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Another nice day out, so I did a little work on the SVT.
First things first, I've had an idle issue where the rpm's will drop below 500, sometimes stalling out. That scares the sh!t out of me when making a left turn with any oncoming traffic. So I cleaned out the IAC, and sure enough, no more idle issues!
Last fall, before I put the car up for storage, the needle fell off of my Autometer mechanical oil pressure gauge. So I took the gauge out, and capped the oil tube off with a copper fitting. I'll send the gauge out to Autometer on Monday to have the needle put back on.
Thought I'd do the regular oil change, since I've had to start driving the SVT again before I normally take it out of the garage. 6 quarts of Mobil 1 along with a Motorcraft filter.
The other day, I decided to pickup some Royal Purple Syncromax, since it's been talked up so much on here. Being the first time I've changed the tranny fluid myself(2 tranny rebuilds prior, so Ford changed it at those times), I wasn't sure what size nylon hose to buy. Well, 1/2" was too big, so I improvised. I heated up the end of the hose until it would flex quite a bit. It flexed enough to get it into the tranny refill hole. Took about 2-1/2 quarts of the RP Syncromax, then lowered the car to let it spill the excess. What I drained out was the Mercon ATF w/ 2oz. of friction modifier. This fluid had been in the tranny since April of 2003, and 34k miles ago. The fluid was a nice pinkish red. No signs of unusual wear, so I'm happy. My impression so far, is that the Syncromax is not any different than the fluid I took out. Still shifts great like always. It was more of a peace of mind thing, changing it out.
I also started the uninstallation process of the Venom nitrous kit. I'm sure NVS SVT will be PM'ing me anyday now about coming down from Canada to pick it up. I just have to figure out what I'm going to use to fill the hole in my throttle body, where the nozzle is at now.
Sorry for the long post, but thought I'd tell how things went.

Mark

ughh..wish my day dedicated to my car went smooth like that..my idle problem is still sh!t..and I will be adding RP soon..did u get a chance to drive the car around? how'd it feel?

Maybe put a screw in that TB hole, with some thread locker on it. Tap the hole if it's not already. Cut the screw off flush on the other side. Would that work?

I changed the front o2 sensor today. It wasn't horrible, but had to remove the oil filter to do it. I hope the CEL doesn't come back.

Mark, would a thin patch of JB weld work. Just a thin layer, to cover the whole, and let it go through the hole in the TB. Scrape it off from inside the TB while still soft, let it cure. I don't know if it would work or not, but it seems a bit easier than tapping and cutting a screw. Just tryin to help. Good luck.

Scott,
I had actually thought about that, but was told that the JB weld could come loose and get sucked into the T/B. Maybe NVS SVT will want to swap 65mm T/B's.

Mark

how about you give me the nitrous kit and you don't get punched in the face? sounds like a win win situation to me. any reason why you are getting rid of it? Blowing too many trannys?

The tranny rebuilds both took place before I had the bottle. I sold it because I have some maintenance stuff I need to do to the car, before I run more nitrous through it. Trust me, it's a lot more fun going to get the bottle filled, than to buy new O2 sensors and stuff like that. I also have other stuff besides cars that are more important to me right now. I'll probably pickup another kit in the future though, we'll see.

Mark

There are likely some small threaded plugs you can buy for your TB. You see larger versions at Home Depot plumbing department. I'm sure you can find something similar. Am I correct to presume the hole is threaded to fit the nitrous nozzle? If not, a tap won't set you back much.

A trade of TB with the benefactor of the nitrous kit won't be out of the question. He should be able to keep the nozzle in the TB until he hooks up the kit. Just a little rubber cap from an auto parts store to keep it clean on the outside should do fine.