Header install questions.

[pantera1683]

Originally Posted by aod

Mine is a '90.

I am pretty sure you will need to extend your O2 sensor wires and zip tie them out of the way. Since your headers are ceramic coated you shouldn't need to add any elaborate heat shielding.

[A26B]

Little story;

I put the O2 wire extensions on when I installed the headers. They were really long so I tied them waay away from the headers (jet coated). The pass side I secured to the firewall, under the HVAC box.

On the way back from Houston, I stopped in Gainseville, TX for fuel. Restarted & the engine ran so rough I thought it was going to tear the mtr mts loose. Needless to say, night time, no tools, no light & too low to look under. I thought m about the O2 leads & maybe one had shorted to the header somehow & that O2 signals were ignored in open loop. I throttled up & sure enough, it ran smooth. I drove the last 150 miles in 4th at about 3200 rpm & made it home.

Next morning, put it on the KwikLift. No header burn or shorted wires. Disconnected the pass side plug & poured water out. I had secured the plug under the AC condensate drain & when I stopped, the drain fell directly onto the plug.

I went ahead & bought new Bosch sensors from A/Z. The new sensor leads were long enough to eliminate the extensions.

Dumbass thing to do, but passing on my mistake.

[GOLDCYLON]

Very cool Paul

[pantera1683]

Jerry,

Thanks for sharing, I will check my drain to make sure it isn't above my connector.

[tomtom72]

please pardon me chiming in on this A/C drain......but where is that thing supposed to be? I mean if I was to look for it, what general area, under that box that is on the passenger side of the motor?

I think mine is clogged as I never see any water on the floor on that side of the car.

TIA

Tom

[pantera1683]

Originally Posted by pantera1683

Jerry,

Thanks for sharing, I will check my drain to make sure it isn't above my connector.

Jerry, I just realized you said you used extensions. I didn't use extensions and my wires aren't under the HVAC so I shouldn't have that problem.

[A26B]

Originally Posted by tomtom72

please pardon me chiming in on this A/C drain......but where is that thing supposed to be? I mean if I was to look for it, what general area, under that box that is on the passenger side of the motor?

Yes

I think mine is clogged as I never see any water on the floor on that side of the car.

Could be, they get that way sometimes. With the humidity here in the South, the drain gets a lot of exercise.

[aod]

I got my bracket today. Thanks again Paul, it is a very nice piece of work!

[GOLDCYLON]

Dont forget to remove the inner fenders to give yourself some space to work.

[tomtom72]

Jerry and Daryl......thanks a bunch guys!

It's sometimes the simple things that my brain has farts over!

I assume if I was to look in the correct place in the FSM I could get the official description of where that drain is.....those pages along with the electrical book are virgins in my FSM set. Section 6E, suspension, brakes and engine mechanical are dog eared & have grease smudges & sticky notes!