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    Looking for a short

    Yep, you are right as rain. Disconnected the trunk light and trunk solenoid connector - fuse still blew. Disconnected connector closest to the rear (from driver's perspective) inside the driver's kick panel and fuse still blew. Two connectors to go, and one fuse left, LOL. Still chugging...
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    Looking for a short

    Well, the upside of this is being able to go through the car circuit by circuit. The main ground in the front of the trunk compartment (behind the "trunk liner") - nice and clean and functioning. I disassembled the instrument panel to have a look at the light switch (in circuit). Fine...
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    Looking for a short

    Power windows work fine . I am following your suggestion and sticking to the circuits on C201c. Looks as if the short is in the courtesy light circuit, pin 3 or pin 4 on that connector, since all the other (locks,windows, etc, work). Fuse 7, (GEM, interior lamps) is the fuse that keeps...
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    Front caliper piston stuck

    I ran into the same situation this year (only on the driver's side). It's far easier and better and cheaper just to buy a new caliper.The pistons are phenolic plastic (not metal) and kinda aren't reusable in my opinion. Others on this board set me on the right path. Be wary, the parts...
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    Looking for a short

    Thanks for the additional diagrams, hotcobra3. I removed the panel on the driver's side door today, and inspected all the wiring for breakage and shorts. The wires are tightly wrapped and secured to the inner door panel so that the wires don't rub and chafe against the sheet metal.The...
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    Looking for a short

    Thanks for the info and the diagrams. I pulled the dome light bulb , installed a new fuse and the fuse blew immediately (white light and pop). My visors dont have lights - pulled driver's side visor to make sure. Pulled C201c ; fuse didn't blow ; replugged C201c and fuse pops immediately...
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    Looking for a short

    I know this thread is about as exciting as a Chinese truck, but : My dome light is inoperable, and the fuse blows as soon as I install it. So, I have a short. I pulled the door panel, and looked at the little door switch, and the wires still had their cladding , and no shorts to sheet metal...
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    Removal/flipping Quad Shock

    I believe you. But, why would Ford put quad shocks on thousands of Mustangs over the years ? Anybody know ? I have heard that putting on aftermarket rear control arms makes the quad shocks redundant... You are in Michigan - why not suggest to Ford management to make the Mustangs...
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    Removal/flipping Quad Shock

    I have KYB quad shocks, and IIRC, I had to put the open sleeved part (fattest part) towards the rear of the car. ('99 GT coupe) It's been a while since I installed the quad shocks, but I do think the stockers had the "fat" part of the shock toward the front of the car. Of course, there...
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    Mach460 illumination

    Well, several of the controls on my 10year-old Mach460 head unit no longer light up. I figured out how to yank the head unit out with those special "U" shaped tools, but am puzzled how to get to the bulbs so I can replace them.:shrug: Has anybody in this forum replaced the bulbs ? I tried...
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    Brakes burning

    Just went through this recently- Caliper piston is more than likely "stucK" and won't retract. Time to get a new caliper. Good luck.
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    used car dealers.....

    You are in Texas. There have been floods in Louisiana and Texas recently. Just beware. They need to supply a "CarFax" at their cost. good luck in your search. The flood cars from Katrina were supposed to be crushed, but...
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    Loud Noises

    Yeah, I posted about this a week or so ago, and got no response. There was a recall on the emergency brakes on these cars a while back. In my case, a moron was assigned to my car ( not all techs are morons by any means). I think he took a "shortcut" and hosed up my driver side rear disc...
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    Transmission noises - throw out bearing?

    This forum's search feature is pretty powerful. But, to help you out , here is a link : http://forums.stangnet.com/473752-does-your-throw-out-bearing-seem-kind-noisy.html HTH
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    how do i adjust my parking brake cable?

    Apparently, it was very hush-hush ? I have had a scrubbing noise from the driver's side disk since I had this recall work done. After I finished replacing the rotors and pad on the rear of the car just recently, I noticed the scrubbing sound diminished a bit. That's what led me to look up...
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    Brake Job from Hades - The Finale

    Did I mention this site rocks and has some great info in the archives ? I already finished my front brakes (and had some help from this forum, thanks !) Today I replaced both sets of rear pads, and both rotors (one resurfaced actually, and one brand new from Autozone). Anyway a search...
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    bleeding brakes

    One tip I gleaned from this forum on my last brake bleeding adventure ( I had to change out a front caliper), is that it REALLY helps to bleed the master cylinder as well, if the brake pedal is a bit "mushy". It took a container of clean brake fluid, a 10mm bleeder wrench, a clear 1/4" ID...
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    Lessons Learned - '99 GT "EZ" Pad relacement

    A few lessons learned while doing the front brake pads on my 99 Mustang GT 107K !: 1. This year's GT has PBR dual piston front calipers. I really had to compress the pistons to clear the new pads (Motorcraft pads). This may have caused one of the caliper pistons to hang up, causing the pads to...
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    Secret Incantations for GT front brakes ?

    OK, here's the situation : Removed caliper, and had assistant pump brake pedal. One of the caliper pistons eased on out , slowly. The other remained stuck ! I re-inserted the piston which came out into the bore and used my trusty disk pad spreader to try and force the balky piston out. No...
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    Secret Incantations for GT front brakes ?

    Thanks very much for all the replies ! It sounds like many of you all have "been there", so my plan is: Pop the pistons out of the "bad caliper" , clean, and re-assemble , and re-test. According to the FSM I have, I won't have to bleed the whole system, just that one caliper that needs to be...
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