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    Dorman replacement PI intake manifold comments ?

    I thought I was the last remaining owner w/o an intake manifold cracking. Well, I just installed a Dorman replacement PI manifold, and have a huge vacuum leak. The Dorman manifold had "cone" shaped holes for the fuel injectors. The stock manifold has a circular , "machined" surface for the...
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    Dorman replacement PI intake manifold comments ?

    I thought I was the last remaining owner w/o an intake manifold cracking. Well, I just installed a Dorman replacement PI manifold, and have a huge vacuum leak. The Dorman manifold had "cone" shaped holes for the fuel injectors. The stock manifold has a circular , "machined" surface for the...
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    Programming Keyless FOB changed interior lights

    Well, not much help, but here's a clue : My dome light quit working. So I checked for shorts and found none (fuse #15 kept blowing). So I traced the wiring back to that GEM (General Electronic Module) behind the driver's kick panel and replaced it. Then, my key wouldn't start the car ! So...
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    2000 GT INTAKE COOLANT LEAK

    I thought I'd be the last owner to not have the dreaded intake manifold crack/leak. No such luck (120K on a '99 GT). I went ahead and ordered a Dorman replacement (with the aluminum crossover). Not a difficult job, but very fiddly and annoying. I also missed the "window of opportunity" for a...
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    Plugs...and then some.

    Good to see you are still working on these cars ! During our travails last summer we also managed to pull a plug wire apart on one of the passenger side cylinders. Did you have a look at the timing belt ? Changing ours maintenance chore I dread doing. Only 62,000 miles so we have a little...
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    ECU swap causes idle problems?

    If you can look at my "loonngg" thread "Part ID" in this forum you'll see that our basic problem was the ignition module. After a lot of research, I found that a bad ignition module can cause tachometer problems, as well. I would recommend getting a test ignition module from a salvage yard...
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    No Interior Lights at all Please help any advise

    Here is a pic of the GEM ( a black box, truly), and its innards. Really, since all the components are soldered directly to the circuit board, any mods/fixes would be difficult. Looks like a timer of some sort, and a CPU/PROM/FPGA device plus a few memory chips and support circuitry. Did you...
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    Spark plugs, self change or Ford change?

    I just brush a bit of "anti-seize lubricant" on the threads of the new plugs. Then, I carefully torque the new plugs to around 13 ft/lbs. Oh, yeah, I check the gaps on the new ones. BTW, I've changed plugs a few times on this car, and have never seen a "sketchy" one. Another benefit of fuel...
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    The completed Turbo/T5 Swap....pics!

    Kudos Very, very nice. Good job ! You should be proud. Did you do the paint yourself ?:nice: PS I like the Hurst "chrome" shifter, too. I put one on the '79 Capri I built
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    Part ID

    The right stuff Even better - I bought a tube of computer "heat sink compound" (very expensive) and put a light coat on the ICM. The original had a whitish compound on it, which resembled what I've seen on computer CPU's. I think dialectric grease would have worked just as well. We used that...
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    Part ID

    Blame Ford Thanks for the kind words, bonestock87 !! And the invaluable help. But, there is NOTHING in the "literature", and no info on this site, for that matter, that the ICM has to be grounded to the intake manifold. In my opinion , the fact that the ICM is bolted there is a serious...
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    Part ID

    IT. IS ALIVE !! Mustang fired up last night ! The "dangling ICM" was finally screwed into the intake manual (after some arguments between the two "mechanics" working this project) I prevailed in my argument, after finding some obscure info on the web concerning the IC and its grounding...
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    Part ID

    Appreciated Thanks (again), Bonestock87 !! BTW , in my research on the web I came across a video of a man testing his carnk sensor (from a Ranger). This guy had a well-equipped workbench - oscilloscope, power supply, etc. He had to destroy the connector to test but he did, with a "ferrous"...
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    Part ID

    Hey FoMoCo !! Why design in a crank sensor without means to test , without documentation, without a reasonable part replacement cost ? So this part might be the part that's causing our car not to start ? I can put up with some STUPID design decisions (and this IS a stupid design), but give...
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    Part ID

    Never say enough is enough It's really tough to resist the temptation to set this car afire !, Heh. Today, we pulled the connector on the ICM and checked pins 2 and 4 (CID and PIP from the cranksensor respectively) while cranking the starter. Set multimeter to A/C - saw voltage on the CID...
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    Part ID

    Update #999 BTW, this car is 25 miles from me , at my son's place, so it's not like I've been slacking !! Today's follies : 1. Removed and cleaned and re-attached all the major grounds. 2. Disconnected major connectors in engine bay ; cleaned and reconnected. 3. Disassembled connections...
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    Part ID

    Update - slight setback There was a couple of days' delay when the battery died because the hatchback was slightly ajar. Been using the search feature here on Stangnet and have spent a lot of time researching our "no start" issue. It sure seems that the ICM is a common point of failure on...
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    Part ID

    No fire in the hole(s) In between the rain and breezy rain here from the hurricane offshore 200 miles, we swapped in the parts bonestock87 generously sent. First up was the coil pack for the "intake side" . An easy swap, but no fire. Next up , the ICM bonestock87 had on a running '93 LX...
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    Project SVOhwell close enough is underway

    Congrats Nice job and congratulations are in order ! Might be a "blessing in disguise" to need the driveshaft work done. They'll balance it for you, too. You're lucky to have a shop nearby that still does driveshaft work.
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    Project SVOhwell close enough is underway

    Good luck on the initial start Saturday !
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