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    Need Help - Eletrical Issues

    Ok so im here losing my mind cause im about thisclose on selling my car right now. Ive been having battery issues. At first I thought I had a short come to find out I dont. Reasoning is once I shut the car off theres a this humming sound coming from the rear of my car. Whatever this is is...
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    Installing New Battery Cables

    Anyone ever replaced your battery cables? i have a short in mine so I need to replace my cables. doing a little reading I see its best to replace the whole shabang. Just trying to figure out whether I should just drop the car off at my local shop or what Thanks guys
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    Is my Alt. Bad?

    So I need some help to determine whether my Alt. has gone bad. Monday my car decided it was gonna be an isssue. I tried unlocking the car wit my alarms keyless and noticed my alarm light wasnt on so car had no juice. Yesterday went got a new battery and battery terminals (ones I had were...
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    Need Headlight help ASAP

    Well im doing my smoked headlights right now and I noticed that the actual headlight itself doesnt have those screws. Do i use that bracket thats on the stock one to the new one? Thanks in Advance
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    Suspension Q

    I tried doing a little search pretty much came empty handed but I plan on buying some suspension parts tomorrow. I pretty much know the shocks/struts/springs im going with. My main Q is that I love just going out late at night and romping down the highway. Thing is when im nearing high speeds...
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    More Stupid Noob Qs

    So I was doing some thinking. And before anyone says anything I did some searching but didnt see the answer I was actually looking for in a sense. My car has a little over 180,000 miles on it. I am quite concern about the block even though it is running strong. SO basically my question is...
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    Should I be Worrying?

    Ok last weekend me and a buddy of mine changed my damaged gasket from the trans pan. I been noticing recently that a slight show of smoke is coming from the vents. Ill turn on the vents and cloud of smoke comes out quickly then stops. (and it does smell like trans fluid) I know when we did...
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    Trans Fluid Change Q

    Well yesterday me and my friend changed my trans case leak that I had. After apply the new fluid it seems it doesnt wanna catch first gear or go into reverse with out some hestitation. Well today I went to pep boys and picked up that Slick 50 high mileage auto treatment. I put that in. It...
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    Trans Pan Q

    I just found out I have a hellva trans leak from the pan. I ordered the gasket and the sent me two differ gaskets. I have an auto. Anyone know the part # or which gasket it could be by describing it? I got the gaskets from Napa. Any help would be good. Thanks
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    Tune-Up Q / Start up Q

    I feel like a douch asking this but what eggzactly does the tune up consist of? Also what could be my issue as of recent every time I try starting the car it takes about 2 - 3 times to actually get it started. Any ideas?
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    WeatherStripping Putting and Tint Removal Q

    I was wondering how hard is it to put weatherstripping on the car? Since the owner before hand put a new paint job on the car Id thought Id replace all the weatherstripping to make it more cleaner. Also theres some really cheap tint on my back window. Would a hairdryer to the tint remove that...
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    Need Some Advice (noob in 5.0 world)

    Hey guys. I just recently purchased an 89 LX and it has quite a bit of miles on it. What would be the must do things to do on it to get it running at 110% Thanks in Advance :banana:
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    I need reasurance..(valve cover gasket Q)

    I just bought a 89 lx 5.0 today. I did notice that it was leaking oil from the driver side valve cover. I presume that the gasket is done. I did my searching and seen that OEM Ford Gaskets are just perfect of a replacement (since there still stock). How would you rate the difficulty of doing...
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    5.0 Fixin Qs

    I just found a 5.0 that im quite intrested in. The crap thats wrong with it is this... "check engine light comes on its showing a code for EGR valve. heater core leaks and is not hooked up. Gas guage does not work. " How hard and PITA would it be to get that fixed? and about how much as...
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    Nitrous on a 96-98 GT

    Im pretty familiar wit the whole nitrous thing. I plan on going back (once a juice junkie always a juice junkie) I can get a pretty decent deal on an NX system I tried searching around the site but I couldnt find any answers. Does it matter what kit I get even after the PI swap? i.e. not...