XF EDDIE

I heard somewhere that the XF 1 (what I got) still had the xe crossmember although I'm not sure how I would hook up the column shifter. Is there anything wrong with using the stock box or won't it fit? Also with the lifter do I just look for deep marks or is there something else to look out for? I really like the XF but it's just so gutless I don't know if it's just because of mine running crapily or if it's just an XF thing but when I put my foot down it takes almost 30 seconds to hit 100 which just seems too slow. What was yours like?

Also how hard is it to pull the cam outta one of these. If that's my issue I could get a used cam pretty easy.

There's one near me for $150 but at the same time there's also a 351c for sale near me for $800 so you can see my dilemma. The only reason I wanted to keep the Crossy is because I thought this car was a survivor. However with the rust and dodgy repairs on it the rose tint is starting to wear off. Honestly it all depends how much is required to put a clevo in it. If it's not gonna take forever then I'll probably do that (I got the legal side covered allready so it's just mechanical). However if it isn't gonna take too much to fix the Crossy then I'll keep it as I do like to keep things original. What are your thoughts?

I noticed that the cylinder 1 intake valve looked lethargic so I recorded it. What do you guys think?

Still runs like crap but the knocking is gone. Still popping tho so I'll check the valves. I took this video of it for your viewing pleasure. Let me know if you see something off

@SPArKy_Dave What's the torque spec for the rocker arm bolt?

Something seems off

I'll pull the cover tomorrow. What specifically should I look for?

I just checked for crossfire but didn't see any however I noticed that the engine revs go up significantly when I pull a vacuum line. Could a fucked up carby cause any of this?

The dipping in vacuum is in sync with the popping so I think a sticky valve is possible

Yeah I'll get a vid of the vaccum gauge but it does seem to be jumping at idle and cylinder 1 seems to do nothing. It is making a rattle at the front of the engine aswell. For the crossfire test do I just spray water at the dizzy?

That's a video of the popping

My phones being a cunt but its making a poping sound and can be best heard through the carby. Its worst when its under load and now it runs like crap all the time at all rpms. Do you think its over for this engine?

Sure Ill get it to you

Thought so the rattle only comes on past 1200

Well we have knocking. I was looking at it today and i noticed that a knocking sound was coming from the front of the engine. It didnt sound rod related but it has me wondering about the timing chain. Does it have a tensioner? and could a fucked up timing chain be causing the problems. I checked my timing and it was bouncing wildly from 3 to 8 degrees but i do know that the est controls this. What do you all think? Could the timing chain be the issue or am I barking up the wrong tree?

Ok I haven't pulled the down pipe off yet but just driving it around its doing some funky shit. Sometimes its just fine but most of the time its fucked but it has degrees of fucked. Sometimes it just has a shaky idle and sometimes it will stall at idle. I sorta resurrected my compression tester and got 120 on cylinder 1. Low but it should still run? I swapped in some plugs from my xh which made no difference. I should have more once I pull the down pipe but im not hopeful that that's the problem as the cat element seemed pretty clear and not loose as well as the exhaust flow seeming pretty good but at this point im just throwing shit at the wall and hoping for some stickage. Any other ideas for me to try on the weekend?

I also pulled the egr and it made no difference. Still gona pull the downpipe off as the thing now runs so bad that it stalls when you put the headlights on

I was only gonna unhook it from the manifold itself. I hope it fixes this turd

I might just try it with open manifold and see if that fixes it. Ill report back with what happens.

I tried to hollow out the cat but it was so tough that even a socket extension barely broke it so I gave up however I drove it hard again and like before it ran perfectly for about a minute before going back to the way it was before. What could this be lifter? Head gasket? It's got me puzzled

I just checked the cat with a heat gun and the temps were pretty inconsistent some areas were hotter than others with the lowest being about 200 and the highest being almost 300 the average temp was about 220 but there were hot spots. Also when the engine idle got really rough it was making a horrible rattling noise from underneath. I cant tell if its the cat but it does sound like something from that area

Also I forgot to mention that it seems to not put out much exhaust out the tailpipe (even at 2000) you can barely feel it) compared to my f100 with the same engine although I can't tell if this is because of a blockage or the leaks in the system

Well there's been a development. I haven't pulled the cover yet but I took her for a good drive today wide open going 140 and she ran perfect and when I pulled up it idled good but after giving it a rev it slowly lost cylinder 1 again. I noticed the misfire disappears after about 2000 rpm so I'm starting to suspect something lifter. Also it no longer stalls out when I come to a stop so it must have cleared out the atf. Still not to sure about the cat as the exhaust was clogged up with carbon to begin with as it was used as a farm runner at the end of its life. Any way to check or do I just have to hollow it out to see?

Ive got a new rocker cover gasket so ill pull it off and give it a look. Just wondering would the atf burning off would have clogged up the cat?