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  1. J

    Rear brakes work.... sometimes.

    take the rear wheels off and there should be like a little rubber plug on the bottom of the drum no need to take it off and u can turn the adjuster or u can take the drum off and you will see the star wheel at the bottom of the drum and you turn that to adjust the rear brakes
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    question about cap/rotor

    My car has a stock ignition and when ever i change the cap/rotor it had corrosion and a bunch of crusty stuff on it. If i clean it off it comes back almost right way. Even when it has a brand new cap/rotor on it. Any ideas?
  3. J

    Blowby... switch back to regular?

    i would run a thicker CONVENTIONAL oil and see what your results are. IMO, synthetic oils are not good for high mileage cars.
  4. J

    2.95 1st gear - anyone have it?

    What is a T-5-Z transmission? And how would I know if i had it?
  5. J

    Differance between stainless steel and regular mufflers?

    after a certain amount of years your going to end up replacing the exhaust systems....i wouldnt waste the money to get stainless unless thats all it came in
  6. J

    What are the small shocks in the rear called?

    When I replaced mine a lot of auto stores did not know what I was talking about when I referred to them as quad shocks. I forget what they were called though. Just search around, im sure you'll find it.
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    Should I switch to Synthetic ?

    i noticed with mine that the car eats the synthetic more then conventional. The synthetic is a little thinner then regular oil in the same weight. I usually run 10w40 or 15w20 in the summer. All depends which is on sale haha.
  8. J

    For the final time!

    go for the pro 5.0. I went from stock to hurst to pro 5.0 and i love it.
  9. J

    Heater core and cats

    From my heater core problems, I usually smelled the sweet smell of the antifreeze when the heat was on. Also, vapors would come out of the vents and leave a film on the windshield. Thats how I knew the heater core was shot. ALso, with the cats you can hear them, they start rattling because a...
  10. J

    Suspension ?'s

    first of all buddy u didnt answer my question in anyway at all and stang 22 did thanks...if your not gonna answer the question dont say anything at all have a wonderful day
  11. J

    Suspension ?'s

    I have a few ?'s 1. When doing rear shocks do I need to remove the spring. Also when replacing the spring do i need to remove the shock 2. Looking for some quad shock part #'s but none of the local auto stores know what I am talking about. I am looking for stock replacement parts this...
  12. J

    Injector leak diagnosis/troubleshooting -->

    i personally wouldnt bother rebuilding them with new o-rings i would just purchase new ones and if you want think about upgrading if you plan on doing more modifications to it
  13. J

    differential fluid capacity for an 8.8 rear end?

    usually 2 bottles, depending how much spillage you get when you fill it up, it can be a PITA to fill it back up
  14. J

    If it's not the heater core...?

    this happened to my moms grand prix and the actual a/c water hose thing that drains the water out was clogged and was draining into the car and caused the passenger side to have like an inch of water...good thing it was under warranty
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    A/C problem

    this happened to me, and the actual compressor was shot, and i replaced the switches for it too....i forget what they are called, the high pressure switch? some one correct me if im wrong, and once i replaced all of that it ran fine
  16. J

    idles goes up at light

    sounds like a typical ford lol...even the new ford cars and trucks surge
  17. J

    got some seafoam, have some questions

    when i used seafoam i used it in the PCV line on the side of the intake
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    why not bosch platinums?

    i am running the bosch +4 in my 4.7L Durango which has coil on plugs and it runs fine no problem, i never ran the bosch in the mustang but i do run the Autolites which is the same thing as Motorcrafts
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    The lower intake manifold..

    yes you are right
  20. J

    LX Heads vs GT Heads?

    my LX has quad shocks