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Ok, I have never experienced something like this with my car before. It's a 1991 5.0 LX 5-speed with around 140k miles. A few weeks ago I began having a starting issue, turned out to be a bad battery cable. Car drives perfectly for about two weeks, then suddenly when I'm about to head out last...

So the latest problem with my car is that under acceleration is stumbles and stutters a lot, eventually it clears up a little. When it's idling, I get some vibration trough the shifter, though the RPMs stay pretty even. As I take off from a dead start, I feel the car stumbling and a lot of...

This issue in my '91 is really starting to annoy me. With the door open, the window goes up and down normally, when the door is closed, the window won't go down at all. I tried lowering it with the door open at different angles, and the window goes down with the door about halfway open and...

So I'm still trying to figure out my screeching/squealing noise when the car starts up. I thought I'd try a shorter belt just to see if it would make a difference, the screech was still there, but a little quieter. I did notice that when I put the belt on the arrow on the range indicator was a...

I finally made the upgrade to a 3G alternator. I got a 94-95 Mustang 130 amp unit, upgraded the wiring, and 4g wire with 200 amp fuse. After the install, I started the car up and there was a loud metal-on-metal sounding screech for about 1-2 seconds and then it went away and runs completely...

Hey, everyone. My 1991 5.0 LX has been having some problems lately. First, I'll be driving around cruising at a constant speed when suddenly the car dies for a split second, the tach goes to 0, and then right back up to where it was before it died. It feels like the engine completely shuts off...

Hey, everyone. I think the time has come to replace my stock speakers, the rear ones are starting to make a lot of static (I guess that's what you would expect from 20 year old speakers). So I'm just wondering what all of you guys have in your Stangs, the cost, and how happy you are with them...

So I put in a new set of Motorcraft plugs and a set of Ford Racing plug wires into my '91 5.0. Tightened the plugs down, connected the plug wires properly, reconnected the battery...and the thing won't start. It cranks, but willl not turn over at all. I checked everything, pretty stumped and...

So, this weekend I'm going to start on my project of replacing my valve cover gaskets. Since I'm already going to have the intake and valve covers off, I've decided to paint them. The'yre a real crappy greenish/gray color now just from being so old. I'm going to repaint them silver. I'm looking...

I know it doesn't sound like a big deal, but I was wondering what is involved in removing the valve covers. I have worn out valve cover gaskets and I'm going to try to replace them myself. Tips and suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Ok, so the water pump install was going smoothly at first, but I've already hit my first snag. How do you take off the fan clutch? I took off the four bolts that hold the fan to the fan clutch, but I don't know what to do after that. Thanks.

So, my water pump is leaking again (had it replaced about 4 years ago, so I'm a little mad), and instead of having a shop do it like last time, I decided to do it myself this time. I've been reading my Chilton manual and finding some advice online, and it seems pretty straight forward, and...

Hey guys. Lately I have been throwing around the idea of rebuilding my '91's T5 in the near future and I'm looking to see who here has done it and what the general/average cost of having a shop do it. I am not very mechanically inclined so I will definitely have a shop doing the work. I know...

Hey, everyone. The last few weeks I've been having a problem with my '91 5.0. When I leave from a dead stop and shift into the next higher gear, I get this bad hesitation/stuttering. It evens out and runs smoothly as I pick up speed. I only notice it after shifting, and it does the same thing...

I have a '91 LX and I have noticed that the tips of the blades on the engine fan were chipped on the same spot on each blade, then I saw that the blades had been rubbing the bottom of the fan shroud. I read somewhere that this might be a sign of motor mounts gone bad, otherwise I have no clue...

Hey guys, I have a question that I cannot find the answer to. I have a '91 5.0 LX and when I start the car it starts up fine, but a second or two after startup I'll hear this loud rolling/rattling/clanking sound for a second then it goes away and the car is fine. As I'm driving, I hear nothing...

Hey guys, I was just wondering what are the signs of a busted heater core, because I think I have one in my '91. While I was going to pick up the girlfriend last night, I noticed the temp gauge start to slowly rise, it would level off, then start to rise again. As I'm leaving her house, I notice...

Just like the title says, will a 235 wide tire fit on an 8" rim? I anted to run 245/45's all the way around, but I've heard that the widest tire you can run up front is 235, and anything more than that you have to do some modifications. My car has been lowered about an inch and a half. I plan on...

I am looking to get some wheels for my '91 LX and have decided on the Saleen replicas, and I just had to ask, will 17x9 wheels fit on all four corners? The car has been lowered about 1.5 inches. Also, what's the right size tire you should get for a 17x9 inch rim? I just read the article in 5.0...

I'm looking into getting the Saleen SC-style wheels for my '91, I really want to get the black wheels, but I was just wondering how well do painted wheels hold up over time? Like after a year, two years, etc. Do they chip easily? What's the best way to wash them? Or does it just depend on the...