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I would think that the main problem with mowing wet grass is that you will have a lot of wet grass packed up under the mower deck. But just clean it out. I don't know if it would result in a poor cut on the lawn, that is uneven or choppy. That might matter for those folks who are persnickety...

My son and I bought a 1992 Mustang LX 5.0 with a 5-speed. It has a cable clutch linkage and I love it. I wish then had never gone to hydraulic. So much easier to work on mechanical linkage.

K&N is way too much hassle to clean. Maybe there is a paper cone filter that would fit. I looked at the wheels and they are 18-inch, which is not an option that I can tell for 2008. 17-inch was the largest. Also came with practically new Goodyear Eagle tires.

Originally Posted By: justintendo great solid ride! i have a 2008 manual fusion myself that i bought new. has been a great car! steeda makes some good parts still for your car. the shifter bushing kit is mandatory along with some redline mt90..like buttah! Redline specs D4 AFT for that car...

My local 7-11 store only charges me $1 to fill a 25 ounce metal water bottle.

Miss my first truck with hydraulic clutch linkage which was a 1984 F150. It had the slave on the outside of the tranny. I changed out the clutch and didn't even have to bleed it. Just removed if from the mount and put it back when I was done. I had some 170,000 miles on that truck when I sold it...

Fixed it! Got rid of the Ranger back in October and bought my son's 2001 Chevy S10 5-speed manual. The clutch in the S10 works great. I notice where the Ranger has the clutch master cylinder in a near vertical position, the S10 clutch master is dead level. There is going to be a much easier...

Originally Posted By: ilikeguns I crashed my motorcycle on the twisty road to the south entrance of Yosemite Nat. park because of trans fluid dumped on roadway. lots of damage but I was OK. Ruined a fun ride. That is horrible. I am glad the only puddles I left are in parking area where...

Originally Posted By: Arkandspark What's your mileage in that rig? About 43,000 miles. Had Redline AFT from 10,000 until the leak around 40,000 miles.

Originally Posted By: HerrStig Not a thought to the mess you were making on the road? No mess on the road, only in parking areas where I added fluid. It did not leave any visible fluid on the road and the entire trip but for the last half mile was on the freeway. I could not see any drips...

Memorial weekend I got up from Detroit to Grayling, Michigan, about 200 miles away, only to find the tranny so low it would not take off in drive, but had to put it in first gear to move out from a stop. I put a gallon in and still did not see it on the stick. Put a second gallon in and a few...

Originally Posted By: Kruse Originally Posted By: TallPaul It's still early, but seems maybe they finally got all the air out. So the problem seems to be, as you say, getting them bled, not poor manufacturing. I seem to recall a brand sold on RockAuto that is pre-bled, although I currently...

Originally Posted By: delaware74b I changed the original clutch kit in my '04 Ranger 3.0 around 2011. I bought the replacement clutch kit from Napa. It was actually a Luk-branded unit in the box (throw-out/slave cylinder, pressure plate, etc). I spend 5 hours pulling the OEM one out (front...

Originally Posted By: dnastrau ... but these days we (sadly) have all automatics here. Andrew S. You could do something about that, at least for your one vehicle.

My first manual transmission vehicle was a 1963 Chevy Biscayne I got from my grandfather in 1977. It was a 6 cylinder and had a three speed column shift with non-syncro first gear. Have had a manual ever since: '63 Chevy Biscayne 3-speed column '77 F100 3-speed column '84 F150 4-speed OD floor...

Originally Posted By: bdcardinal Ford parts have a 2 year, unlimited mile warranty assuming they were purchased since October of 2013. Yeah, well I hope I can get a refund through the original shop and just return the parts as I want to have the new guy do the work. He is much better at this...

I have had it with Genuine Ford parts! Junk! So I had Mike at the other shop (not where the work was done) bleed it again. He said there are aluminum particles/shavings in the master cylinder. You can see a lot of tiny bright metallic things in the bottom of the reservoir. He has seen this...

Originally Posted By: L_Sludger Save some shekels and get the real OEM part, you'll sleep real nice at night and it will add to the car's value if you decide to sell. "I used real OEM parts!" That is what I did. Genuine Ford blue strip from the dealer, not Motorcraft. Still get junk.

I have had the system re bled several times now and still seems to be losing pedal. Worse, there is no way to tell where the air is getting in because it is not showing signs of leakage, which means I will have to replace both slave and master and probably not get any replacement under warranty...

Originally Posted By: OLEJOE Originally Posted By: TallPaul Originally Posted By: ZeeOSix Originally Posted By: TallPaul Forget using oil filters. VW didn't have them on the beetle and those things ran forever. Originally Posted By: crazyoildude not forever...most did not make 100,000 without...