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  1. Fords4ME

    Spec 1 clutch??

    I've had a Stage 1 Spec clutch in my Cobra for 30,000 miles with no trouble so far. I bought it in late 2003 which may be before the "bad batch". I'm assuming you used the old flywheel... Did you have it resurfaced when the new clutch was installed?
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    Need new tail lights, any ideas?

    Thanks for the link Blackvert, hopefully he has Rio Red. I got an estimate from my local body shop of $360. I'm not sure what the breakdown is of labor vs. materials. This might use 1 oz. of paint. Painting still doesn't help the cloudy plastic lense material. I masked the lense and used...
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    Need new tail lights, any ideas?

    So the tail lights on my 95 Cobra are getting a little faded. There is some debate on how difficult it might be to repaint the housings. Is there a company that sells new horizontal bar tail lights in factory colors? I'd pay anything to get a new set of Rio Red horizontals. If not, what...
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    I'm looking at a 1967 Fairlane ...

    I have a '67 Mercury Cyclone GT with the 390 4 speed. It is essentially the same car and its a lot of fun to drive. Does this car have a metal or fiberglass hood? Make sure the floor pan isn't too bad. Get a picture with the carpet pulled up. New metal and labor on floor pans isn't cheap...
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    Paint fading on tail lights, paint or buy new?

    I have a 95 Cobra with the horizontal bar style tail lights. They are starting to fade along the top of each bar and look like crap now. Are these things re-paintable? It seems to be nearly impossible to properly tape and prepare these for paint. The plastic lenses aren't in the best of shape...
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    Refilling my ac

    Yep I've been all over the thing and nothing found. I'll just have to wait till it gets worse. 10 bucks every 2 years is barely worth troubleshooting anymore. ha One small can seems to net about 8-10 psi for me. The large ones are hard to find because people without gauges will likely...
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    Refilling my ac

    I add dye each time and to this day, I havn't seen even a hint of green. You would think if it leaks down to 5psi over and over the dye would accumulate somewhere. I would def. get a good gauge pomag. At around 10psi my low pressure switch would kick the compressor on intermittently for...
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    Refilling my ac

    One word of caution about the "stop-leak" style recharge kits. You should jump the low pressure switch before adding this stuff. It has some sort of greasy goo that fills tiny leaks and it cures fairly quick. If you add a whole can and its not enough to trigger your low pressure switch the stuff...
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    95 Mustang tail light paint detail...

    My 95 Cobra has the horizontal bar style tail lights and the top edges of the painted surface is starting to fade. It looks awful! :nonono: Is there a way to repaint these tail lights? If not, does anybody make reproduction units in factory paint? (I really hate the aftermarket euro junk)...
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    95 Cobra Cutting off in Traffic, Restarts after 1-10 minutes, Help!

    Parts stores these days are horrible. I called 3 Autozone stores and checked their website and they claim they can't get a distributor for a 95 5.0 Cobra. They have them for the GT but not Cobra. They also couldn't get the pickup/stator/hall switch. Of course, they had one for the GT. So...
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    95 Cobra Cutting off in Traffic, Restarts after 1-10 minutes, Help!

    Yea the local dealer didn't know what a PIP was until I used the word "stator". They only had one for the 3.8L but not the 5.0. Can anybody confirm the need for a press to change the stator? I only have handtools and I dont want to risk driving and breaking down on the way to the shop...
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    95 Cobra Cutting off in Traffic, Restarts after 1-10 minutes, Help!

    Local dealer says they cannot get just a PIP. The whole distributor (F4ZZ12127A) is $417! Does anyone know where I can find just the PIP? Thanks
  13. Fords4ME

    95 Cobra Cutting off in Traffic, Restarts after 1-10 minutes, Help!

    Do PIP sensors often fail during hot weather? I'm also wondering if aftermarket distibutors use a better PIP. I tossed a DMM in the trunk so I can check the PIP voltage during a failure. I guess it should be active if the key is in the "On" position? I hope this is a YES NO type of...
  14. Fords4ME

    95 Cobra Cutting off in Traffic, Restarts after 1-10 minutes, Help!

    Sounds like a solid place to start. I have zero experience with the PIP. Is it hard to replace? xr, you mentioned rebuilding the distributor or buy a new one. Would it be wise to replace the whole thing now? I am positive it is the original piece so maybe its time. It made a good run.
  15. Fords4ME

    95 Cobra Cutting off in Traffic, Restarts after 1-10 minutes, Help!

    This problem started for me back in the fall when it was warm. It has now started up again so it seems to be heat related. The engine cuts off usually sitting in traffic or at low speeds. It has happened about 8 times so far. When I try to restart, it turns over like normal but never...
  16. Fords4ME

    Mustang will be gone in less than 5 years!

    Lets not forget that last time Ford asked the question of whether or not to drop the Mustang from its lineup (not that they are now). The Probe was already in the works and a similar Probe model was drawn up to replaced the Mustang all together. I think the outrage from the Mustang crowd alone...
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    HELP! Car stranded on road, coolant running everywhere!

    I got it towed to the shop... I still can't figure it out either. If the thermostat was open even a slight bit it could let coolant run into the water pump through the upper hose. That has to be what is happening because the coolant will leak out and the level in the radiator will drop down...
  18. Fords4ME

    HELP! Car stranded on road, coolant running everywhere!

    I was thinking that the stat wouldn't allow coolant to run back down into the pump either. It isn't wide open that I know of but it must be letting some coolant to run back somehow and leak out of somewhere. Still scratching my head...
  19. Fords4ME

    HELP! Car stranded on road, coolant running everywhere!

    Mean, the coolant runs out with the engine cold and not running so I ruled out the spraying hose effect. All the hoses on the pump are dry top and bottom. I'm leaning more towards the freeze plug, just can't pinpoint if coolant can run out of one like this.....
  20. Fords4ME

    HELP! Car stranded on road, coolant running everywhere!

    I dont have access to a jack because its in front of house on the street. Luckily hes a friend ( I guess ) and I'm using him computer. Would coolant run out of the plug when poured into the water pump? I'm not sure how the path works but the coolant appears to go down the upper hose, into...
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