I see in the Rock listings that the 91 Astro used what looks like the trans mounted VSS. I don't know what it reads inside the trans, but my first guess is that it's probably a rotor that clips onto...
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I see in the Rock listings that the 91 Astro used what looks like the trans mounted VSS. I don't know what it reads inside the trans, but my first guess is that it's probably a rotor that clips onto...
Great that you're at this stage. I'm chuckling at your fuel/fuel gauge situation. ("You're out of gas, man," it's saying, and you're thinking, "What's wrong with this dumb gauge?") Nobody else ever...
Get anywhere yet sorting the VSS and cutting out momentarily under load?
All right! You've got it mobile! That's a big step in the right direction. Don't be pushing those Mustangs around too bad at the stop lights.
Yeah, come to think of it, the 2.5 injector is sized to run a, well, 2.5 engine - would likely flow more than one injector of the 4.3. If a 2.8/173 has 2 injectors ( I don't know about that), one...
Nice to have a vehicle with happy family memories - who'd guess that the nuisance of having choke trouble on a camping trip would trigger good memories decades later? Kind of shows to go ya not to...
There was a balloon in one of your posts, from Fast 355, saying you need the 4.3 injectors, PROM chip and netres pack. You didn't know what he meant, (wish I did), but you already had the 4.3...
Did you try replacing the oil pressure switch with one calibrated , if that's the fancy word I want, for a light instead of a gauge? And I'm thinking that you will need the temp gauge sender...
Herewith, ahem, I am pleased to report my findings: Under 1989 Caprice, with dash light, I find Airtex/Wells part no. 5G7 and Standard part no. PS212T, each using 3 wires, and each way under $10....
I just checked Rock Auto's listings - not infallible, but a great encyclopedia, and for the 91 Astro, they list only switches for gauges, suggesting the conclusion that all 91 Astros were gauge...
That would be great, to replace the switch and find out you don't have an oil pressure problem. Did the donor Astro have a gauge?
r.e.c.enthusiasts - Maybe, instead of spending $20. on a new oil pressure switch, you could try walking into the parts store with a straight face and asking if you could just borrow one for a couple...
Sounds healthy. I'm told that the pressure switches for dash lights turn the lights on below 7 p.s.i. Does yours have the factory gauge setup?
Thanks for the information - that's a lot to put on a small part. I think oil pressure should be about the same for the 250 and the 4.3. So oil light on at idle causes can be, besides actual low oil...
Great, thanks - but enough about me. Or "Moi", as Miss Piggy puts it. Do you have a wiring diagram for the donor 91 Astro, to help you answer your wiring questions? (I'm thinking about your inquiry...
Hey, just being ignorant, that is, not in possession of all the facts, doesn't mean we're stupid, does it? Sir Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister, said to America, prior to its entry into...
I think the 4.3 is 262 c.i., so your system has the capacity to fuel an engine 12 cubic inches bigger than the 250. Sounds close enough to me, in my vast ignorance. And the 305 c.i. system I have can...
Oops, sorry for all that blather, I missed your latest five posts somehow. Glad to see that you're making headway. What TBI system did you start with? I'm wanting to TBI my 69 292.
If you have the internals of a 7 wire big base distributor available, it is physically possible to mount them in the big base HEI 250 distributor. I did it last week, but haven't run it. It involved...
Hi, GearHeads,
I have hopes of using a donor 1989 Chevy V8 305 TBI system on a 1969 Chevy L6 292. Probably someone has done it already, and can steer me through the process. I have, as one...
Me either. Lots of dire warnings - "Stop in and say hi, or we'll dump you as a spammer"..."READ THIS BEFORE POSTING IN THIS FORUM !" ...(on line equivalent to shouting - twice) - "This forum is for...
Hi, I'm thinking about a very similar conversion, and wonder how you made out with yours. I also have a used TBI system from an 89 Chev 305, and my 292 is now bored to 301; pretty close to the size....