85 mustang 5.0 is the same 1 piece rear main as the 86+
1983-1995 5.0 have the 1 piece rear main. Actually late 82 was when the changer from 2 piece to 1 piece was made.
I have installed a rms on an 85 long block I installed in a 1988 efi setup. Pulled the engine out of the 85 and installed the rear main seal myself. Was def a 1 piece.
You should also have the new 351 firing order as well, 1985 was the first year from this.
So if you have the old firing order and a 2 piece rear main seal then you don't have an original engine and I have no clue what you have.
-- Edited by Mustang5L5 on Wednesday 2nd of June 2010 11:00:47 PM
-- Edited by Mustang5L5 on Wednesday 2nd of June 2010 11:06:03 PM
I'm going to take a second look at the block and get some #s idk why I have an old firing order when I bought it was told it was a 306 never has chance to pull apart yet so can't b positiver idk if block is original or switched can't really get pics to load up I don't use a computer only an iPhone I'll check the intake and the pcv an see if that's what it is has been leaking for a while I do know that my bell housing and tranny have a nice crack which I figured was due to motor mounts and tranny mount which has cracked straight through them both
Your right mustang5l5 83-01 is the same 1pieve seal but how do I tell the year of my motor?
You would need to find the block casting numbers. They are in the area right above the starter. If you pull the pass front wheel, you might be able to see them with a mirror and bright light unless it's coated in grime
Get those and you can find out what motor you have.
Thanks mustang5l5 I've already pulled the trans out gonna pull bellhousing off tommorrow and prob clutch and flywheel do I have to use something to keep the flywheel still when I losen the bolts?
Either put a wrench on the harmonic balancer bolt or I have used a double closed box wrench with one bell housing bolt in the block and one bolt where the clutch bolts on. Just make sure if you do that you use a long bolt that goes all the way through the flywheel or you risk stripping it
I'll prob do it off the balancer then don't wanna risk nething so I just pull flywheel off then there is some kind of cover that is rtv sealed correct? And then I understand that the main seal will b there and I'm guessing when I pull it out of it's 2 pieces it's obviouly not a 1 piece
it should be one piece right behind the center of the flywheel use a pic or small flat head to pull it out shouldn't be any silicone. there is a flywheel tool i use to hold the flywheel in place or use an impact gun if u have air tools
His motor in his car is not stock and I know that it's a 306 that's all I
dude i looked at his car before and you were making comments saying it will run 11s all day w/o juice.....no it wont its a carbd 306 with h/c/i.....its a sick car but not as sick as you make it sound...no offence
No I said my car had "RAN" in the 11s before I got it and they guy I bought it off pulled stuff off and the car is 100x better than it was when u seen it
yeah i remember you said that before and by the looks of it i'm sure it is wayyy nicer now, but that other dude makes comments to sound like the car has a 408 stroker with a 250 shot and a full fuel system with the best suspension....lol
Anyone want to come to new bedford at my garage and help me finish this got the trans out just need to pull bellhousing off obviously I'll give money for help or watevrr let me know everyone thanks
wat do you need help with? if u got the trans out already the rest of it should be cake. u should also think about doing the pilot bearing and throwout bearing well your down there.
Well everyone I managed to get the bellhousing flywheel and clutch off easier than I thought and like most of u said it was a 1 piece thank god now it's just time to reassemble after I resurface the flywheel thanks for all of your help everyone
F*** you damn lazy ass prick lol u just go there and make me mad throwing shit at me lol I ask for a screwdriver and we end up leavin to go to stripclubs and shit lmfao
Got more work done today got the main seal in and flywheel back on thanks mustang5l5 for giving me that hint to use that PVC cap got one and it worked out great