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    Your opinion on a wing for my buddy's Supra

    tell em get what he wants. he has to live with it. looks like he should of gotten a good deal. car been repainted huh.
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    ever heard of food coloring to do a head gasket leak test?

    cool thanks guys. sounds interesting.
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    what year did odb come in the stang?

    gotta love google and wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Board_Diagnostics a better explination can be found here http://www.aa1car.com/library/us796obd.htm check it out. kinda helped clarify it for me. I guess its more brand specific before obdII like stykthyn said. but...
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    what year did odb come in the stang?

    I'm thinking about buying an obd reader. I have some questions tho. Besides the basics like what brand. what should i buy, what should i avoid? I have a 89 stang, a 94 mazda protoge that i'm about to dump, and a 97 golf thats giving me greif. My girl also has a 99 Honda accord (don't...
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    ever heard of food coloring to do a head gasket leak test?

    never heard of it. how does it work? who makes it? can you tell me more? does it hurt the car?
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    ever heard of food coloring to do a head gasket leak test?

    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061023062940AA6vMAH go read that. its one guy says this i'm wondering if that really works.
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    Build Thread Finally Got Some Work Done - 56k Death

    I'm J. whats it run you so far ?$$?
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    degreasers?

    I have to work on the under side of my car later. I have to change out the positive battery wire too. and i have a trans leak. I'm looking to get a degreaser to clean up the under side. I don't have a water hose to wash it off since i'll be doing it in a building garage. any sugestions...
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    couple exhaust header questions

    1. is there a pattern to do when tightening them? 2. do i use lock tight? 3. and a tourqe setting when redoing headers? 4. how high should a 5.0 be if you are changing out / working on the exhaust? i'm putting on new headers and relinning my exhuast. ford racing short...
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    wth. my bassani reply

    ok thanks guys. i was always under the impression that stainless can rust. its just very hard for it to happen. but since there is still steel in it it would be possible. i'll go home and check it out.
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    Carbon Fiber Hoods???

    where do i find cf body parts for the fox body?
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    wth. my bassani reply

    this is what i got after telling them that i had the car in storage not running. and discovered some rust on the tips. i asked what they recomend to remove the rust. ideas, thoguhts or opinions?
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    whooo hooo!!! my car started!! And I saved it!!

    I checked with a couple people. they can do what ever they want. and you do sign it it is part of a renter's contract most of the time. especially if you rent from a large company.
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    My car acts as if there is no battery in it.

    this may sound crazy but i just had the same problem or something similar. take the battery to the store and have them check it good. the battery i was using said it had juce. but any thing will light up a light tester. just not enuff to do anything else. I also tried jumping the car...
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    Negative battery cable just dangling udner engine?

    I was attempting to do an R@R on my cable wires last night. I know exactly where it goes. Its on the driver side. near the front. by where the frist header is. there is also a 'bell' looking thing with a wire on it. its in front of that. I think it hooks to a 15mm bolt. DOn't quote me on...
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    car wont start!!!

    I did that too. had some white poweder stuff on the selinoid blew that off. i'm not sure if that hepled or not but its free.
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    car wont start!!!

    seriously try and take the battery back to the store and have them check it. I had that problem too. or something like it. then check the battery cables. if they are old or questionable replace them. I did this and my car started. fixed it today. you can find my other post too. great...
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    whooo hooo!!! my car started!! And I saved it!!

    :shrug: so for a long long time. my stang was just not starting I had let it sit for a very long time. maybe 2 years. I came to the forums to ask for help and got a whole list of trouble shooting ideas. first there was only a clicking noise under the dash. The headlights would turn on the...
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    Help weird noise car won't start

    man. this is all greek to me. i think its time to start hanging out with mustang clubs and learning on the weekends. thanks alot. you make it sound so easy but for me (some one who's only mechanic building skills was lego) it seems like a daunting task.
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    Help weird noise car won't start

    all that on the check list is just complicated but i'll try. i don't have all the tools. and buying them will just set me back. I'm on a commission based job now days. and it just sucks.