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The next time I get my car running (the SC is pulled out now) . . . I will have done a couple of significant changes. 1. Installed a N.A. throttle body and reamed out the top of the Jpipe too. 2. Grounded the gas select switch out of the ECU (I have an N.A. wiring harness up front). 3. Also I fixed a vacuum leak on the inlet tube of SC. Having done two performance mods at the same time, I will never know which one contributed more power, or at first glance which is the screw up.
So . . . you are waiting for 70 degrees to gently drift your way again?? Why you dry gulching, bushing-wacking, four flushing %&*$#@%, you don't know what hell is like!!!! Hell is months of rain, fog and overcast . . . . its where you come to know all 56 shades of grey intimately.
Seriously, I work under a carport, but otherwise the highs have been in the 50's lately. For as far North as I am . . . that's warm. The weather is moderated by winds off the Pacific. Paint doesn't stick, glue doesn't glue, sealant doesn't seal at 50 degrees and below. So, for me, a small mechanical problem can drag on for months through the bad part of the year.
I suspect your car is behaving better because of all the tweaking on your engines electrical connectors. By fiddling with it, you've probably improved a critical electrical connection. If you are close to the ocean, corrosion on electrical connectors will be much worse. I heard Ford changed over to gold plated electrical connectors a while back. Meanwhile you could put some lithium grease on your connectors as you reassemble them.
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