Could the balancer slipping cause the car to feel like it’s down on power ?

Good video BREW2L. Lots of KZfaqrs forget that their are newcomers to a specific vehicle and don't bother showing the basic stuff

Another epic vid, timing and TPS are 100% critical to making these cars run right!

i have a stocker with goodies..4 years ago i shoved it up to 14 degree then set the tps..started screaming power..left it there 4 years lata no problems woot!!!!!

The TPS coverage was a different angle from previous videos yet a bit more understanding. Now I comprehend, if you get a new TB and your car does not like it right away, you have to play with the voltage. Keep it coming bro, we listening!

Great video. Leech has me convinced the tps voltage thing isn’t as important. He shows in the programming that the computer expects a range of like .5- 1.25, or something. Anything in that range should function fine. Not tested it personally, but the numbers in the programming are compelling.

For a second I had to make sure that this video was uploaded today after that intro. Great video as always man. Timing is everything ☝🏼

10 degrees is supposed to be stock. I ran my GT at 13 for years with no issues - where it sits now still. My LX is at 14 and it seems to like it there, I figured why not. Supposedly every 1 degree you add is worth about 5 HP. As for marking the balancer, what worked best for me was white paint line on the edge of the pointer and white paint marking on 10 and my desired timing mark. Perfect view of what I needed to see with the timing light.

I had two stock balancers slip within a year. I switched to one that has a lock ring on the front that captures the outside ring and it’s been mint ever since. Romac and Powerbond make models like that imo one of the best upgrades you can make.

Finally someone shows a timing light and explains how it helps the numbers flash so to speak.

Just replaced the thermostat on my '89 LX. Filled it up with antifreeze/water, and it pours out of "somewhere"all over my driveway. Replace the water pump, and it turns out the radiator is plugged. Replace the radiator... all is well. For now. 😆

I sure do appreciate it.. thank you!! Got ripped off when I was a kid with my 85 now I do everything myself my 89 is built by me, from vids you and other create 🤘

Changing from 10 to 14 will definitely wake the throttle response up. Night and day difference. Back to the basics, very nice. Even had the intro back👏

That was a great review of setting our timing. Thanks

Awesome stuff. 14* of timing makes a difference too. I bumped mine up and noticed if performs better.

Never owned one, but I really dig the basic how to stuff. Keep it up.

Great Advice.. Thank you so much

Another great video! Thanks brother!

Hell yeah. Love seeing the old intro back on!

Wow everyone-Another awesome video/information delivered!!!!..🙏

Another great video! Learn something new every time.

Man !!! Your starting to make me change my mind and get myself a Foxbody !!! But I’ll definitely keep my SN95 😉

Thats my dawg! I love a rehash video!

This channel for me has become church LOL thanks so much for all the content, Install the 130 amp alternator last night and new radiator flushing the system out later and will be attempting base idle reset this weekend wish me luck!

Great video as always. Love that shirt and hat BTW 😁

Hey, went over to a buddy who is working on his new Windsor, he has a "bolt" he screwed into the spark plug hole. You turn the motor until it stops and mark the damper, then turn it all the way back till hit stops. The point in between is real top dead center, and you can do it to verify your pointer is correct and balancer as well. You ever used on of those?

Kickin it with the old school intro!

You have impeccable timing btw, no pun intended. I swear my car has gremlins or dementia. One day it’s dialed in, then three days later it’s like I never set it up! I had to go through the whole process again. Thanks for the video!

Great video. I rub chalk on the balancer to see the numbers better. An old truck my father in law taught me. My timing on my 85 is also 14 degrees runs great like that. My original 4180 carb is acting up though.

Great info

Awesome video very helpful

Man I need to move down your way. It’s freakin cold here in Pittsburgh lol

A lot of classic tips from those older Brew2L videos

Another great video man! Btw whats your opinion on a strut tower brace? Ever have one? Does it really help?

Love the 417 Fox gear

I put the holley hp efi in my 94 gt but I miss how easy the stock computer was to work with. Easy to get the engines timing in check.

I have a fair good 1 for you...lots of people say...I cant afford them big bunch of tools to fix a car..I always say you dont need a big tool box..it normally takes about 10 tools to fix your car.almost every nut and bolt is almost the same size over and over again like 1/4 or a 9/16 or a 10 and a 15 and a star or hex...etc etc..not very many tools needed.

Damn harmonic... had a little wobble in mine. Got it fixed before any damage though.

I love that sound

Thanks brother

My balancer came completely off when I started it one day 😂

Love that old school intro 😎

Good info

Thanks for the vid. How did you turn the idle down? Didn't get a good look at it.

My fox anytime it rains won’t idle on its own till it warms up and it runs extremely rich till it’s warm and the exhaust even sounds different, I’ve replaced iac, maf, tps, egr, air temp and water temp sensors, and the car didn’t have any codes when I put the reader on it, any ideas what it could be?

Nice content , right to the point , but it will be helpful to have close up of the procedures for the inexperienced mechanics like me . Thanks

Early uploads 😃. On the holley it controls timing with the dual sync. I checked timing at idle and at 3500 rpm setting the static timing on the laptop and did my best to check with a cheap China/ jegs timing light.

Great 👍 bro

Hey man! Been starting to watch your vids and they have all been very helpful. I just got my first fox 2 weeks ago from a buddy that gave it to me. It’s having some idling issues. While idling the rpm bounces slightly up and down. Then when I accelerate it bogs a little before being able to go up all the way to higher rpms. I was wondering what are some of the big things I should be checking for this issue? Also it’s killing my battery if I leave it connected when the car is off! Super weird also

love your films, Brew- very informative and simple for us to understand. Gotta a question: start my fox, runs great for two blocks, then hesitates, bucks, all for about 30 or 40 seconds, (rough idle) then the computer or microprocessor adjusts it and it runs fine. Does it every time for both cold or hot start. 88 Fox 5.0, stock, auto trans. Thanks- been on boards; but wanted your opinion, thanks again.

What do you think of aftermarket dampers, such ad ATI, Rattler, etc.??

Awesome video! My latest crappy video was about me finding my balancer rubber cracked and split. I caught it just in time!

Speaking of timing, I'm still hoping to get an answer from you about what you think about the new progression computer controlled distributor.

The PCV sucking in oil blowby vapor is what causes carbon buildup on the back of the valves and in the chambers. How about the PCV not sucking in vapor? Either by using filtered clean air .....or blocking off which probably needs a mixture tune recalibration.??

Great video as always. But did you put your timing marks before the pointer or in middle of the pointer?

Fluidamper. expensive, but worth it

What did you turn when you adjusted the idle back down after tuning tps?

@BREW2L My fuel pump on my 89 stopped working when I changed the wiring harness because I did a motor swap out of a 93 and changed the harness to a 93 harness but I get power to the driver seat then no farther back what could that be ??

Do you put 14degree on the timing gun too or 0 and 14 on the distributor?

Looking to buy an 89 swapped with a 5.0. Won't idle but it'll run. Hopefully it's this easy. The amount the guy wants is crazy low cuz he needs it gone and I'm up first for the buy...don't know if I wanna pull the trigger or not tho

By rattling do you mean like a pinging noise?

Hey I always watch your videos all the time and I am a subscriber I had a couple of questions my first question is the timing light that you have I have the same one I’m pretty sure you got it from Harbor freight when you sent your timing do you use the dial at all and if you do or don’t where do you set it at question number 2 when I try to set my timing I take out the plug out of the spout and then I would get it to 10° but my timing keeps bouncing around and then when I put the chip back into the spout it shoots up to 20° after top dead center I don’t know what could that be but I checked the TPS it’s at 98 and the idle speed is at under 1000 RPM I forgot to mention this the car is a 1986 GT bone stock

Did you set it at 14degrees BTDC or ATDC?

WAS YOUR TIMING LIGHT SET TO ZERO?

So I think I have an issue with my distributor. I think that it could be going bad. I would say the most prominent symptom is that the motor clears up under hard acceleration but at idle and low cruising spring The car bucks misfires and just runs like pure shit. I have checked and replaced all the usual suspects… Could this be a distributor?

god damn! i think your car has a pwr stearing fluid leak or the pan is leaking

Good information. Timing can completely change a dog engine. BTW does base timing affect the injector pulse signal (does it come from the distributor)?

Cant set mine..car will only start when its cooled off..I have mine up on stands test fitting the body kit and making my list of parts to replace....its a big list..car has been in denial for about 3 years..time to get er done..and if you see it yes I will get rid of my bungee cord..and buy a new battery tray..

First my car runs great. I just want to get your thoughts on my idle. When cold my idle is nice about 800 maybe. Once warmed up it idles 1100. Feels a little high to me but still smooth and consistent.

Was the car hot or cold? Does it matter?

Did you get retro on us with that intro?

i want that hat and t shirt.

So 14 degrees is the way to go if you want to burn out on every corner?

So yesterday I threw on a O/R X-pipe. Everything is running great and seems smooth. Loud as hell now. Especially with the dumps I have on. It's very bassy in the car. Anyway, I noticed the car is idling higher than it did. I had it set pretty perfect around 650-750 rpms. Now it idles at about 800-900. I checked TPS and timing. Timing is 12 degrees and tps was .97 any ideas? Should I just adjust the idle set screw?

Is the timing problem on 4 cylinders? I’m getting a 90 lx hatch and I wanted to know if it also a problem on it. I plan on making my engine like the SVO

I miss this old intro.

What’s all the performance parts done on this fox ?

BREW2L can you give me a rough est on hp out of 302ho? Engine was pulled from a 88gt auto! I have a 79 im thinkin of putting it in!

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