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    Alternator: How do I get that third bolt out?

    go look here: Fox Mustang Alternator Installation Photo 9 The top will have a short bolt. The bottom will have a long bolt about 5 or 6 inches that goes through the bottom of the alternator. There is a bushing on each side of the bottom part of the bracket to hold the alternator. If it...
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    Cooling system problems radiator cap question

    Have you had this radiator installed long? Did it work without issues before? Do you have any coolant leaks? If it's not holding pressure, there's probably an air leak some where...your guess seems to be the cap. I don't know that I'm gonna have any real good advice for you, but if it...
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    A tree fell on my car...

    My 91 GT has rarely been left outside except when driving for about 6 years. I was trying to sell it, but was probably asking a little too much, and it's got a couple problems. Either way, pulled it out of the garage for literally like 8 hours yesterday and a rotten tree fell on the back end...
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    Alternator: How do I get that third bolt out?

    nope...it is hard to move, but I generally stand in front of the car and wiggle it forwards and backwards until it gets loosened enough to where I can pull it out. Once you've done these a few times, you can do an alternator in like 10 minutes or less if you have the tools and parts ready.:D
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    Crank but no start

    you can hold the coil wire (hold the end that connects to the distributor) with INSULATED pliers...hold it about 1/4-1/2 an inch from the block while someone cranks and see if the spark jumps the gap to complete the circuit (the block being ground). If it does, you have spark. to the...
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    Leak Down Test Results

    Seems like if there were coolant in the cylinders, it would push out the spark plug hole when I rotate the crank.
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    Leak Down Test Results

    I didn't include some of the info because I tried to just include the pertinent info and "cut to the chase" so to speak, but I do not have a problem elaborating: Bought the car on craigslist (120 miles from my house). Test drove it down the street and back, but it didn't have the electric fan...
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    Leak Down Test Results

    wow...this forum is dead compared to what the 5.0 forum was when I was last here...
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    Leak Down Test Results

    I'm new to the 4.6L side; I used to post in the 5.0 forums a lot, but have been out of it for a couple years now. 2000 GT 4.6L. Will not start. I did a leak down test with a harbor freight leak-down tester, and got varied results. I did all cylinders twice. The throttle body was...
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    T5 - shifter won't move

    I meant to post an updated "results" post a while ago, but kept getting side-tracked. After $323 at the tranny shop (which $250 of that could have been avoided if I would have just removed the tranny and taken it to them to begin with to put my gear back on), I now know what the problem was...
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    T5 - shifter won't move

    put it back together again this morning. It works fine except for 5th and Reverse. I noticed last time that the little piece that goes in the grove on the 5th and Reverse bar is bent. I took a couple pics. The local tranny shop is closed today. I may end up taking it to Autozone and see...
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    T5 - shifter won't move

    I managed to get the synchro to move into the middle (neutral), but if I spin the input shaft, the output shaft turns too...it looks just like the picture posted. Turning the output shaft, the input shaft doesn't always turn. I'll prob. just throw it back together and see if it will work...
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    T5 - shifter won't move

    by slider, I assume you mean Synchronizer? That's my problem...it will not move. I've tried to slide it w/ my hand and pry it w/ a prybar and screwdriver and it will not budge. How do I get it unstuck? I'm thinking about just giving up and taking it to a tranny shop, but I really don't...
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    T5 - shifter won't move

    E clip is still there. Pulled the tailshaft and top cover back off. Here's the deal...it's in neutral...I can turn the input shaft and it spins the output shaft. My issue arises when I try to put the cover back on...I know before I could move the syncro's...I can still move the 1-2...
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    T5 - shifter won't move

    I haven't put the fluid back in it...would that cause it to not go into 5th/reverse? I've shifted it and shifted it and shifted it some more and I have very little issue getting it into 1-4, but I can't get it into 5th or reverse at all. For the cover to line up, I had to have that 5th gear...
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    fuel pump running all the time,good or bad??

    Why not wire it to a relay to come on when the key is on? When you say "all the time" do you mean even when the car is off? It could potentially run your battery down if you have it on even when the car is off, and there's not really any reason to have it on when the key is off. Does it...
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    Sewing MACHINE NOISE...

    Sounds to me like your rockers are loose. There's a very specific sequence to torque them and measure valve lash. http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/780568-best-way-adjust-rockers.html Look at that thread and it has some helpful info. There's a link to a "how-to"...I didn't read...
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    Water in intake

    If it's a cheap filter, just replace it. Otherwise, I'd just let the filter air out (or help it w/ a hair dryer) and throw it back on. I doubt much water got into the intake unless you ran the car under water, which I doubt. The water-soaked filter probably restricted air to the engine...
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    Fuel Tank

    Not sure about the sender, but I generally figure out how many miles I can get out of a tank and use that as a rough estimate. I don't even usually use my gas gauges as much, I just watch my trip meter...it doesn't lie (as long as I reset it when I fill up & I get fairly consistent mpg)...
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    T5 - shifter won't move

    So I've pulled this thing apart and put it back together probably around 10 times this morning. I think I finally may have it. It shifts into 1st through 4th, but I can't seem to get it to go into 5th or Reverse. I'm GUESSING it probably should also go into 5th/Reverse, but I'm HOPING that...