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    Convertible questions. Need the truth.

    Educate me. Back it up with data (please). Can we eliminate the BS and falsehoods that have been floating around since the begining of Ford. Ok then, lets get started. 1. What is the weight difference between same year convertibles and coupes? (stock for stock) 2. Do convertibles use...
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    who's using stock radiator & electric fan

    me. stock rad, twin 11 inch flexalite, PA performance 3G alt upgrade. DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER DRAW OF THE FAN!
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    Coolant sitting on top of water pump!

    Ford clamps are great if you have the special pliars and are installing them at the factory! Slip jaw pliars just seem to slip out of position causing foul language to be blurted (*** damn pliars. F*c*in Ford Engineers, I hatel you for this!) I had puddles on the pump and found a micro...
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    H/C/I done!!

    My garage is so small I have to step outside to change my mind! My garage is just right for a match-box car...with a little room left over for a miniature tool set. Nice stang. What parts combo did you go with?....never mind just saw sig. :lol:
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    Transgo AOD-HP shift kit

    I bought the same kit over a year ago. STRONGLY RECOMMENDED for AOD owners. Now I can shread 1-2 and 2-3 (bf goodrich loves me) I also put in the motorsport drain pan...great thinking!
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    Electrical guru's please help me with charging system problems!!!!

    A test light will only take you so far. You need a Digital Volt Meter (DVM) to help isolate the problem. Where are we at with the test above? What is the voltage at the batt at 2k RPM?
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    Electrical guru's please help me with charging system problems!!!!

    Lets get back to basics here. 1. with car engine off...should have about 12 vdc across the bat. terminals. 2. with car running at 2K rpm, should have 14.7 vdc across battery terminals. In 2 = no, then check the white connector with black/orange wire...the terminal may be burned or...
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    You're not going to believe this!!!

    I had the exact thing happen to me...even the same hose in the same "hidden" location! I was so happy to have the return of touchless starting and a rock solid idle!!!
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    Fire under Hood! OMFG!

    I cr@pped my pants today. I was idleing in a parking lot and I smelled smoke. Then smoke was seeping from the hood seams. I shut her down popped the hood and this huge plume of smoke escapped. I found 1 power wire that goes to my electric fan had a fuse holder that was melted and vaporized...
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    Fan Clutch question HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!

    To answer your question about electromagnetic clutch fans... 1. higher complexity 2. more parts, less modular integration = higher cost. Plus you would have the fan drag / parasitic losses AND electromotive parasitic losses from a clutch coil. I see you recently moved farther away...
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    96 door lock / unlock problem

    bump!
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    leaky windshield

    suscribing. Just found this on my 96 cougar.....I guess the seal just gave out?
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    96 door lock / unlock problem

    Anyone have a schematic for the door lock circuit (96gt)? Both doors unlock with both switches. Both doors unlock with keyless entry remote. Locks will NOT lock with the interior switches or the keyless remote. Any thoghts on this? :shrug:
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    Electrical problems, smoke, car dead.

    Simple test: Use a clamp on amp-meter. With all accessories off and car at idle. Let run for 15 minutes Clamp over the + battery wire (near the battery). Record the amp load. Clamp over the wire that charges the battery (from the alternator). Record the amp load. If the battery...
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    20s on an 1991 lx

    Now would these 20's have the spinners? Hmm...might work? (J/K :D ) Too big for the car. Would have that Yukon look. "No vote" here. If you get it to work, post a pic. (sick curriousity I guess)
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    Is it fuel or my heads

    Those 2:73's are holding you back. You're giving up a lot of time trying to get the motor into its power band. 3:73's will help.
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    DON'T BUY GAS ON MAY 19TH!!!!

    Nice trash talk. Lets talk facts. 1. National Bureau of Business Research: Non-proffit, non-partisan research organization comprised of 12 of 30 american Nobel Prize winners in ECONOMICS and with 600 contributing professors , defines and monitors US business cycles. This group determined...
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    DON'T BUY GAS ON MAY 19TH!!!!

    just a few comments to enflame the issue: 1. The gasoline supply chain uses regional / local distrigution hubs. If demand drops for one day, it does NOTHING to the inventory as it uses very large storage vessles to reduce the "roller coaster affect" of supply and demand. The excess...
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    sunroof won't open?

    yep, I call mine the "sun-leak". :D
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    afr users, what happened?????

    did you measure the original length push rod and then measure the new length push rod? Sometimes they accidenatlly pick the wrong part in inventory and....well you know. I bet the valves are not closing.
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