air pump block off

[irvin]

can the heads be plugged on the car if you take the smog pump
stuff off an 86 5.0. what do you plug the h-pipe connection with. wlill
it hurt anything ? what size cup plugs do you use on the heads
or is there something else to use. thanks for your help.
--Irvin Toms

[8duallup]

there is a thread on this--u have to search for it-already posted(under mods, maint, and mech... i dont think that u have to plug h-pipe.

[StangBoy]

there is a thread on this--u have to search for it-already posted(under mods, maint, and mech... i dont think that u have to plug h-pipe.

have your user name deleted and your internet connection canceled.


you do have to plug it or you will have a hell of an exhaust leak. i cut mine and pinched/welded the tube shut on my o/r h-pipe. we put a rubber cap and a clamp on my friends and it hasnt melted yet.....

on the e7 heads i had on my 86, i just used that clay stoff that hardens like steel and plugged the heads, they are on a friends car now and still plugged tight

if your interested, i have the parts for the smog pump delete for way less then FRP has them.

[v8only]

I agree on the rubber hose with a clamp for the h pipe, that should work well in a pinch

[cjwanner2000]

if you have to, you can break a spark plug in half and thread it into the heads, perfect fit. if i remember right, ford sells a plug set to block it off with. i think i had the part number at one point, but it's been a while. i think it was only like $10 or something like that.

[MurPHy]

if you have to, you can break a spark plug in half and thread it into the heads, perfect fit. if i remember right, ford sells a plug set to block it off with. i think i had the part number at one point, but it's been a while. i think it was only like $10 or something like that.

Your ford dealer sells plugs for the heads
Thermactor Plug
Part # F4ZZ-6E086-A
Youll need 2 of them. They are about 2.00 each.
The size of the thread in the Thermactor Plug (part # F4ZZ-6E086-A) is 5/16-18.

If you don't have the Thermactor Plugs in the heads, or you just want to pick up some bolts instead, you can use a 5/8-11 x 3/4" long bolt from your local Hardware Store to plug the hole in the head. 5/8's = size 11 = threads per inch, 3/4" = length

From:

http://www.badassmustangs.com/forums...pic,349.0.html

[Myersracing]

I went to Ace and bought some large bolts can't remember the size and plugged the H off and that was it.

[86gt40]

we put a rubber cap and a clamp on my friends and it hasnt melted yet.....

Where did you get this rubber cap?

[ZEN50]

Is it just me or is it a major pain in the ... to get the plugs/bolts started with all the carbon build up in the heads??? Is the hole in the back of the head threaded? Any "easy" way to clean the hole out?

Zen

[Myersracing]

Well I actually had my engine hanging at the time when it hit me to plug them off. The holes weren't that bad and they were threaded. I just ran the bolt in and out a time or two with impact and then put some high temp sealant on the threads and put them in.

[8duallup]

[quote="StangBoy"]

there is a thread on this--u have to search for it-already posted(under mods, maint, and mech... i dont think that u have to plug h-pipe.

have your user name deleted and your internet connection canceled.


you do have to plug it or you will have a hell of an exhaust leak. i cut mine and pinched/welded the tube shut on my o/r h-pipe. we put a rubber cap and a clamp on my friends and it hasnt melted yet.....

on the e7 heads i had on my 86, i just used that clay stoff that hardens like steel and plugged the heads, they are on a friends car now and still plugged tight


yaa ya ya! sorry. on mine i didnt have any air inj. tube to h-pipe. i did help a friend with his a while ago. and we also used a rubber cap and hose clamp. had to do it twice- it was on for so long it eventually melted off. that stuff that hardens like steel- u talkin about jb weld?

[StangBoy]

[quote="8duallup"]

there is a thread on this--u have to search for it-already posted(under mods, maint, and mech... i dont think that u have to plug h-pipe.

have your user name deleted and your internet connection canceled.


you do have to plug it or you will have a hell of an exhaust leak. i cut mine and pinched/welded the tube shut on my o/r h-pipe. we put a rubber cap and a clamp on my friends and it hasnt melted yet.....

on the e7 heads i had on my 86, i just used that clay stoff that hardens like steel and plugged the heads, they are on a friends car now and still plugged tight


yaa ya ya! sorry. on mine i didnt have any air inj. tube to h-pipe. i did help a friend with his a while ago. and we also used a rubber cap and hose clamp. had to do it twice- it was on for so long it eventually melted off. that stuff that hardens like steel- u talkin about jb weld?

its like jb weld but more of a putty, not runny.