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    car wont start. sometimes cranks sometimes doesnt

    well a lil update. she brought the car over and when you push the clutch all the way in, it didnt turn over but if you lifted your foot about a 1/4" it would start. So i talked to a mechanic and he said it is something similar to a neutral safety switch on an automatic which it allows the car to...
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    car wont start. sometimes cranks sometimes doesnt

    Hey guys... im stumped here... This girl im seeing has an 06 Jeep Wrangler... its a stick shift. Yesterday and today the car has been acting up. She pushes the clutch in and tries to start it... the car cranks but doesnt kick over. So she stops and tries again (with the clutch in still)...
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    issues with my motorcycle LED's

    So i had LED's installed on my bike. THey did put an inline fuse which is 500 mA... recently, when i replace the fuse... the lights stay turned on until i start riding. Shortly after i ride i notice the fuse blows. It also messes up my right turn signal. doesnt work... is the amp to small? is...
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    Resurrecting the stang from the dead...

    well i did not know that about the 86's... he had two motors... the one out of the 86 GT was out of a personal friends of his so he knew the history of the motor and had quite a bit less miles on her... he built a 347 stroker for his buddy and has this engine sitting around... the other is...
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    Resurrecting the stang from the dead...

    Hey guys, Man I haven’t been on this site forever… Well I blew my motor YEARS ago… I think it was running to lean on my 19# injectors so that’s definitely on my list to upgrade… Anyway I came across a used motor out of a 86 GT for $350. It has 67K original miles out of a friends of a...
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    92 bronco not starting sometimes

    i had a similar problem and it ended up to be a bad ground... the negative terminal on my battery was severly corroded... heres what happened with mine though... i drove it a few times and then the car wouldnt start at all... sometimes, lik eyou said it would crank really slow, sometimes not...
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    is a resonator chamber needed on an 02 honda accord?

    Hey guys, My sister hit something and bashed up her front bumper. The Resonator chamber was hanging so i just removed it. Is this actually needed for anything on the car? i just saw that it connected to the air filter? What does this thing do? does it just silence the air thats being sucked...
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    What to look for when purchasing a used motor

    hmmmm you got a point there. never thought about that. can i hook up a manual trans to the explorer motor??? i guess im kinda clueles how this works as ive never done it before nor did i know i could use the motor out of an explorer! will it drop in directly with no modifications?
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    What to look for when purchasing a used motor

    well i have a ported cobra intake, headers, a 70 mm throttle body and pretty much all that other stuff. so if the cam in the 5.0 block is better, and the only benefit with going witht he explorer motor is for the TB (which i have), the Intake (which i have), and the heads (which i dont) i think...
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    What to look for when purchasing a used motor

    what year explorer motor? i didnt know that it came with the throttle body and the heads as well. do those heads flow better? does it have a different cam as well? will it drop right in with no issues? or do modifications have to be made?
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    What to look for when purchasing a used motor

    Hey guys, its been awhile since ive been on here. been out of the stang scene ever since my motor blew and it gotten broken into! I called a local, fairly reputable, used auto parts superstore in the area. They have a used 5.0 motor for $450. Didnt really get the specifics but wanted to come to...
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    HELP!!! car wont stay running

    hey greensvt... would the idle air control valve relate to the issue above? now that the car runs sometimes the check engine light comes on and the car is bouncing around at idle and while driving. the valve read bad with the scanner tool. just curious... also youwouldnt happen to know the...
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    HELP!!! car wont stay running

    hey Greensvt you were so helpful and wanted a response. sorry it took so long. I had a mechanic come to the house. i already had the tube off going to the throttle body from the air filter... all he did was spray starting fluid into it and it started and stayed running LOLOL and now it starts...
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    HELP!!! car wont stay running

    hey Green. whats up bud... so i havent taken the car to the shop yet... with the holidays i have been BROKE... today it was nice so i started putzing around with the car ab it. went outside and tried to start it and nothing so i played with the battery terminal connections and it started to...
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    HELP!!! car wont stay running

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    HELP!!! car wont stay running

    Greensvt, thanks again for the good input, im sorry but i am not 100% familiar with testing things with a Voltmeter. How should i go about doing this? i have "basic" knowledge of how to do this but not 100%
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    HELP!!! car wont stay running

    Greensvt, one of the guys here actually came up with a good idea. He had asimilar problem in his durango where all the lights were going hay-wire, when he would turn, the door chime would start dinging, etc. He mentioned that he doesnt think the PCM is shot because the car is running (thus your...
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    HELP!!! car wont stay running

    you are correct. with the scaner hooked up to the computer, the car starts right away. if i leave it idling and unplug the scanner the car dies. if i try to start it WITHOUT the scanner it does not start. But as soon as i plug the scanner back in, it starts... i thought the computers were way...
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    HELP!!! car wont stay running

    i will run the voltage tests tonight and post the results... whaere do i put the black lead from teh Voltmeter? also, the check engine light is now off. when i first plugged it in i followed the instructions and hit "enter" on read codes. nothing came up. i did it 5 other times and still...
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    HELP!!! car wont stay running

    if ound this on ebay for only $20... i dont know if it will fit my car though as its a 98 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1997-1999-Ford-Escort-Mercury-Tracer-Computer-EEC-PCM_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33596QQihZ006QQitemZ160188768641QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
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