If its a GT it should have a traction-lok differential. If its got some mismatching numbers, you can't be sure unless you crack the cover off. I personally would park on a steep hill, cut the front wheels to one side and punch it. If one tire squeals, it's a open diff or the trac-lok is worn and if it spins both tires and violently whips around in the opposite direction, you have a limited slip rearend. Hope that helps. 94 and 95 GT's have the trac-loc standard.
FWIW, I think my Haynes for the 94 covers a bunch of years (going well into OBD-II cars) so that may be the reason for the Traction control mentioning. Just like how the book for the aero fox mentions junk for carbed stangs (pre 86) even though it does not apply to mine (EFI).lparsons said:
Many traction control fords have a button in the glove box to turn it off - you would probably have a button if you had it in the first place.
Good luck.
Ya, the Haynes manual actually goes all the way up to 2004.HISSIN50 said:
I think that traction control was still a pretty new idea in 1994, if it was out much at all.
I did a quick run through Edmunds.com and it looks like the first year for traction control was 2004 (at least for GT's, I didn't look for Cobras).
What kind of badging does it have? Have a rear spoiler? Does it have fog lights? Granted , all these things can be changed ..... but it can help indicate if it was a V6 car.
Also, I don't know if our cars are like this (I'm too lazy to go check), but I know Ranger's have a tag on the pumpkin that tells you the gear size & whether or not it is limited slip. (Example: my Splash has a tag on the pumpkin that reads "4.10 LSD" .... which indicates a factory 4.10 gear and a limited-slip differential.) My old XLT's tag just read "3.55" ..... so it did not have a LSD.
Also, I don't know if our cars are like this (I'm too lazy to go check), but I know Ranger's have a tag on the pumpkin that tells you the gear size & whether or not it is limited slip. (Example: my Splash has a tag on the pumpkin that reads "4.10 LSD" .... which indicates a factory 4.10 gear and a limited-slip differential.) My old XLT's tag just read "3.55" ..... so it did not have a LSD.
titaniumsc03 said:
I suppose it could be a GTS ..... but the VIN he has turns out to be a V6 car. The VIN on a GTS will still say it's a V8 car.
My guess would be that it was originally a GT or GTS ..... but somewhere down the line someone changed the VIN out ..... for whatever reason. Maybe they wanted cheaper insurance?