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I see that the person from the prancing moose site eventually got a custom mechman alt. I'm sticking with the stock 90 amp Bosch alternator since I've never had any issue with them. Also I don't plan to add a big audio system in the car. Possibly one small amplifier but nothing very power hungry. I ...

Ed Lijewski wrote: ↑Tue May 20, 2025 4:14 pm "Minerva's Merkur, Mica"?

Translation, please.
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YMMV

I think Minerva is the kids name, whom may inherit it someday.

If it's rich under boost that is good. Run a tank of gas through it and take a look at the plugs.

Rich condition?

No matter how carefully I tried to align it, things just were not right. I think the gasket got sort of a crease in it from storage. Also the underside of the valve cover was really rough, not sure what was up with that. When I bolted it down the first time the bolts scratched the new high temp pain...

Wash it? That sounds like a lot of work.

MC2 just says 8lbs. Some of their torque specs seem rounded up, nothing really dramatic.

The bags of dog food sitting on top pressed it down. So I didn't have to use the bolts. I kept messing with it until it was right. If I would have just put it in real fast it would leak behind the cam pulley. When I used a light to look down behind the pulley I could see it wasn't aligned perfect. T...

See if you can get the black rubber motorcraft version from Mike or Jeff or Rapido. I used 150-400 grit wet sanding paper to polish the valve cover mating surface. It's kinda hard to get the gasket to sit real nice, so I shine a light down in behind the pulley. After using a couple dog food bags to ...

SPG Erik wrote: ↑Sun May 11, 2025 7:43 am Thanks to all who reached out. Jeff up at Foreign Fords had just what I needed. Looking forward to grabbing it after Carlisle!

Jeff as in Merkur Parts Midwest?

Hi, I'm new here. In my parents' storage locker I have discovered a set of interior parts, including seats and dashboard, from a double-spoiler-era XR4Ti. I haven't done an inventory, but at first glance it looks to be pretty complete. If I remember correctly, it was all in VERY good shape when the...

I thought it was Ed's dry sense of humor (because of the title)

Fareed is actually real smart. I've read of couple of his books you guys might want to check them out. Neil deGrasse Tyson is also pretty harsh on SpaceX. It's worth listening to some of his talks.

Deals like its 1999.

check with Mike at Merkur Depot.