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AODs were behind 351Ws in Crown Vics. I had a 88 so equipped (police package), also with a VV carburetor, as the EFI plenum won't fit under the hood. 2.73 rear axle gear in it, so dreadful off the line. Got 20 mpg out of it once, but usually 12-15. Needed 3.55 gears to have some mechanical...

The Shark vacuums with the Zero-M dual beater bars work well if there is a lot of long hair to pick up. It might get some hair wrap, but it will keep working. Purchased a Shark not so equipped, and it jammed up in about 30 seconds of use, hair wrap. Reassigned it to a less stressful area, and...

Originally Posted by itguy08 I'd rock that. Surprised they were making that body style in 91.... 1991 was the last year of that body style, and wagons... 1990 and 1991 all had door speakers, the former dashboard location was no longer available with the new dash. Should have a EFI 302, but a...

My anecdata: 1994 F-150: Better mileage with the windows closed. The AC doesn't work, but setting the HVAC to vent cools things down acceptably in about 70 degree ambient. Warmer than that, roll down the windows, open the wing windows and the rear slider, cools down in a hurry while moving. The...

Originally Posted by JohnG The old 300 cu. in. Ford straight six had bevel gears to drive the cam, the lower one had plastic teeth to reduce whine. It would wear out after about 400,000 miles! The cam gear on 300s was changed to plastic in the 1980s, ostensibly to reduce noise . Some fail at...

After a while the hollow sway bars on the Windstar just break, often at the mounts... That's what happened on my 1996 Windstar, with the bonus of the broken segment and the link flopping around to damage the CV boot. Kits are available to replace the whole sway bar, with end links and mounts.

Where I am at (Wisconsin) there are no inspections. I live out of the emission test area, so most anything goes. My 94 has a few issues: Water in cab (maybe leaking windshield, feet can get wet in a heavy rain. Rubber floor allows it to run out, carpet would've rotted the floor by now)...

It was parked and I looked at it. $4k was the price listed on it. I wouldn't pay $4k as it sits. I would also need to find a topper or bed cover or something to make the bed usable. Date code on the tires is 2017, so those should be decent. My 94 F150 is also XL trim with rubber floor and hand...

Mercon was pretty similar to Dexron, but Ford changed the formula. Mercon-Dexron is no longer a valid spec, being superseded. Use the Mercon V, or Mobil 1 ATF. Both are good fluids. Mercon V has other additives that seem to enable much longer life than the old stuff. Factory fills are lasting...

I looked a bit at a F150 I saw for sale. 2008 4x4 regular cab long box. XL trim, so rubber floor and hand crank windows, which is fine by me. Going by the VIN it has a 4.6, so it shouldn't have any of the 5.4 or 3v issues. Sign in the window listed: 180,000 miles New tires Brakes Front...

2002 Focus ZTW wagon here. I've put 60k miles on it. Motor mounts can be an issue. Get a Motorcraft for the passenger side mount. The aftermarket ones do not last. There is a lot going on in the mount, and the aftermarket ones just can't handle it. Cooling fan resistor is also an issue, On...

Got off easy. On my 96 Windstar, the sway bar tube just rotted off at he driver's side mount, so I had the link and a section of sway bar flopping around. I was shocked when I was able to unbolt the end link from the strut. Took it to the shop to replace the sway bar and both end links...

When I replaced the radiator on my 94 F150, the transmission cooler lines wouldn't stop sleeping until I put a little of the liquid Teflon on the threads. Been good for the last 3-4 years now. Pieces of the Teflon tape could get lose and cause issues, but the liquid stuff seems to be better...

Rust? 1 gray, 5 white, 5 maroon, 3 green (1 two-tone with gray), 1 red (now with maroon fender after a rural encounter), 1 beige?. 1 baby blue.

Aspartame isn't too far off chemically from methanol. If your Diet Coke (or whatever) gets warm, the aspartame can cause symptoms similar to methanol poisoning (blindness, etc). Diet Coke in a fountain setting also has saccharine in addition to the aspartame. In some locations, Mexican Coke...