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| 1997 Mustang GT Speedometer not working and car stalling when braking | 3/16/2005 | Ken Surerus |
Q: Recently I started my 1997 Ford Mustang GT, and I noticed that as I drove, the speedometer wouldn't ...
A: Andrew, No, I do not think that the speedometer and the stalling are related. Based on the year of ...
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| 95 POWERSTROKE | 3/16/2005 | Ragu |
Q: I TOOK IT SOMEWHERE AND THEY USED A SCAN TOOL TO PULL THE CODES. FOR SOME REASON THE SCAN TOOL I ...
A: __ your code is p0603 Keep Alive Memory (KAM) The PCM stores information in KAM (a memory ...
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| 89 ESCORT FUEL DELIVERY | 3/15/2005 | Ragu |
Q: BUT UNFORTUNATLY, THE ESSCORT WAGON THAT WE HAVE DOESN'T HAVE AN ACCESS OPENING UNDER THE BACK SEAT. ...
A: ok my fault I just realized you said it was a wagon. you then have to go under the vehicle to test ...
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| 1993 Ford Van Electrical Problem | 3/14/2005 | Ragu |
Q: My Econoline 150 conversion van has a strange problem. Two mechanics and myself have not figured it ...
A: Corey what you have is a bad ground ck battery cable then ck batt. to ground and batt. to block ...
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| 2001 Windstar | 3/14/2005 | Ragu |
Q: I own a 2001 Ford Windstar. The door ajar light comes on sometimes when all doors are closed. We ...
A: Scott i ck for tsb and none found. what i would do is were the door latches to the striker is spray ...
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| 95 POWERSTROKE | 3/14/2005 | Ragu |
Q: EVIDENTLY THIS TRUCK DOES NOT HAVE AN OBD II COMPUTER. I CAN'T GET ANY CODES FROM IT. IS THERE ...
A: yes if you have a split year look in the eng compartment which ever side the comp is thats were the ...
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| starter problem | 3/13/2005 | Ken Surerus |
Q: I have a snowcat with a Ford 300 industrial engine the year is 1965. I turned the key on and all ...
A: Mr. Seely, I would make sure that you have really good battery cables and also make sure that the ...
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| 97 Mustang V6 No dash lights | 3/12/2005 | Ken Surerus |
Q: Please help! I just recently purchased a 97 Mustang V6 for my son and a week or so ago as I was ...
A: Kerry, Somewhere you have a short. You either have a bare wire touching metal or 2 bare wires ...
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| 89 ESCORT FUEL DELIVERY | 3/12/2005 | Ragu |
Q: MY SONS 89 ESCORT WAGON STOPED RUNNING AND WON'T RESTART. OBSERVATION OF THE THROTTLE BODY WHILE ...
A: carl all you have to do is just go under the rear seat and there is a plate with screws in it undere ...
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| 1995 5.8L Starter/Electrical | 3/11/2005 | Ragu |
Q: I have a 1995 F250 with a 5.8 Liter in it. It recently quit starting. The first symptoms were a ...
A: Trevor the starter is drawing to much amps. or the starter solenoid is shorted .go, to your auto ...
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| Ford Truck Vibration | 3/10/2005 | Ragu |
Q: The vibration is greatly improved, when the truck is placed in neutral. I also checked the u-joints ...
A: OASIS RESULT: 1FTRX17W12NB61739 See bottom of the OASIS result for contact ID 03/10/2005 ...
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| front end alignment | 3/10/2005 | Ken Surerus |
Q: I had new tires put on my ford f150 ext cab truck today and then took it to Shorty Bear for front ...
A: Coette, In 1998, Ford made half the trucks with castor/camber and half without. Yours more than ...
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| Ford heater core | 3/10/2005 | Ragu |
Q: I am quite the handyman, when it comes to cars theres not much I wont do besides a full rebuild and ...
A: jason go to were your heater hoses go into the firewall from the water pump i want you to squze the ...
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| front end alignment | 3/9/2005 | Ken Surerus |
Q: I had new tires put on my ford f150 ext cab truck today and then took it to Shorty Bear for front ...
A: Coette, There is no such thing as an alignment kit for a Ford F150. It is a cold steel alignment, ...
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| EXPLORER 1994 4L | 3/8/2005 | Ragu |
Q: i have a problem with my 1994 Ford Explorer.I was driving at reduced speed when my back rear right ...
A: Joe have someone sit in the vehicle and put it in netrual with the vehivle running have them push ...
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| compressor clutch | 3/6/2005 | Ragu |
Q: I have a '96 ford t-bird with a 4.6 v/8. when I turn on the air conditioning the clutch on the ...
A: Jeff there is an a/c cycle switch in top of the accumlator lust unplug it and jump the conectors and ...
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| Contour - Rotten Egg Smell | 3/4/2005 | Ragu |
Q: Ragu, The sensors are not crossed. Also, I purchased a scanner/logger called carchip e/x. There ...
A: ok you can ck fuel pressure make sure it does not go above 32 at idle ck fuel trim and short should ...
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| 99 Ford Escort- misfiring | 3/4/2005 | Ragu |
Q: So...... I haven't had my car all week the mechanic looked at it ran some tests, changed the plugs, ...
A: Reset the fuel pump? I have been with ford 18 yrs now and never heard of resetting a fuel pump.I ...
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Q: we have a 2004 Ford F150 FX4 4x4. When looking for accesseries for this model I encounter the model ...
A: OASIS RESULT: 1FTPW145X4KD71296 See bottom of the OASIS result for contact ID 03/02/2005 22:58:39 ...
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| Can't get out of Park | 3/2/2005 | Ragu |
Q: You told me to step on my brake to see if I have brake lights and I don't. I don't understand your ...
A: eazy fix 1 ck all fuses inside and out side if they are all good then replace the brake light ...
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| oil pressure | 3/1/2005 | James Bond 007 |
Q: i have an 87 ford f100 with a 3.8 v6 when the truck would warm up the oil light would come on when ...
A: Either you have a lose lifter, bad push rods, or cam shaft bearings are worn out. If the vehicle ...
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| muffler removal desiel | 3/1/2005 | James Bond 007 |
Q: on a ford f350 desiel is it hard on the engine to remove the muffler, and pipe the exhaust out in ...
A: Its always difficult to remove this. What I would do is take the parts out by sections, use a ...
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| 93 Taurus starting | 3/1/2005 | James Bond 007 |
Q: When the car is hot or a warm day the car will not start. If I turn it over and then wait for ...
A: Its possible you could have a weak coil pack that controls spark, it could be getting hot, then ...
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| won't idle | 3/1/2005 | Ragu |
Q: GREETINGS RAGU THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THIS. I OWN A 93 TAURUS WAGON, 3.8 V6. YES, ...
A: Dale have you replace the battery lately? what i want you to do is disconect the battery and let it ...
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| heater control valve | 2/28/2005 | James Bond 007 |
Q: i have a 1998 ford f-150. the heater control valve needs to be replaced. do i need to take it to a ...
A: Dee, Most of your dash will have to be removed in order to repair this. The Heater Control Valve is ...
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| 1996 Ford Thunderbird | 2/28/2005 | James Bond 007 |
Q: I have a 96 Thunderbird V-6 with 114000 mles. I bought the car new and have serviced it religiously. ...
A: Sounds to me you may have a weak oil pump, expecially with the miles you have on the vehicle. I ...
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| 94 ford explorer premium sound system | 2/28/2005 | Ragu |
Q: I just installed an aftermarket pioneer cd player and 4 4-way pioneer speakers in my 94 ford ...
A: Jeff you have to bypass or use a crossover your getting the cracking do to your factory radio is low ...
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| 99 F-350 Powerstroke | 2/26/2005 | Ragu |
Q: I have an early 99 SuperDuty truck. I bought it used from a used car dealer a few months ago. One ...
A: Damon if you have any of the old trans fluid and the shop that replace the fluid will send it out ...
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| service engine light | 2/26/2005 | Ragu |
Q: Ragu, my service engine light came on and i just had the oil changed 2 weeks ago, what else could ...
A: cathy find out what grade oil they used if they put 10 w 30 this will make the light come on and ...
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| Brake Lights Won't Turn Off | 2/24/2005 | Ragu |
Q: Ragu, I drive a 1998 Ford Escort SE with an automatic transmission. The car is serviced ...
A: JR go under the dash were your brake peddle is and if you look up you will see a switch with 2 ...
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| my van won't always start | 2/23/2005 | Ragu |
Q: i have a '98 ford windstar.lately i can't get it to start after having driven it for awhile. i get ...
A: Bob next time this happens ck the starter .sometimes tapping it with a hammer will get it to start ...
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| kill switch | 2/22/2005 | Ragu |
Q: how would i install a starter kill switch in a 98 f150, which wires do i splice, from where to ...
A: Jay remove the lower dash panal under the steering wheel, remove the bezel ,you will see the ...
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| Ken,
Thank you so much... | 2/22/2005 | Ken Surerus |
Q: Ken, Thank you so much for responding to my question. I perhaps called the snow a "bank" ...
A: Ms. McCrae, Yes, hitting the pothole could indeed have something to do with your "service engine ...
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| "service engine soon" | 2/21/2005 | Ken Surerus |
Q: After spending about 10 minutes going in reverse and drive to get out of a deep snowbank, my ...
A: Ms. McCrae, It is very possible that you hit something underneath the vehicle while getting out of ...
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| 92 Ford Tempo | 2/20/2005 | Ken Surerus |
Q: were in the trunk is the gas shut off button
A: MELODY the inertia switch is located on the left side of the trunk.just pull the carpet back,and ...
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| Ford Explorer 1998 Signal Flasher | 2/19/2005 | Ragu |
Q: My signal flasher and hazard flasher is intermittent. SOmetimes it flashes sometimes it just gives ...
A: do this pinpoint test first then let me know were you need to go.Turn Signal and Hazard Lamps ...
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| 1996 Ford Taurus LX Tranny | 2/19/2005 | Ragu |
Q: I just purchased this car for 1200. Being a high school student i thought this was a steal as it ...
A: Keven this is one of those things were it hard to diag. with out test equp. but it could be the MAF ...
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| 1979 Ford F150 headers | 2/19/2005 | Ken Surerus |
Q: I own a 1979 Ford F150 4x4 with a 351M engine, 4" lift and dual tanks. I am looking for a set of ...
A: KEN i would try (paw) performance parts catalog.they have the most headers of anybody in the ...
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| 93 Ford Explorer with ABS brakes | 2/18/2005 | Ken Surerus |
Q: I recently acquired a 93 Explorer that I believe may have master cylinder trouble, as the brake ...
A: MATT you can try to bleed the brakes the old fashion way.most of the time it will not work.its true ...
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| 93 Ford Explorer ABS brakes | 2/18/2005 | Ragu |
Q: I recently acquired a 93 Explorer that I believe may have master cylinder trouble, as the brake ...
A: yes... first you know you must bench bleed then install the master . then with the vehicle running ...
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