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  1. maypo59

    ABS.... is this normal?

    when you say lock up, do you meen it skids the tires? if so there is something VERY wrong.
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    4R70W fit in my 94?

    must be some way to do it, my explorer has an 4R70W and it's a 5.0
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    about timing

    You warmed the car up and removed the spout connector before setting the timing? If so, then you would seem to be doing it correctly. Could be you have carbon build up in your cylinders, causing the ping, could be your balancer marks are off.. To check the marks, bring it to EXACTLY TDC on #1...
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    Symptoms of a Bad Timing Chain?

    to check to see if your timing chain has a problem, remove dizzy cap and then rotate engine slightly by hand off the balancer nut, then go back the other way, if there is more than an 1/8th inch play in the dizzy pointer, when you change directions, you need to change your timing chain, which is...
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    No Oil Pressure.

    IF, you really had no oil preasure, you would KNOW in only a few moments of running the engine. Trust me.
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    Help with sway bar end links...

    1st thing I would do is remove the four bolts holding in the car and remove the whole sway bar so its easier to work on, but, I am old now and do not enjoy spending hours on my back with crap falling in my eyes and stuff..lol
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    Eaton blower?

    My wife's Xploder has that same SC.. I don't think it would be worth the trouble to try to make it work on a Mustang, among other things the "snout" runs right where the distributor is on our cars.. thats a big bunch of fab to work around.
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    Carpet Replacement

    The main thing is when it comes its all rolled up in a box, I let mine sit out in the sun for a couple days to relax, then did the swap, not hard, but if you have never had your whole interior out before, there will be some slow spots for you as you figure it all out...
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    Where do I go to weigh my car?

    most truck stops have a scale
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    ok my pride is hurt

    AND, was it "any old VW" or was it an R32 or something? There is getting to be a LOT of little newer cars that turn some BIG numbers...
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    Help!

    No.
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    Which wheels: SVT or CCW

    I say stay with the cobra's and don't see why the guy would mind you putting his car up to show the wheels, you didn't say it was your car or anything...
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    Best $6 and an hour spent!

    speed bleeders are the best thing since sliced bread.
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    Another Newbie Question

    the gears may have been changed by a previous owner, since it takes all of about 1 minute to jack it up, mark the driveshaft and turn a wheel one time while counting to no more than 5, I would do that, its how I found mine already had gears...
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    Vibration problems...

    Indexed the bellhousing?
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    Wheel Spacers-need help/opinions

    Since you have the same wheels as me, look at my webpage 2 (i think pg2..lol) and you can see the difference 1" makes.
  17. maypo59

    Mach1 Strut Install Question

    Reuse your stock hardware, or at least, thats what I did.
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    how hard to install upper and lower control arms?

    Yep worth the trouble, mine took 5 hours total, with two bolts taking 4 of those hours. No crap, lower rear bolts where siezed to the spacer/liner thing inside the arm would turn and turn..lol, finally took the brakes off the car and beat them out with a sledge and a piece of rebar. fun. working...
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    Radio problem antenna, if you have ever changed your radio get in here

    if you pull your glove box you will find a connector there, disconect it, remove the wire from there to the radio, take it to an install shop, or best buy, or whatever, and have them resolder on an end, $5.