got car back!
05-13-2007, 07:05 PM
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RE: got car back!
ORIGINAL: nacanitihs
i just bought a brand new diehard battery
i just bought a brand new diehard battery
Why Ford made a ground wire that long. I dont know, but for $4.99 autozone black cable, you cant go wrong.
05-13-2007, 07:32 PM
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RE: got car back!
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Does that really make a difference?
Does that really make a difference?
ill spill the beans, take a razor and do some sample slices on your old ground cable, flip up the insulation and watch alot of green and white nasty powerdery stuff start floating in the air. or you might just notice its bright red, or burt black, ive seen em all
05-13-2007, 07:38 PM
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RE: got car back!
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so i got my car back from the shop 2 days ago! i had the HG replaced. so he replaced all the gaskets (HG, valve covers, intake) he also replaced 4 pushrods and 4 rocker arms and the speed sensor in the tranny so now my speedo cable doesnt make noise and the needle doesnt jump around. and i guess the guy that owned the car before me didnt put all the bolts back into the bell housing when he replaced the clutch.. 2 were missing and one was too longwhen it should have been short. and wasnt tight.. but i had thoes replaced and he also drained and filled the tranny w/ new fluid. everything that he replaced was the stock replacements tho.. no performance mods
but i just dont have the money atm... just thought id let you guys kno shes runnin better and i have no more coolant problems 
!!
verify he restored the groud strap on the rear of your cylinder head/driver side, usually they just break off as well
but i do have a question. she starts fine when its cold but then when i drive it for a while then shut it off and try and start it again it seems like it doesnt have enough juice or something idk what it could be.. like it turns over but slowly.. i just replaced the battery too.. any one have any ideas?
so i got my car back from the shop 2 days ago! i had the HG replaced. so he replaced all the gaskets (HG, valve covers, intake) he also replaced 4 pushrods and 4 rocker arms and the speed sensor in the tranny so now my speedo cable doesnt make noise and the needle doesnt jump around. and i guess the guy that owned the car before me didnt put all the bolts back into the bell housing when he replaced the clutch.. 2 were missing and one was too longwhen it should have been short. and wasnt tight.. but i had thoes replaced and he also drained and filled the tranny w/ new fluid. everything that he replaced was the stock replacements tho.. no performance mods
but i just dont have the money atm... just thought id let you guys kno shes runnin better and i have no more coolant problems !! verify he restored the groud strap on the rear of your cylinder head/driver side, usually they just break off as well
but i do have a question. she starts fine when its cold but then when i drive it for a while then shut it off and try and start it again it seems like it doesnt have enough juice or something idk what it could be.. like it turns over but slowly.. i just replaced the battery too.. any one have any ideas?
05-13-2007, 07:39 PM
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RE: got car back!
before buying anything i would scan for codes
and the car should idle a bit higher than normal when you first start it. mine usually hangs right at 1000 and then drops to 800 after about 2-3 seconds.. maybe longer depending on how long its sat.
and the car should idle a bit higher than normal when you first start it. mine usually hangs right at 1000 and then drops to 800 after about 2-3 seconds.. maybe longer depending on how long its sat.
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