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  1. chris kelvin

    A/T Put in P from 2nd...Whir/Grind Noise..YIKES...help..!!(snow)

    Hey guys, oh man i really hope i didn't mess up my 4r70w that bad.. The car in question is a 95 4.6 tbird, and i was in the back of my apt building trying to get out. I started spinning, and i was P'd off big time cause i just shoveled the entire lot (2hours...) yet i couldn't drive over 1...
  2. chris kelvin

    Spinning tires 1st into 2nd...4r70w..how bad is that..?

    Hey whats up guys, haven't posted in a while glad to be back here. Well today me and my 95 4.6 thunderbird almost got t-boned...it would have been BAAAAAD. I was at a red light, waiting to turn right with the signal, so my signal comes on and i go to take it (thinking the guy coming from my...
  3. chris kelvin

    Can Exhaust Get INTO Tranny/Differential..?

    Hey what's up guys, my 95 tbird has a rust section which is small but enough to make some exhaust dump under the car. It is near the tranny and one of the guys at the shop said either cover it, or the best bet cut out the section which is only about 5 inches and add new pipe and sleeve it...
  4. chris kelvin

    Do you waste alot of Gas Idling in P..?

    Just wondering that.... If you idle for like 15 minutes in P how much does that waste..? Also i believe carbon builds up in the engine that way, if you idle for a long time.....but is it THAT bad..? 4.6L engine i'm referring to. I try to shut my car off if i know i'm gonna be sitting, or...
  5. chris kelvin

    AT w/OD off...heats up gears faster...? (please tell me this is wrong)

    I seriously hope i'm right on this, cause if not...i looked like a tool in front of about 5 guys in pep boys...lol.:rlaugh: Ok, i go out to kill some time (cpu is being slaughtered by the spyware removal tools i downloaded) and go to pep boys, mainly to buy a cheap azz flash light....and low...
  6. chris kelvin

    MAF unplugged=Torque-y ride..Plugged in...Slow..?

    I still cannot figure this one out. I have a 4.6l thunderbird, 1995.. About 8 months ago a check engine light came on, got her scanned..it was the maf sensor. I replaced the maf from a place i bought it off of online, an auto retailer site. After unhooking the battery, and installing the maf...
  7. chris kelvin

    Better 1/4's..more HP, or TQ...this may be dumb..

    Lol sorry this may be a dumb post, but i was speaking to an import guy today about hp vs tq and i have to ask.. Ok, ALL things being equal, let's say you have one car with 400hp/200tq race the 1/4 from a stop against a car with 200hp/400tq....what would be the outcome of the major...
  8. chris kelvin

    Can an Engine "Get Stuck" for Sitting 2+ years..? (pistons)

    I'm wondering, let's say you have a car with an aluminum block (steel i believe doesn't expand/contract much) that has been sitting for 2+ years... Is it possible for the piston to get stuck/seized in the piston wall.? Wont the piston wall eventually shrink alittle causing the piston to be...
  9. chris kelvin

    How long are AP764's (plugs) good for..?

    Hey guys, i seen on autolite's site that the plugs are warranted/gaurentee for like 3 year..i believe. But in your experiances, do they last a while being that they are single platinum..? I'm asking cause i put them in my 4.6 thunderbird 5K miles ago (may 05) and recently pulled them, to...
  10. chris kelvin

    Radiator Fan Stays on for a long time..?

    Hey what's up guys. I just noticed this today, my 95 4.6 tbird will go throught it's normal radiator/cooling cycle then the fan will stay on and not shut...i think. I say i think cause just now i was sitting in the car at idle to see when the fan would shut....i sat there for like 7 minutes...
  11. chris kelvin

    Heating up Engine to NOT..Idle or Drive it..?

    When it's cold, like under 35 degrees now...should you let the car sit and idle for a while, like 10 minutes to reach normal operating temperature or just start it, idle for like 2 mins then drive slowly to get it to temp..? The 4.6 in my thunderbird takes along time to heat up, this is...
  12. chris kelvin

    RPM's....on the Highway..

    What's up guys i hope you had a great turkey day.. Question for you guys, my car is a 95 ford thunderbird 4.6L with stock 3.08 gears w/AT. When i'm on the highway i usually keep Overdrive on to keep the rpms at like 1900@60mph. Normal driving i keep OD off up till highway speed, BUT...
  13. chris kelvin

    What's "Worse" for Auto Tranny's..

    Is it worse to floor it from a stop up till like 60mph....OR is is worse to floor it while you do like 25mph so the tranny downshifts from 3rd and hooks second up to 60mph? What would wear things out faster..? Whe're talkin a 4r70w btw.
  14. chris kelvin

    Sparkplug blew out of my Engine..Literally...!!

    Hey guys i posted on www.tccoa.com, and i want to get your thought/experiances on this.. I got a 95 4.6 V8 thunderbird, and today i pulled all the plugs to see what condition they where in after 5k miles, they are Autolite single platinum AP764 which i gapped to .056 (stock is .052-.056).. I...
  15. chris kelvin

    Fuel Injectors Ticking Loud..Normal..?

    Hey guys, i noticed this today when a friend asked what's that noise...and i said the injectors..he said he doesn't hear his (2000 maxima)...?!?!? I got a 95 4.6 V8 thunderbird, and i got this car 2 years ago at 120K now she's got 135K...and the sound was always the same, you open the hood...
  16. chris kelvin

    4R70W..Torque Converter..?

    Hey guys, i just got installed a rebuilt 4r70w in my 95 ford thunderbird 4.6l.. These tranny's like many of you know, have poorly designed torque converters, and you get tc shudder from the o/d in the 3-4 (od) shift at like 35/37mph. My question to you guys, is that why am i getting shudder...
  17. chris kelvin

    Should boot snap On the Plug./4.6 bucking.?

    Hey guys, not exactly a mustang, but i got 95 thunderbird 4.6l 2v and alittle while back i changed my plugs, the wires and ignition coil packs are in great shape...they are stock 8mm motorcraft wires. The plugs in there where motorcraft platinum, which where slightly brownish..normal wear...
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