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Old Dec 12, 2007 | 12:10 PM
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5 points to the first person who can name the Mighty Ducks star sitting in the car.

Pic is a red X for me. So who's the Mighty Duck? Which car?
Old Dec 12, 2007 | 06:11 PM
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ORIGINAL: Clu7ch
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 12:37 AM
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Ill check it out tomorrow, also will check for a leak in the intake manifold using the carb cleaner trick. Ill let you guys know the results as soon as I do the test.
Old Dec 13, 2007 | 06:26 AM
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If the plugs were 'fine' it would support a lack of timing advance...
Old Dec 13, 2007 | 11:45 PM
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I was too tired to do anything today. I will have to check it out ina couple days. I am wondering how much it would cost if the problem is what we've been discussing?
Old Dec 14, 2007 | 09:03 AM
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If it is the vacuum advance the part is less than $30.00
Old Dec 15, 2007 | 07:28 AM
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Thats cheap. Ill try to take a look at it tomorrow before I go to work. Key word right here is "try" lol
Old Dec 18, 2007 | 02:32 AM
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UPDATE! Still have been too busy to even look at the car. I will try to very soon though. I have a day off wednesday. I'll get it done then. Anyway would the vacume advance cause worse gas milage?
Old Dec 18, 2007 | 08:59 AM
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absolutely it would because at any speed above idle the detonation becomes less productive so you have to open the throttle more to get the same power as when the advance was working correctly. When the advance was sticking on my dad's truck his MPG were cut in half
Old Dec 19, 2007 | 03:49 AM
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That is great to hear. I hope its my vacume advance. I have a day off tomorrow... or I mean today. Already 2 am. I thought the stang got better gas milage before this all started happening. Thanks a lot for all of your help daze and everyone else. Ill let you guys know how everything goes tomorrow.



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