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  1. Jester73440

    Horrible gas mileage whats the cause?

    I have a 96' ford thundebird with the 4.6. And my gas mileage is horrible sometihng like 13mpg city/highway average. Its been bad for a while but with the prices going up I need to make an adjustment. I know I'm not going to get great mileage but I checked the .gov site and i should get 18 city...
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    how hot do the outside of the cats get?

    I have a small leak on my trans rear seal like just a drip every 10-15 minutes at idle and underload don't seem much more trans fluid isn't low at all. I know i should just fix it but you know i did i changed the trans seal and it still leaks. yoke is perfect output shaft no play oiled yoke when...
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    Changing rear seal on T5Z

    Looking for some info on changing the rear seal on my t5z. I know i drop the drive shaft will i be able to tap in a new seal at that point or should i remove the tail shaft? I'd apperciate if someone can give me some steps and pointers on what to expect while doing this. Thanks
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    I can't take it anymore!! need a mechanic in IL

    Ok I can not take this car anymore after I try a new distributor I will be done and need a guy in the chicagoland area. So who is the best I will travel a little but nothing over an hour drive. I live basically downtown chicago. Here is the problem any Chicago land mechanic on here want to give...
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    Very weird problem

    Ok at the end of last year I bought this car(see bottom for specs please) and posted the problem. well I took some trouble shoot advice and we are still scratching our heads. Here is the deal the car will run for about 20-30 minutes and shut off. The car will not restart for about an hour and...
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    I'm finally a Mustang owner!!!!

    Well I picked up a 90 noatch back today :banana: i bought it from a friend today. it has 1 minor problem we can't figure out. it runs fine and after a little while it will die out and won't start. sometimes it will fire back up sometime you have to leave it for an hour we believe it is the...