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    Gas Milage Trouble

    I have a 5 speed, v6, 99 mustang. Milage was at 18-20, had the clutch redone and ever since, my gas milage has been 14-16. - I am running a K&N filter, tried a regular, no change. - Replaced: Spark plugs (double plat), plug wires - Fixed 3 cracks in the passenger side exhaust manifold...
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    Exaust manifolds

    yeah, the mustangs have a problem with mainly the passenger side exhaust manifold. I begins to make noise on accel incessently, almost like an engine ping. I thought about doing the repair myself but it enden up being three cracks instead of just one. 35 bucks for the welding, 150 for...
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    Stereo Switch

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    Stereo Problem

    I am trying to replace my original stereo in my 99 v6 mustang. I have all of the needed wiring and pieces, but once i got it all together, the stereo would not play. I hooked up the original, and it worked fine. The original is the split radio and CD combo and i was wondering if they must be...
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    Stereo Switch

    I am trying to replace my original stereo in my 99 v6 mustang. I have all of the needed wiring and pieces, but the stereo will not play. I hooked up the original, and it worked fine. I thought that I didn't have a mach system, since it is a stock v6, but I think that the stereo will not work...
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    Horrible Fuel economy!

    I have a 99 v6 5 speed and i also get horrible fuel economy. Around town i get about 12-14 miles/gal. However, if i look at how the gauge reads, the economy looks a lot worse. The needle will move back and forth about a quarter of a tank for absolutely no reason, and often reads lower...
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    Gas Milage

    the gas mileage in my 99 v6 5 speed has taken a nose dive in the past month or so. It has dropped from ~20 to ~13mpg. the spark plugs look fine, i just put on new tires and and K&N air filter in. Nothing seems to change the mpg. the next thing i am going to replace is the fuel filter and...
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    Voltage/Electrical Problems

    thanks for the help, i did replace the battery less than a year ago, but i am still going to check it. the car starts fine with no warnings or any other evil lights. the alternator should be fine. The flicker is not at every shiift, it is just one of those little things that begin to...
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    Voltage/Electrical Problems

    I have a 99 v6 stick with about 79K miles, and there seems to be an electrical problem. When luggin down in second gear or shiftint from 1st to second, the electical system (mainly the headlights and instrument panel backlight) flicker. Also, recently, the gas gauge has been fickle in how much...
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    stereo/cd player

    thanks a lot, ill check the specs on the speakers and the stereo. as for the wires, that is what i had to do on the last car i had. thanks again for the help.
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    stereo/cd player

    I want to try and replace my radio/cd player in my 99 mustang cause after an hour of driving, the cd player eithers overheats or just hates me. I already have a pioneer deck from another car to put in, but i was wondering if i could just swap them out. A friend wanted to do the same for his 02...
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    Fuel Filler Leak

    The fuel is leaking out from the connection (rubber gasket) where the filler tube and the gas tank connect. It is not running down from the fuel door. I could see teh fuel leaking out of that point and the fuel was nowhere near anything other than this connection. Some others on the net...
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    Fuel Filler Leak

    I have a 99 V6 mustang with 76K miles. Recently the fuel tank has begun to leak at a steady pace from the filler hose/tank connection. I was wondering what could have caused this to happen and if it can be fixed without dropping the fuel tank. Please help!!