89 GT 5.0 vert T5. Bone stock with the exception of replacement exhaust. 110,000 miles.
a couple of years ago I got the bug for a fox body. I eventually found my car at a decent price and jumped on it. At the time I was working more than my wife, so I drove it almost exclusively. Well lately she has been working more than me. Which means that she has had to drive it more.
That being said. I now realize how dumb it is, to buy a 20 year old convertible in a region that has 9 months of rain per year. (that is the "nice" translation of what my wife is saying)
Well I have several problems going on, and I was hoping for some guidance on where to start, and what to buy to fix the problems. I will start with my wifes complaints.
#1. It leaks!
The very top of the windshield, where the top seats to the frame. It will dump water through at free way speeds. I do not know if this is from the top not making tight enough contact with it. The seal appears to be intact and in good condition.
Is there any way to adjust the top to seat with better contact?
#2. The windows have huge gaps in them.
2" gaps where they rock forward inside the door. Both the front and rear windows do not follow the track. What is needed to fix this?
#3. The seat belts suck, and "its going to kill me"
Any fixes for convertible shoulder belts? They do not retract every time, and I doubt they would lock up in an accident.
#4. The engine stalls all the time.
This originally started to happen as I down shifted to slow down, then pushed in the clutch. It does appear to be weather related. It stopped doing this during the summer, but now its bad again.
Its actually stalling with it just idling.
I ran the codes a month ago and came up with nothing. I did some routine maint. on the car (oil, fuel filter, air filter, plugs, cap/rotor)
In the morning, I will have some time to retrieve the codes. I do not know if I would consider this a wondering idle issue. It is intermittent and will sometimes run fine, then other times it will die at every stop sign. It occurs exclusively as I am coming to a stop or slowing down. Although lately its been at start up and idling.
anyways, thanks in advance for any replies. I do have some issues that bug me about the car. But I hit on those later.
a couple of years ago I got the bug for a fox body. I eventually found my car at a decent price and jumped on it. At the time I was working more than my wife, so I drove it almost exclusively. Well lately she has been working more than me. Which means that she has had to drive it more.
That being said. I now realize how dumb it is, to buy a 20 year old convertible in a region that has 9 months of rain per year. (that is the "nice" translation of what my wife is saying)
Well I have several problems going on, and I was hoping for some guidance on where to start, and what to buy to fix the problems. I will start with my wifes complaints.
#1. It leaks!
The very top of the windshield, where the top seats to the frame. It will dump water through at free way speeds. I do not know if this is from the top not making tight enough contact with it. The seal appears to be intact and in good condition.
Is there any way to adjust the top to seat with better contact?
#2. The windows have huge gaps in them.
2" gaps where they rock forward inside the door. Both the front and rear windows do not follow the track. What is needed to fix this?
#3. The seat belts suck, and "its going to kill me"
Any fixes for convertible shoulder belts? They do not retract every time, and I doubt they would lock up in an accident.
#4. The engine stalls all the time.
This originally started to happen as I down shifted to slow down, then pushed in the clutch. It does appear to be weather related. It stopped doing this during the summer, but now its bad again.
Its actually stalling with it just idling.
I ran the codes a month ago and came up with nothing. I did some routine maint. on the car (oil, fuel filter, air filter, plugs, cap/rotor)
In the morning, I will have some time to retrieve the codes. I do not know if I would consider this a wondering idle issue. It is intermittent and will sometimes run fine, then other times it will die at every stop sign. It occurs exclusively as I am coming to a stop or slowing down. Although lately its been at start up and idling.
anyways, thanks in advance for any replies. I do have some issues that bug me about the car. But I hit on those later.