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    Off topic ..trouble with another Ford.plz help!!

    Good diagnosis! You beat me to it.
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    underdrive pullies-to grind or replace bolt?

    I certainly hope that you are kidding! Cast Iron is KRYPTONITE compared to threads in aluminum which would be peanut butter by comparison. Go look at ANY aluminum casting on an aircraft and see if you can find any bolts threaded into it anywhere. If bolts were as good as studs in aluminum...
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    What brake fluid do you use..

    Yes the Valvoline Synthetic is good stuff, not too expensive and easy to find. For long hydraulic component life, you should keep clean brake fluid in the system always. You should take this opportunity to flush the entire system and see that it is properly bled after replacing these...
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    underdrive pullies-to grind or replace bolt?

    Yes indeed, inexperienced or careless handling of bolts or nuts with ANY material can lead to problems, BUT think about it. Threading a hard material into a soft one is more critical.
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    what are the weak parts in the engine, driveline

    Unless the rod bolts are undersized in a particular engine, the connecting rod itself is BY FAR the most critical component in an engine when that engine is being driven hard. I have seen WAAaaay more rods fail, than rod bolts. This is not to deemphasize the importance of quality, properly...
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    Lightweight Flywheel

    An aluminum flywheel will make you feel that you have a different engine. It will grab RPM's quicker and will make a noticable difference in acceleration. Beware, however, that it also makes a big difference in deceleration. You will be tempted to slow the car with compression instead of...
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    '06 gear questions

    Yes, the 8.8 gears are the same in most all iterations of this rear axle. The only "tune" change will be the speedometer. The reason that the Ford gears are preferred and much less prone to noises is that they interchange with the factory gears so well that in almost all cases, they can...
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    underdrive pullies-to grind or replace bolt?

    Okay, so instead of acknowledging conventional wisdom on the subject, we take it to the ridiculous by justifying the inferior attachment method of a bolt by saying that the necessity of spark plug changing makes it okay. Sure, you can use anti-sieze on a bolt and with proper care, you can...
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    underdrive pullies-to grind or replace bolt?

    I'm not sure exactly how you are trying to pose your insult, but both the block AND the heads are aluminum. It is ALWAYS a BAD idea to use a bolt in aluminum threads. It is ALWAYS MUCH better to use a stud in aluminum threads. Yes, of course, the anti-sieze will help solve some of the...
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    what are the weak parts in the engine, driveline

    Yes, the rods are only good for about 400HP, 450 tops.
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    Stupidest spark plug related problem ever

    Go to your local NAPA store and get a locking extension. They sell them in several lengths and there is a slide button on the end that locks the extension to the socket. Make SURE that you torque your new plugs to 13 ft. lbs. using a torque wrench. Too loose and you can blow a plug. Too...
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    Another one of these! input please

    Yep, they should have been torqued to 13 ft. lbs. For those saying that they will never change their plugs, don't worry about it, just do it right to begin with and this will NOT happen. Always remove the plugs when the engine is COLD! Always blow the dirt out of the spark plug wells...
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    CEL after Fill UP DTC P0172/P0175

    I fully believe that the fact that the codes were set at the time you filled up with gas was purely coincidental. You need to check fuel pressure and check the intake tract for blockage of some sort.
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    Piece of sh_t mustangs.

    :lol: ROTLMAO! My daughter bought a brand new Honda Civic. Within about a month, it went into limp mode and I had to drive it about 70 miles to the dealer with it unable to go more than about 40 MPH. They replaced the ECM and said that it was fine. About two weeks later, the same thing...
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    underdrive pullies-to grind or replace bolt?

    Instead of forgetaboutit, you need to thinkaboutit! I believe that this guy has an 05 or 06 car which has an aluminum engine block. By using a stud at the factory, they screw it into nice clean, fresh threads. When it needs to come apart, if the nut will come loose from the stud instead of...
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    Piece of sh_t mustangs.

    With ANY make or model, there will be occasional problems that need to be worked out. Whenever there are SO MANY problems, I have to agree with the previous poster. Most likely, apparantly the way you drive and care for a car, you would have had problems with most anything that you had chosen...
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    underdrive pullies-to grind or replace bolt?

    Do NOT use a bolt! It is very bad practice to thread a bolt into an aluminum block. That's why they used a stud in the first place. You could put a bolt there with no problems FOR NOW, but it is a roll of the dice as to whether that bolt will come out and go back in next time that you have...
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    Spark Plugs

    The factory plugs are platinums. They hold up well.
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    Spark Plugs

    Tell me something..... If YOU had a plug come out after they had been changed, would YOU NOT go back to the shop where they were changed? In a shop there is a term called "come back." Whenever work comes back, it is the responsibility of the tech that did the work initially, to correct it...
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    Spark Plugs

    Good catch! I forgot to mention that it is ALWAYS best to pull the plugs when the engine is as cold as possible. If the plugs are torqued accurately, there is no need to recheck them. I used to do that when I had the opportunity, but never found a loose one so I stopped doing it.
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