Epa4eye
New Member
So, I’m pretty new to the foxbody game and I started having some trouble with my ‘85 carbed 302. It all started with a rough idle which would cause the motor to stall. I adjusted the idle mixture screws on the carb and I was able to correct the idle. I then noticed that the pcv valve was sucking in A LOT of air, whether it was idling or in gear driving down the street. While I was under the hood adjusting the idle screws, I decided to change the oil, install a new pcv valve (it was still sucking a lot of air), and new spark plugs (old spark plugs were semi fouled and had a little bit of oil on them). THEN, after driving the car a little down the block, I went to turn it on again after it was already warmed up, and it started making a loud cranking/grinding noise. Almost as if the transmission was grinding it’s gears at the same time it was cranking, and when I take the key out, it continues to crank and grind!! Please help lol