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got my 83 cat running!!

Finally got my 83 cougar running again last weekend after a lot of work by my dad and I.  It's running nice and fairly smooth though the choke isn't responding properly so it idles really high.  Though it is just great to be running again after all summer working on it.

got my 83 cat running!!

Reply #1
Congrats, I hope to be feeling the same way in a week or two. Any pics?
2002 Honda Civic EX

1984 Ford Thunderbird Elan
5.0 CFI, T5, Dual Exhaust


got my 83 cat running!!

Reply #3
Quote from: joshua.m1001;335316
Finally got my 83 cougar running again last weekend after a lot of work by my dad and I.  It's running nice and fairly smooth though the choke isn't responding properly so it idles really high.  Though it is just great to be running again after all summer working on it.


I wish I was at this point! When I got the car first thing I did was change plugs, wires and such. It ran decent for a while but now I am having difficulties in keeping it running. It runs okay for about five minutes then it wants to stall and it's difficult to start again. Regardless, after the cats warm up it's a disaster and then it's just time to park it.

got my 83 cat running!!

Reply #4
Love the leather interior ;)
Fox-less at the moment

got my 83 cat running!!

Reply #5
Congrats!
1986 Mercury Cougar - 2.3T/T5 swap, TC brakes and suspension and rearend, 3" exhaust, 255 lph fuel pump, Stinger BOV, Gillis MBC @ 18 psi
2003 Chevy Suburban Z71 - Daily driver
2015 Chevy Volt - Wife's daily driver

got my 83 cat running!!

Reply #6
cool cat bro, I don't think I've seen an 83 with that color combo yet, of the black w/ red pins... alomost looks just like mine
--Steve
[thread=28690]1988 Cougar V6[/thread]
2012 F-150 3.7L
2011 Mustang 3.7L

 

got my 83 cat running!!

Reply #7
Thanks everyone I really appreciate it.  Yeah that leather interior... sigh.  Will get done eventually.  Any color suggestions for replacement vinyl? Don't want anything too dark as the car is black enough and I live in the desert.  Thanks sarjxxx I really like the color scheme with the black then red pinstripes then gray as well.  It is original too so definitely want to keep the same idea though it does need repainting.