I'm down here in Pooler GA/Savannah for the SCCA championship race. As some of you know, I use my Lightning for my tow vehicle.
I need a new intercooler pump.
Over the last week or so I noticed that I could hear a tiny bit of spark knock on initial throttle tip in in 4th gear. Didn't know what is was. But I found out.....
I towed down from Raleigh NC to the track today and hard a hard time avoiding spark knock. I hooked up my Predator and found IAT2 at 240-260F, and at 260F it threw a Service Engine Soon code. Once I started piecing it together I found my cooler pump is indeed dead.
I can avoid knock by being extremely light on the throttle and careful. But, my towing is rather difficult. I can make it back to Raleigh I think, but it'll be at 55-60mph to avoid any boost at all.
I need a new pump but they are not available at Advance Auto. I'll call the Ford place in the AM, but that generally nets nothing.
If anyone has upgraded their pump I'd love to buy your old one. Or if a fellow Lightning owner know of a performance shop in Savannah where I can get one I'd be much appreciative. Lots o beer, tickets to the races here at the track, whatever I can get for you I'll do it. Seriously, I don't want to tow back with a bad pump and would like to avoid hooking one of my Holley Blue fuel pumps up in place of it.
My cell number is 919-949-5851, name is Ron. Email is [email protected]. Thanks for any assistance folks can offer.
I need a new intercooler pump.
Over the last week or so I noticed that I could hear a tiny bit of spark knock on initial throttle tip in in 4th gear. Didn't know what is was. But I found out.....
I towed down from Raleigh NC to the track today and hard a hard time avoiding spark knock. I hooked up my Predator and found IAT2 at 240-260F, and at 260F it threw a Service Engine Soon code. Once I started piecing it together I found my cooler pump is indeed dead.
I can avoid knock by being extremely light on the throttle and careful. But, my towing is rather difficult. I can make it back to Raleigh I think, but it'll be at 55-60mph to avoid any boost at all.
I need a new pump but they are not available at Advance Auto. I'll call the Ford place in the AM, but that generally nets nothing.
If anyone has upgraded their pump I'd love to buy your old one. Or if a fellow Lightning owner know of a performance shop in Savannah where I can get one I'd be much appreciative. Lots o beer, tickets to the races here at the track, whatever I can get for you I'll do it. Seriously, I don't want to tow back with a bad pump and would like to avoid hooking one of my Holley Blue fuel pumps up in place of it.
My cell number is 919-949-5851, name is Ron. Email is [email protected]. Thanks for any assistance folks can offer.
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