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    1/8" hole in TB butterfly....is it worth it

    Methodical, Whoa! Haven’t heard that one in ages! That’s an OLD shade-tree mechanic’s trick from back in the good ole days when men were men and cars had carburetors on them! It was designed to get more air into the engine at idle when using a “big” cam with lots of overlap. It...
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    Why do my car use alot of radiator coolant ?

    Guys, Our cars are notorious for developing a very slow leak on the passenger side of stock radiators, between the radiator core and the radiator end cap down low on that side. It’s hard to see, and hard to diagnose, since it it’s a very slow leak and the leak mostly drips down onto the...
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    What is the best way to FLUSH radiator?

    All, Prestone still makes a really simple Flush & Fill Kit that works great to flush all of the coolant out of your engine and replace it with a new 50/50 mix of anti-freeze and water. Most Wal-Marts carry them. They cost less than $10.00. The kit consists of a plastic T-fitting that you...
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    Car keeps dying!!

    95Vert, If it sputters and dies slowly, I'm not sure what's up. But, if it's running fine one second and then dies instantly like somebody reached over and turned off the key, then it's your distributor stator. It's also called the Hall Effects sensor or the PIP module (Profile Ignition...
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    GAS PRICES!!!!

    95vert, I decided to do a test to see how much gas I could save if I refrained from getting on the throttle hard in my usual fashion. I commute 25 miles round trip with my car M - F each week. It's back roads all the way, so it affords me the chance to do some "spirited" driving. Last...
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    GAS PRICES!!!!

    The math: 1 Liter = .2641 Gallons thus, 1 gallon = 3.79 liters If you are paying $1.00/liter in Canada, that's $3.79/gallon! Ouch!!!
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    Need Help Asap Car Dies On My While Driving

    94GTslow, Normally this is a symptom of a bad stator (hall effects sensor) in the distributor. Since you have replaced the distributor that should eliminate that cause, UNLESS your replacement distributor had a bad stator in it! Code 179 translates to "Fuel at lean adaptive limit at part...
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    Question on Upper and Lower intake

    BackDraft50, You didn't say if your car still has its stock hood. If it does, the 93 and earlier intake will NOT FIT under your stock hood! It's too tall. That's why the 94 and 95 Mustang 5.0s use the intake from a 5.0 Thunderbird. It's lower and fits under the stock hood.
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    Another Dealer taking advantage....

    Unfortunately there are always those with “more money than brains” as my great Grand-dad used to say. People who will buy at marked-up prices like that IMHO fall into two categories: 1. Folks who grew up privileged and always “got what they wanted when they wanted it”. Most of these have...
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    Pro-m optimizer

    I just read an article in my new Car Craft magazine that showed how to install a Pro-M Optimizer into a '95 GT. Seems to me that it should be the same unit for a '93 and earlier, since they use the same style MAF connector. To make sure, just go to the Pro-M site and see if the part number...
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    Car randomly dieng out then not starting

    mus1994stand, Your distributor stator is going bad. That's exactly how they fail, slowly over time. Soon it will die completely and your car will not restart. The Stator is also called the PIP (Profile Ignition Pickup). It contains a Hall Effects Sensor which is a magnetic pick-up that...
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    yet another problem!

    MATiC, Your distributor stator is going bad. That's exactly how they fail, slowly over time. Soon it will die completely and your car will not restart. The stator is also called the PIP (Profile Ignition Pickup), or the Hall Effects Sensor. It is in the bottom of your distributor and...
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    EGR codes 33 & 332.......Help...

    Guys, There is a table full of 2-digit trouble codes for our cars (as well as a table full of 3-digit codes for our cars). Code 33 is "EGR Valve Opening Not Detected". Either your EGR valve is defective (stuck full of crud, or has a leaking vacuum diaphram), the EVP (EGR valve position...
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    Barometric pressure sensor?

    Guys, A BAP (Barometric Absolute Pressure) sensor is required on cars that use the old Speed Density method of determining engine load. This is an idirect method involing calculations from various sensor readings including the BAP. Our cars use the MAF (Mass Air Flow) sensor to directly...
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    do u have to unhook the battery when u unhook any sensor

    The answer is absolutely YES, IF the sensor that you have disconnected is BAD. (e.g. you are replacing a known bad sensor that has stored a trouble code in the computer.) If you are just disconnecting a good sensor to get at something else in the process of doing other work, then the answer...
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    PING PING PING!

    rich1223, Here's one more thing to add to your check list. An EGR system that is not functioning correctly is a definite candidate for causing PINGING problems! When exhaust gases are re-circulated into the combustion chambers, they SLOW the burn rate since they are inert gases. This...
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    This is getting very frustrating

    302fordracer, Have you checked to see if there are any stored trouble codes in your computer that are related to the EGR system. If so, that could be your pinging problem. When exhaust gases are re-circulated into the combustion chambers, they SLOW the burn rate since they are inert...
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    Inner Fender/Wheel Well Liner Removal

    jmoore16: Thanks for the detailed disassembly instructions. That will help a lot! mo_dingo: I’m replacing my EVR because I got a code 33 – “EGR valve opening not detected”. This code could be caused by three possible components: the EGR valve itself (if the diaphragm leaks), the EVP...
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    Oil on spark plugs - but not on firing tip of the insulator

    DJHA90, Are you sure you don't just have a valve cover gasket leak A leak at the bottom edge of the valve cover can seep down the side of the block, into the spark plug recess holes, and coat the outside of the plug with oil. It's worth a look at least.
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    Inner Fender/Wheel Well Liner Removal

    Thanks much all, Picking up my new EVR tomorrow, will do the install on the weekend. Sounds like it won't be too bad at all. Appreciate the advice!
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