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    '01 GT: Valvetrain Whine?

    Recently I noticed that my car seems to make more of a high-pitched whine at 3,000+ RPM than before. She's a 2001 GT with a stick-shift. The noise is not deafening, just loud enough so that I notice. At first I hoped it was a pulley tensioner or idler pulley burning up. But now I am starting...
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    2V Power Curve / Tradeoffs

    I was comparing power / torque peaks for some cars, and it occured to me that in many ways the 260HP GT is a real oddball. For example, it makes a much bigger torque number than its power number (302 vs. 260), but at the same time its power curve is at fairly high RPM. I really do not consider...
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    Coolant Temp. Switch / Fan Relay

    I am having trouble with the electric fan system on my '85 Mustang 2.3L. It does not seem like the coolant temperature controlled switch is working correctly, even though it is brand new. This is the switch that threads into a hosepipe running along the right (passenger) side of the camshaft...
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    Coolant... should I change it?

    My 2001 GT is almost 3 years old now. So my natural inclination is to change the coolant. However, I am not sure I want to, for several reasons: 1) It's still bright green in the recovery bottle (seems significant). 2) It's not time yet according to Ford (may not mean much). 3) I don't want...
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    Replacement Interior Parts - Where to get?

    I want to replace a couple of plastic interior trim pieces on my 2001 GT: the piece that surrounds the radio, centermost A/C vents, and three switches; and the armrest area on the passenger side door. Does anyone know where I can get these? Can the dealer provide them? I tried Dave's Mustang...
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    Emissions... there has to be a better way

    Recently, some projects I have been working on recently have really made me think about the way we deal with auto emissions. The basic approach seems to be to make very small reductions in the emissions released by brand new cars, at the expense of maintainability and simplicity, and without...
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    Stuck crankshaft pulley

    I am trying to change my timing belt on an '85 Mustang LX (without a turbo). I can't figure out why the pulley on the front of my crankshaft won't come off. I have the bolt off, and can move backward and forward about 1.5", but it gets hung up coming forward and it won't come off. I thought...
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