Mid 80's Mustang's common problems???
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Mid 80's Mustang's common problems???
Might buy an 85 Mustang vert. and would like to know the common problems to look for. I know the first generation problems pretty well, but not the 3rd generation. The one I am looking at is a 85 GT Convertible. Any input would be appreciated.
Last edited by scootchu; 07-23-2012 at 08:42 PM.
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It's an auto and I have read that the CFI is a dog. I took a look at it today and it's green with a green top. Not my favorite combo. The owner was a no-show, so I couldn't hear it run. Floors looked good from underneath. Oh and it had the single into dual exhaust. I'm sure there are better cars out there. The interior was trashed. He wanted $2600.
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Places to look for rust:
1. shock towers
2. under battery tray
3. rocker panels
4. floor pans (mostly near where they meet the firewall)
5. bottom edges of doors/hatch/trunk
Floorpans also like to crack at the rear bolts of the front seats, driver side seat brackets like to crack/bend, middle console lid is usually junk, dashes like to crack just to the right of the radio, dash pads are usually junk, heater cores like to leak and AC equipped cars require removal of the dash to replace... non AC can be changed through glovebox, steering shaft rag joints rot away, rear bumper covers like to sag over time, fog lights usually rust on the inside and last but not least... vert tops like to leak/tear/stop working and cause lots of body flex that result in a fairly squeaky/rattling ride.
1. shock towers
2. under battery tray
3. rocker panels
4. floor pans (mostly near where they meet the firewall)
5. bottom edges of doors/hatch/trunk
Floorpans also like to crack at the rear bolts of the front seats, driver side seat brackets like to crack/bend, middle console lid is usually junk, dashes like to crack just to the right of the radio, dash pads are usually junk, heater cores like to leak and AC equipped cars require removal of the dash to replace... non AC can be changed through glovebox, steering shaft rag joints rot away, rear bumper covers like to sag over time, fog lights usually rust on the inside and last but not least... vert tops like to leak/tear/stop working and cause lots of body flex that result in a fairly squeaky/rattling ride.
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