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  1. JD1964

    Fuel 20psi fuel pressure

    It’s kinda unclear the way you wrote this. Did you pull the tank and replace the pump and small hose section?
  2. JD1964

    Fuel 20psi fuel pressure

    By the way I think my hose was old and weak to begin with. However, I think it ruptured when the alignment mechanic had pushed my return line out of his way when doing the alignment. This kinked the return line. Without a path for the fuel to return to the tank, the pressure spiked and blew...
  3. JD1964

    Fuel 20psi fuel pressure

    There’s a short section of rubber hose on the fuel pump assembly in the tank. It connects the line on the sending unit to the pump. This hose commonly ruptures. When it does the pressure at the fuel rail can’t rise to the spec because the fuel is just blowing out of the ruptured hose inside...
  4. JD1964

    Fusible links vs In-Line Circuit Breakers

    You’re welcome. Btw, good quality circuit breakers do have a place in our world. The cockpit of an airplane for instance. In this environment you may need to get a system back online to avert something worse such as falling out of the sky. But in a car we can most often just coast to the...
  5. JD1964

    Fusible links vs In-Line Circuit Breakers

    The good thing about fuses and fusible links is they don’t fall to do their job. If overloaded, they will open circuit and prevent a disaster. Circuit breakers are mechanical devices which not only can fail to trip at the specified amperage but can also fail to trip at all. Result = not...
  6. JD1964

    Hood wont close/Emergency Brake Adjust

    My bad. Thanks for correcting me on that
  7. JD1964

    Hood wont close/Emergency Brake Adjust

    Once you have the brake shoes properly adjusted if the e brake handle still pulls up too far, look underneath by the transmission yoke and find the adjustment nut. The older cable might be stretched some so you need to take up the slack.
  8. JD1964

    oil pressure

    22-24 at hot idle is fine. When you rev the engine a bit the pressure should go up. Does it? How high does it go?
  9. JD1964

    Engine Crank but no start 1990 LX 5.0

    For the record, when my ECU took a dump I tried to change the capacitors myself but was not successful. After failing to repair it myself I sent it for exchange. This service takes your ECU as a core and gives you a replacement refurbished unit. There’s more than one of these ECU service...
  10. JD1964

    Engine Crank but no start 1990 LX 5.0

    Abnormal fuel pump priming can sometimes be related to a problem in the ECM. With the age of these cars, the capacitors in the ECM leak and cause corrosion on the circuit board. With a little care during the process it’s not too difficult to remove the ECM, remove its cover and visually...
  11. JD1964

    Brakes Brake fluid change

    I took a test drive and the brakes are responding well. The fluid change was a noticeable improvement!
  12. JD1964

    Brakes Brake fluid change

    I’ll admit I haven’t started the engine and tested the float switch function yet. When I do I’ll report back.
  13. JD1964

    Brakes Brake fluid change

    Btw, using air to push the fluid through makes it a much quicker process compared to gravity bleeding. I completed the entire process on my own running almost two full quarts of new fluid through. The entire process was about 90 minutes.
  14. JD1964

    Brakes Brake fluid change

    Incidentally due to non related stress I couldn’t sleep well last night so I got up at 4am and completed the fluid swap. My method includes a spare cap in which I installed a fitting to connect a hose. I then use a blow nozzle running the compressor air through a pressure regulator. Between 5...
  15. JD1964

    Brakes Brake fluid change

    Why does removing it result in the need to replace the resivoir? I saw what was keeping it from coming up and out. It is two tiny ridges in the filler throat. I carefully trimmed and removed them. I cut them with a razor knife but not entirely. I left them attached by a tiny portion. I...
  16. JD1964

    Brakes Brake fluid change

    I’m getting into a brake fluid change on my 92 LX. The picture shows I have the master cylinder cap off and you see the float in there. Can I just reach down in there with needle nose and pull that float out? The reason I want to do that is I want to start by siphoning out as much of the...
  17. JD1964

    Post pics of how your foxbody currently sits

    Soaking the bleeders with penetrant ahead of a brake fluid change out
  18. JD1964

    Electrical Contour fans wiring

    I finally put the new sensor from DCC in today. Obviously it’s a really easy process. Upon testing I confirm the controller is back to working order.
  19. JD1964

    Drivetrain What's the proper way to check auto trans fluid?

    Another reference for the fluid level check procedure is usually engraved directly onto the dipstick itself. It’s basic obviously since there is limited space for engraving / stamping.
  20. JD1964

    Electrical Contour fans wiring

    The LMR kit for Contour fan install is nice for sure. It’s too pricey for me at the moment though. No worries because I solved the problem of mounting for zero dollars. I rummaged through all the junk I keep and found a drip rail bracket from roof rack. It’s perfect for the task and I didn’t...