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    Escort flywheel

    Why? Why do this? My first thought is for a lighter flywheel. I found out about this while researching for a 2.3 turbo in an escort swap. Bruce
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    t5 swap questions-wiring

    Hmmmm The trannys that I have came with a small harness on them, 2 wires on the tranny plug and 4 wires on a plug. 2 of the wires on the plug are jumpered together. The harness under the drivers sear goes to a similar plug(4 wire) that went to the A4LD. These are all 1991 parts and car. An...
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    How much for this 89 2.3L?

    Why not?? There are a lot of these running around with bad engines and bad trannies. For $500 I would still check the little things...How is the top condition?, Tires? How complete and cared for does it look? As a rule, if I buy a car with a "blown head gasket" I price it as if I will need...
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    t5 swap questions-wiring

    O.K. I feel stupid! Gotta quit relying on the computer. This morning I realized that I have this harness. And I have 2 cars that have it on the car!! Why didn't I just carry my butt out to look? I will leave the name calling to all you kind folks. More silly questions later! Bruce (TX)
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    t5 swap questions-wiring

    one other thing. There is a cable operated device that appears to be the shifter release from the key. With a manual transmission is this needed? Thanks Bruce (TX)
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    t5 swap questions-wiring

    Yes I did a search. I piled into my swap this evening and have a few questions. I heard of a transmission harness that is needed. Where does this harness hook up? All the sites I checked kinda gloss over this saying "install transmission harness". There are a few cars in the local...
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    Totaled 85.5 SVO w/40k miles..Parts car or race car?HELP

    Get silly Find a nice vert with a ratty interior and a blown up tranny (there are a lot of them..cheap) Swap everything over and call it an SVO vert. Make the people wonder!! Bruce (TX)
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    restoration humour

    My favorites Don't forget: rust free! (no charge) Original condition..(ain't fixed nuthin' ....ever!) Restoration started..(dissassembled) restoration nearly complete..(I didn't lose too many parts when dissassembled) Was told it was off of a Shelby....( by an idiot, I know better, but he...
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    Escort Swap??

    Ruh Roh! I really wish you guys hadn't told me about this. Now that I have the 5 speed inthe vert it is a fun littlecar but not a rocket. However I still have the rusty 86 turbo-bird and this 89 Escort GT!!!! I also have a line on a Euro-spec 4WD Escort unit (Actually a Mazda GTX). Or should...
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    '95 3.8L dropped a cylinder?

    One cylinder flooding Current clues point to a non firing cylinder. Check for spark and change that plug. Lower compression could be due to gas washing the cylinder walls of oil. this is cheap as you can just swap plugs with another cylinder and see if the problem goes with it. Second might...
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    I Think I Am A Genious!?

    Hoses and more hoses. Stopped by a place the other day. It was a place that supplies hydraulic hoses and such, usually for oil field work. BUT, They had several sizes and colors of hoses for various applications. My favorite was the 3" Goodyear hose that had the yellow stripe on it that said...
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    Sticky? How about some of you all filling out your location in your profile....

    seriously I catch that all the time. Someone has something in Texas...I live about 40 miles from Louisianna so I am actually closer to the Atlantic ocean than I am to some of Texas. Chicago is actually closer than El Paso. Bruce (Deep East Texas)
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    How many miles?

    I got ya beat1 95 V6 bought new with 61 miles on it. It was a giveaway car at a local casino and the people who won drove it 60 miles home and sold it to the dealer. It has been coast to coast 3 times, delivered pizza for 1 1/2 years and the odometer broke 22 months ago with 187,000 miles on...
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    driveshaft questions

    Some people Went and looked at a couple of driveshafts tonight. Fellow swore they were manual tranny driveshafts....They were not! Guy I got the trannys from swore that the only difference was the yoke..wrongo. So I have 2 yokes with driveshaft stubs on them. If anyone has a measurement that...
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    driveshaft questions

    Working on a 5 speed swap in my 91 vert, but.... I know the auto drive shaft will not work so will a driveshaft from a 5 speed V8 car work? Also what is the center to center measurement for the 5 speed driveshaft? Also will other cars driveshafts work, such as 86 turbocoupe, or 88 C-3 auto...
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    Ok thats strange......silanoid problem fixed(i think)

    silanoid...ugh Solenoid... its solenoid. Sorry but this just grates on me! Bruce (TX)
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    anybody from texas

    more specific Ugh..Texas is a big place ya know. I know that I am actually nearer to Alabama than I am to you. http://www.dfwstangs.net/ these guys are closer..looks like about 200 miles to DFW. Happy hunting! Bruce (East Texas)
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    Help me pimp out my VAN

    Why not!!??!! I still have a few old van magazines that are a hoot to read. My vote is for a "cruizer" stealth van. Black paint, heavy tint, ricer wing, lowered with wide tires all around. Sounds like you want a "party" stoner van. Buddy of mine had one that had Futon couches on eachside...
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    OK so my girlfriend bought a 2.3 ysterday

    new 2.3 decent...yeah decent, I thought that didn't look right. Decent sounding exhaust? As an owner of a 70 Mustang and a 2.3 powered Mustang I can say you will not like the sound of the 2.3. As my niece says "The vert rumbles and little blue goes poota, poota". Also different cars have...
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    Help me win an argument.

    http://auto.howstuffworks.com/differential.htm Try here! Bruce (TX)
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