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pmustang

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Burned up a tank of petrol tonight #2170
« on: October 19, 2018, 06:57:13 PM »
Had a free evening for once

Took 2179 for a fast road jouney

Performed very well.. Do think I narrowed down my "noise" to my RH muffler

Here she is resting afterwards

https://imgur.com/gallery/XPTyoli

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Re: Burned up a tank of petrol tonight #2170
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2018, 05:04:43 AM »
It looks happy 😃
Owned since 1971, now driven over 245,000 miles, makes me smile every time I drive it and it makes me feel 21 again.😎

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Re: Burned up a tank of petrol tonight #2170
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2018, 09:02:00 AM »
Good stuff  8), and car [always] look s great.

I'll bet you'll be even a little more happy once you solve that noise!
Mark
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Re: Burned up a tank of petrol tonight #2170
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2018, 04:11:11 PM »
Keep burning that liquid gold while it's still available.  We're either going full battery or hydrogen in the not-so-distant future.  I suspect when we do, there will then be boutique gasoline stores where those who want to experience how it was, can go and buy a drum to use up on a weekend.  It will be an exclusive club who drive these novelties.

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Small block eight so live she feels
There she's parked beside the curb
Engine revving to disturb
She's the princess from his past
Red paint gold stripes damned she's fast"

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Re: Burned up a tank of petrol tonight #2170
« Reply #4 on: December 16, 2018, 06:26:32 AM »
i believe I found the noise.....drum roll please

a loose baffle in the Muffler,  I had banged the bejesus out of the Mufflers when mounted but they were hard mounted so didn’t rattle

I removed them as they were naming me deaf and when you banged one, it clanged pretty well

So when I get the new exhaust on I am hoping for a rattle free drive.

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Re: Burned up a tank of petrol tonight #2170
« Reply #5 on: December 16, 2018, 12:20:10 PM »
yeah, and that'll be a good excuse for another long ride... gotta make sure that solved it  8)
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Re: Burned up a tank of petrol tonight #2170
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2019, 01:23:07 PM »
I keep burning liquid gold and rubber in mine! The harder you drive them, the better they run!

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Re: Burned up a tank of petrol tonight #2170
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2019, 01:31:36 AM »
Fuel isn't going anywhere in the next 15 years or longer.  There are no practical replacements, not even battery power.