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| 1988 Ford Country Squire Air Conditioning | 7/1/2009 | Dusty Granata |
Q: Can I recharge the a/c on my 1988 Ford Country Squire station wagon myself (i.e., buy a can of ...
A: a 1988 probably uses freon which is hard to come by, a can of R-134a and conversion kit is the best ...
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| 1997 Thunderbird | 7/1/2009 | Dusty Granata |
Q: I am having a problem with overheating. Flushed radiator, changed thermostat, checked fuses & ...
A: your coolant fan should kick in long before it gets that hot, check your coolant switch that ...
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| engine running fast | 7/1/2009 | Dusty Granata |
Q: i had my 2002 ford ranger put on a computer and it states the following problem. P0171 bank 1 ...
A: it sounds like you may have a bad crank sensor, which sends the signal to the coil packs, either way ...
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| 6ltr engine wont start if not plugged in even in the middle of summer | 7/1/2009 | Dusty Granata |
Q: ive owned it from new. im having trouble starting it. i have to plug it in all year round. im from ...
A: I am assuming that this is the 6.0L Turbo Diesel Power stroke engine. it sounds like you may have a ...
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| AC Compressor | 6/30/2009 | Dusty Granata |
Q: Mr.Granata,94 town car ac comp won't engage i jumped cyclic switch nothing freon is good.HAs power ...
A: backtrack the wire through the harness, this can be very time involved and frustrating, so check a ...
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| passenger door panel removal | 6/29/2009 | Dusty Granata |
Q: i have a 99 ford explorer sport and the window is stuck down. i want to know how to take the panel ...
A: its kinda tricky to do it with out damaging the door panel, first remove the handle and with the ...
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| 1996 Ford Ranger clutch issue | 6/29/2009 | Dusty Granata |
Q: My son suddenly started having problems with shifting his truck after my younger son was trying to ...
A: i have thought about this for a few days and did some research and so i apologise for not replying ...
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| 2005 Crown Victoria LX climate control system | 6/29/2009 | Dusty Granata |
Q: My Son's Crown Victoria has 140K and has served him well. The dilemma is now in the climate ...
A: couple of things to check; first see if the A/C is fully charged, either with a gauge, if not pick ...
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| A/C repair | 6/29/2009 | Dusty Granata |
Q: I have a 1996 Ford Bronco, full size with a 5.8. With the air conditioner on high and recirculating ...
A: it could be a leak in the door actuator, or it could be the controls itself. this type of problem is ...
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| 2003 ford explorer a/c | 6/28/2009 | Dusty Granata |
Q: I have a 2003 ford explorer the a/c stopped working I put a new clutch on the compressor but now it ...
A: check to see if you have power coming from the switch on the dash, if you do, start back tracing the ...
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| car | 6/28/2009 | Dusty Granata |
Q: I just purchased a ford taurus 2005; and I would like to know how to maintain this vehicle and what ...
A: the ford Taurus is one of the best front wheel drive mid size cars out there, a good maintenance ...
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| check engine light | 6/27/2009 | Dusty Granata |
Q: check engine light only comes on when I am highway driving its a 1993 ford crown vic
A: have the codes scanned and reset, advance auto or NAPA can do this for you. after is has been ...
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| f-350 won't start without jumping solenoid | 6/27/2009 | Dusty Granata |
Q: my 1974 f-350 has the 390 v-8. It will only start if I jump the fender mounted solenoid. I have ...
A: pull the energizer wire from the solenoid, and with someone holding the key in the start position ...
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| 1964 Ford Galaxy | 6/26/2009 | Dusty Granata |
Q: 352 V-8, 70,000 miles and sat for 10 years. New fuel in the tank & carb primed. Replaced the ...
A: It may a positive ground, I seem to remember hooking up a battery in my 73 f-100 backwards and it ...
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| how to replace tension pully | 6/26/2009 | Dusty Granata |
Q: My ford f150 tension pulley or ideler pull is making noise how do i determine which one? how to ...
A: need a little more info, year engine size, but if you remove the serptine or V-belts (depending on ...
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| 74' F100 302 Vacuum Diagram | 6/26/2009 | Dusty Granata |
Q: need some type of diagram showing where all of my vacuum lines go, I marked them before I took them ...
A: follow this link: ...
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| F700 30A fuse Keep Blowing | 6/24/2009 | Dusty Granata |
Q: Have a F700, 429 engine, with dual fuel tanks with electric in tank fuel pumps. The 30A fuse for ...
A: check over your fuel system and ABS system for a shorted out wire, a burnt wire or other evidence of ...
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| no charging | 6/24/2009 | Dusty Granata |
Q: . i have a new altenator and new battery in it i thought the altenater might be bad so i pulled it ...
A: there is fusible links, however i believe it is more along the lines of a blown charging circuit ...
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| Engine Swap | 6/24/2009 | Dusty Granata |
Q: I would like to know if i can swap a 4.6 F150 2006 with a 1991 5.0 Mustang. I would like to put the ...
A: it can be done, but you are looking at a LOT of work and fabrication, the 5.0 and the DOHC 4.6 are ...
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| 1995 ford taurus | 6/23/2009 | Dusty Granata |
Q: Car stalled when driving - Turns over but seems like it's not getting gas or no spark.
A: very little information here, but ill try to help, check your fuses, first, mainly the one that ...
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| 2002, F250, ALTERNATOR | 6/23/2009 | Dusty Granata |
Q: WARNING LIGHT COMING ON/OFF FROM TIME TO TIME, VERY ERRATIC, ITS A 110 SYSTEM, I TESTED IT WITH NO ...
A: more likely a loose connection somewhere, check all the electrical connections for the charging/ ...
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| 93 ford exl,porer | 6/22/2009 | Dusty Granata |
Q: My truck v6 has been, wanting to cut off .The RPM hand goes up and down. It feels like it ...
A: if the check engine light is flashing have NAPA or Advance auto pull the codes for you, they will ...
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| 95 explorer shutters and tries to stall out | 6/22/2009 | Dusty Granata |
Q: I have 95 ford explorer that stalls out when accelerating, it shutters at anything past 2500 RPMs. I ...
A: what you may have is a stored memory fault, if so you need to have the codes cleared, then after 50 ...
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| 1986 ford f-150 Hard start and bucking | 6/22/2009 | Dusty Granata |
Q: I have a 1986 ford F-150 with a 302 EFI engine. It starts hard, mainly when it's cold but still not ...
A: by the sounds of your truck’s symptoms I would say you may have more then one single problem. There ...
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| Rear AC for Econoline E150 Conv van | 6/22/2009 | Dusty Granata |
Q: I have a 1994 Ford Conversion Van. Back A/C is out of freon. Need to know where to add the freon ...
A: I believe that the rear A/C unit is the same as the one for the front, it just runs 2 sets of ...
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| ford focus LX (2005) | 6/22/2009 | Dusty Granata |
Q: The windscreen wipers on my car, work randomly by themselves when i take the key out of the ...
A: there are 3 components in the electrical system that may be affecting your windshield wipers, the ...
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| 1986 f-150 ignition switch replacement | 9/27/2008 | Ragu |
Q: What is the ignition switch (not the cyclinder) replacement procedure, I have 2 books on the subject ...
A: Disconnect battery ground cable. Remove steering column shroud and lower the steering column. ...
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| 2000 ranger valve cover gasket | 4/22/2008 | Ragu |
Q: On a 2000 Ranger with a 4.0 what else do I need other than the valve cover gasket to change the ...
A: this is a pain in the butt.the book calls for 2.1 hrs.you have to remove the upper intake so make ...
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| 1999 ford rear axle shaft | 4/19/2008 | Ragu |
Q: I am trying to remove the rear axle shaft on a 1999 ford F150 truck and i understand that there is ...
A: Removal Raise and support the vehicle, Remove the wheel and tire assembly. Remove the ...
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| 2000 ford tauru | 4/17/2008 | Ragu |
Q: 1....i have a 2000 ford taurus lx with 246,000 kms. the engine and transmission are in mint ...
A: we have been changing the o2 sensors in a lot of vehicle and it has increase gas mileage on all the ...
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| Ford Econoline E-150 | 4/16/2008 | Ragu |
Q: "Hi I wrote to you a couple of days ago and the response was did you ck it for codes and if so what ...
A: ok as far as the timing jump it cant because the good thing is that there is no chain its gear to ...
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| 1992 ford e150 1/2 ton cargo van | 4/16/2008 | Ragu |
Q: van had low brakes replaced calipers both . replaced rear pads new cylinders drums both rear, bled ...
A: this is one of those things that you have to be there. but first thing make sure that the rear ...
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| almost stalling? | 4/15/2008 | Ragu |
Q: i have a 85 f150 (302 engine 2 barrel carb) that i am having some trouble with, when it is cold out ...
A: ok first thing ck the fuel psi you should have 32 to 34 psi with key on eng off.also ck the map ...
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| Ford Econoline E-150 | 4/15/2008 | Ragu |
Q: "Hi I wrote to you a couple of days ago and the response was did you ck it for codes and if so what ...
A: have you ck for any other codes, 11 is just a pass code.also i would ck the fuel psi key on eng off ...
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| My 97 Probe wont start | 4/14/2008 | Ragu |
Q: 5 24v V6 with 5 speed man. i have a problem where on occasion it will not fire when you try to start ...
A: Locate the two connectors that plug into the distributor, a 3-cavity connector and a 6-cavity ...
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| HARD STARTING AND FUEL LEAK | 4/11/2008 | Ragu |
Q: I JUST REPLACE THE GLOW PLUG RELAY WIRING HARNESS AND GLOW PLUGS WHEN I GO TO START THE WAIT TO ...
A: 1. At the glow plug controller, verify the Dark Blue (DB) shows battery voltage with the key on. ...
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| 1995 F-150 LEAKING WATER ON DRIVERS SIDE | 4/10/2008 | Robert |
Q: water is leaking on drivers side under dash by firewall, let it dry, took a hose and ran water on ...
A: try removing the trim adn re-sealing that corner of the windshield... (The trim does not keep the ...
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| Ford ranger quit, now won't start | 4/10/2008 | Robert |
Q: i was driving down the interstate when my 94 ford ranger xlt suddenly shut off and came to a stop. ...
A: Fuel pump definatly... there are a fiew things to try... turn the key on and listen to the fuel ...
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| 86 ford ranger 4x4 2.3l idle issue | 4/8/2008 | Ragu |
Q: It wont drop to low idle even after its warmed up (90% of the time anyway). I've replaced cap/rotor, ...
A: 1. Perform Key On, Engine Running (KOER) self-test and address any service codes that are received ...
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| ford mercury sable 1994 3.8 v6 water pump change | 4/8/2008 | Ragu |
Q: the water pump just went on my son's 1994 v6 3.8 liter in his mercury sable is there a site we can ...
A: no but i could help ...
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