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  1. MLC Stang

    Need help fast please

    Exactly right! That's two votes for a tooth off when installing the new dizzy! You can tell whether this is the problem by looking at the position the distributor is in when you have the timing set. If it is rotated a good bit CW or CCW from its usual position, you have it installed at...
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    I'm starting to hate my car!

    red95gtconvert, With that specific symptom it might be a bad TFI Ignition Module. When they test those to see if they are bad, they test both its low-rpm and high-rpm circuit. It can fail in either or both. BTW, just in case you don't know, the TFI Module is bolted to the passenger side...
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    ACT + Warm weather (AGAIN)

    Joe, OK, let’s go back to the basics here and try to eliminate some of the clutter. You say above that your symptoms immediately clear up if you replace the ACT sensor with a 47 K Ohm resistor across the ACT connector pins. If you look at the chart on page 275 of...
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    issue when car gets hot....

    5ohhh, I too would be looking for a trouble code. Particularly one related to a bad ECT (engine coolant temperature) sensor, since your troubles all seem to be related to engine temperature. Good luck.
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    ACT + Warm weather (AGAIN)

    Exactly what I was beginning to think! You never hear the 5-speed tranny guys complaining about this stuff. I not only have my hot weather pinging issue above 3,500 RPM at WOT, but I also get some when going up long slow hills in too high a gear, i.e. not getting on the gas hard enough to...
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    ACT + Warm weather (AGAIN)

    Synned, I'm another one who has had a hot weather pinging issue on and off for as long as I can remember. Now that it's back in the 80s in Atlanta again, its back! I too tried to cure it with ACT replacement. It works for a while and then the computer seems to learn its way back to lean...
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    Unplug MAF sensor, Car still runs!

    miller92063, The Powertrain Control Module (PCM), or main computer in our cars has what is called a Failure Management Effects Mode (FMEM). The PCM relies on readings from several sensors to provide it with information regarding operating parameters of the engine. If the PCM detects any...
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    2006 GT 17" Bullitt rims & tires on 94 GT

    That is correct! They will not fit properly on a '94 or '95, or any year up through 2004. The bolt pattern is the same, but the wheel offset is completely different. If you put them on your car the different offset will mess up your steering geometry and probably result in uneven tire wear...
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    Balky cruise control

    Here's my votes for the most likely culprits: 1. Vacuum leak somewhere in the system, or in the cruise control vacuum diaphram itself. (It's inside the driver side wheel well.) 2. Binding in the cruise control throttle cable or linkage. I'd bet more on item #2 since you recently R&R'd...
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    best AODE option

    John, Friend of mine at work recently bought a LenTech AOD for his Fox body and dropped it in. He can't say enough good about it. Good company reputation, good service and support, and the tranny runs great. Here a link to their site: http://www.lentechautomotive.com/
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    another AODE shuddering

    John, Two things in response to your comments above. 1. The tranny fluid doesn't need to smell burnt in order to have this problem. It's an issue with the friction coefficient of the tranny fluid being reduced over time with heat and age. 2. Don't do what I did and only replace the...
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    another AODE shuddering

    John, You have torque converter clutch shudder. Here's some info I've posted before in this problem. Short story: You will eventually have to replace the torque converter in your transmission. Long story: There are a couple of things you can do to get some more life out of your...
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    New TPS Fixed my Hanging Idle!

    All, I’ve been chasing all the usual suspects trying to find the cause of the hanging idle my car started having a few months ago. I finally fixed it thanks to a hint from HISSIN50 that I found when I did a search and read a ton of posts on the subject. I replaced my IAC valve first...
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    Stalling problem

    JP95GT, Sounds more like a fuel problem to me. I'd check out your fuel pressure regulator. Next time it stalls/won't start after its warmed up, pull the short piece of vacuum hose off of the top of it (that connects to the intake manifold) and see if the hose is wet with gas inside. If it...
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    stall convertor question?

    trav_19, I spent years restoring old 60s and 70s muscle cars for a hobby. I’ll try to take a shot at explaining this. The engines in those cars were really quite unsophisticated compared to today’s engines that use variable valve timing and computer controlled ignition. As such, it was...
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    Car shuts off after about 20 mins of running

    MPD496, Well, you've replaced every part of your ignition system except the one that is causing your problem. It’s the PIP module in your distributor. That stands for Profile Ignition Pickup module. It’s also called a Hall Effect sensor, because that’s the name of the solid state device...
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    Best way to flush coolant

    sade04 When I get home tonight I'll take a look and see if I can provide a better explanation of where I installed the T-fitting. If I can't describe it well, I'll take a picture.
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    Best way to flush coolant

    Crank the water hose all the way up. The more flow the better!
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    Best way to flush coolant

    MustangSupra, These are all good ideas and will get the job done, but the best way I have found is to use a Prestone Flush N’ Fill Cooling System Flush Kit. Prestone still makes a really simple Flush & Fill Kit that works great to flush all of the coolant out of your engine and replace it...
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    95 transmission help

    HISSIN50, Actually, the way I read this TSB info is that the slippery stuff would make this problem worse. There needs to be a higher coefficient of friction between the friction plates in the torque converter clutch to make sure it grabs and does not slip during the shifts. And, I would...
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