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Why does my car always fixs itself!!!???

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Bosko5.0

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Every time something goes wrong with my car somehow it always fixes itself.

Its driving me nuts first it wouldn't run, was working on it for a week no luck ( I thought it was the ccrm since it was clicking and fan on.) then out of no where it runs perfectly

Then more recently I went into a puddle that was deep enough to fill up my h pipe and water got into my O2's, and my car would go from being really rich 10.1 to being really lean 19.8 .
My car ran rough for 2 1/2 weeks, right before I went to go get new O2's My car ran great 14.7 +- 1. out of no where, I was like WTF .


And last but not least for like 3 month my right side turn signal flashed 2x faster then my left one , it would drive me nuts. and then finally today they work fine.

I am waiting for my engine to blow so it will fix itself with a 347 twin turboed beast.

The weird thing Is that I asked JT about all these problems and then they fixed themselves later on, I think this is very odd; did JT fix them ?????


THANKS JT
 

'66 coupe

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My rear main seal is leaking like a MoFo. I wish my car fixed itself. LOL

Today I got a call from a kid I know. His '99 F-150 wouldn't start after some work he did, so he called me to ask for some advice. While I was making some suggestions on the phone he tried it again and it started fine. I have no clue what went wrong, but I guess that truck fixed itself. Must be a Ford thing.
 

parchisi

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I wish my Fords did that.....yeesh!
 

MysteryMachine

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hmm wonder if I shold talk to JT then go try and start my car its been sitting for a about a year lol. I wish my car was that good
 

ProKiller

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i wonder if it's like the underpants gnomes...
 

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Bosko5.0 said:
Every time something goes wrong with my car somehow it always fixes itself.

Its driving me nuts first it wouldn't run, was working on it for a week no luck ( I thought it was the ccrm since it was clicking and fan on.) then out of no where it runs perfectly

Then more recently I went into a puddle that was deep enough to fill up my h pipe and water got into my O2's, and my car would go from being really rich 10.1 to being really lean 19.8 .
My car ran rough for 2 1/2 weeks, right before I went to go get new O2's My car ran great 14.7 +- 1. out of no where, I was like WTF .


And last but not least for like 3 month my right side turn signal flashed 2x faster then my left one , it would drive me nuts. and then finally today they work fine.

I am waiting for my engine to blow so it will fix itself with a 347 twin turboed beast.

The weird thing Is that I asked JT about all these problems and then they fixed themselves later on, I think this is very odd; did JT fix them ?????


THANKS JT
Click to expand...


Check and or add some grounds.


I had very similar problems...it is a ground roblem.
 

Therian

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Steven King wrote a book on this...

 

SublimeRT

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Intermittent problems just make you wanna blow your brains out, don't they? I think we all know the feeling.
 

HISSIN50

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I have posted it before: On these EFI cars, sometimes you can let them sort themselves out. I have had several issues like this myself. I was too busy to work on 'em and then the thing magically fixed itself. Often the issue comes back but atleast it takes a little hiatus.

Alternatively, on carbed cars the issues always got worse by the day.

Feel free to ask me about anything that pops up. Just our conversing about it will make it want to get better.
 
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