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Spout location
Where is this thing at, cant find it close to the TFI. I did search to no avail.
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Should be right there; it's on the wiring harness that also contains the TFI plug. Mine usually winds up hanging down pretty low; just follow all the wires from the TFI until you find it, or its empty socket...
Either that, or a PO cut it out and spliced its wires together. Do you see a splice down there?
Either that, or a PO cut it out and spliced its wires together. Do you see a splice down there?
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Dave M.
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('cause it's black and spends a lot of time dead...)
'89 XR4Ti "The Black Death"
('cause it's black and spends a lot of time dead...)
what year is the car?
1986 XR4Ti - 294rwhp/315ft-lbs
1992 Mustang 5.0 notch - 434rwhp/445ft-lbs
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1992 Mustang 5.0 notch - 434rwhp/445ft-lbs
http://www.youtube.com/user/whitelx
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im having the same problem. both of my 85's dont have it, and the wires arent spliced. ive just set the timing by ear, seems to run ok. easily found on the 86 parts car that i had.
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mine is also an 85, Ive tracked the wire all though teh driver side of the car. There is a plug by the TFI but it doesnt lokk like the pics im finding. Its a singel wire loop out of the harness that it a yellow wire then runs back into the harness, Im guess that is it but figured id ask first.
Gotta get it to idle decent before i can really time it anyways, gotta figure that out first.
Gotta get it to idle decent before i can really time it anyways, gotta figure that out first.
My 86, which I am sure is like your 85, has a single yellow wire going into/out a male/female connnection. You disconnect the connectors to set the timing, then reconnect them when you are done. Later models have the square jumper that inserts into a female connector.
1986 XR4Ti - 294rwhp/315ft-lbs
1992 Mustang 5.0 notch - 434rwhp/445ft-lbs
http://www.youtube.com/user/whitelx
1992 Mustang 5.0 notch - 434rwhp/445ft-lbs
http://www.youtube.com/user/whitelx
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found it. every thread that i have read says to pull the plug, sure wasnt expecting this was it. both 85's have the identical male/female plug. thanks for pointing this out to me, as i was to embarrased to ask about it.
greg
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I can get a shot of it on my 86 when I get home.DPDISXR4Ti wrote:If you get a chance, could you take a pic of this on the '85? This has come up a couple times - it should be in the FAQ with a couple pics.
I wonder when the changeover was, might be a good addition to the change list.
1986 XR4Ti - 294rwhp/315ft-lbs
1992 Mustang 5.0 notch - 434rwhp/445ft-lbs
http://www.youtube.com/user/whitelx
1992 Mustang 5.0 notch - 434rwhp/445ft-lbs
http://www.youtube.com/user/whitelx
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Re: spout location
Hey, no need to feel that way; we all learned something. You know the line about the only stupid question, don't you?85xr wrote:Thanks for pointing this out to me, as i was too embarrassed to ask about it.
Dave M.
'89 XR4Ti "The Black Death"
('cause it's black and spends a lot of time dead...)
'89 XR4Ti "The Black Death"
('cause it's black and spends a lot of time dead...)
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the parts car had a date of 6/86, titled as an 86. the 85's are 5/85,titled as 85. iI dont know how to post pics, dont understand the FAQ link. cant post from saved pics, somehow have to go thru some kind of webpage. please explain. yes, the only stupid ???, are the ones we dont ask. thanks
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Re: spout location
So even your 6/86 car has the earlier style spout, same as '85? If so, sounds like it might be something that didn't get changed until the '87 M.Y. which would have started 8 or 9/86 at the latest.85xr wrote:the parts car had a date of 6/86, titled as an 86. the 85's are 5/85,titled as 85. iI dont know how to post pics, dont understand the FAQ link. cant post from saved pics, somehow have to go thru some kind of webpage. please explain.
As to the posting of pics, did you read this thread?
http://forum.merkurclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10212
I don't think I can hep beyond that.
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