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    Heavy hesitation during Acceleration

    Hey fellas. I have a '93 2.3 Convertible that I just picked (trying to save from parting out if possible) and amongst the money things on that need some work are the idle and acceleration issues it has. When I'm at stoplights the tach suck downwar FAST to right around 300-400 RPM and just...
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    noises from suspension

    Hello, I have a '94 GT that I recently picked up and that im working out some issues for. First, when I drive the car the suspension makes a couple funny noises...Just driving down straight road the front end sounds like squeaking mice no matter if Im going 5 mph or 50 mph. When I hit bumps or...
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    Running Air Tools

    So that it's just a little bit easier for me to work on my 5.0 in the garage. Does anybody know what the optimal size compressor would be to run tools off of? I need something that can handle moderate wrenching and not crap out after a year or two? Any brand recommendations or sizes?:)
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    The Right laptop for diagnostics etc.

    I didnt know if there were any gurus in here that use laptops to tune or diagnose vehicles at all. I have been looking into myself. I hear that they work great in unison with my auto X-ray scanner. I have a '97 and '01 that need some work. Anybody have any really good input on this matter...
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    Pulling Transmission from parts car...

    I have to pull the tranny from my parts car ('87 LX 5.0) and was curious if anybody could give me the heads up on what I have to do in order to safely uninstall it?
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    Swapping out the Heater Core

    In a 94 GT. I have done it before on my '89 (yes it's a bitch) with the help of one of the walkthroughs that's been floating around. The one with the pretty good pictures of the 87-93 Fox? But what about the 94-98 cars? Is there a walkthrough with pics of this job floating around anywhere?
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    pricing for auto to manual swap.

    What would you say would be fair pricing to charge somebody for a whole setup to swap their car over from an auto. to manual transmission setup? Im parting my '87 5.0 out and somebody has been inquiring.
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    Hissing from clutch?

    My '87 5.0 is having an issue with the clutch I believe? Whenever I depress the clutch to change any gear I can hear a hissing noise from under the car. ONLY does it when I press the clutch in whether Im moving or not. Any ideas of what I should check?
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    24 lb injectors?

    Hey all I bought a stang with 24 lb. injectors and the car has some mods to it, but Im thinking 24 lbs is a bit much for a lightly modded SN95 GT right? Or am I wrong?
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    Fixing A/C

    Just picked up a '94 GT and Im trying to figure out the best place to start on trying to fix the A/C. As of now it blows warm AND has a heavy coolant smell. Where do I start?
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    Swapping Motors

    I might be pickin up a 94 GT that needs a donor motor and tranny. And I already have an '87 LX 5.0 that has a good tranny and motor (but with a twisted frame) and I was curious to see how difficult it would be to swap the combo out of my LX and into the 94? I imagine there's a bit of overall...
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    Quarter Panel Question

    Can you swap out a quarter from a vert over to a notch of the same year? I mean besides the obvious difference but it wouldnt seem illogical right?
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    Door Panel Question

    It seems that the (I have a blue dash) coloring on the corner of my dash on my '87 GT has transfered over onto my beautiful white door panels.....a lot of it! Am I screwed on getting this stuff off and need to get a new one?
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    Emblems question...

    On the late eighties and early nineties fox body 5.0 cars the 5.0 badge is ALWAYS on bot fenders right? And the badge is just slightly above the molding that wraps around the car too right? Just trying to get an issue resolved on a car that I'd like to pruchase.
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    Convertible top not retracting properly....

    Hey every body I just bought this 88 LX drop top and it's in great Condition for it's age, but seeing as it's the first drop top I've owned, I didnt have a whole lot of idea on the mechanics of it all. I figured you just pressed the button and the motor did the rest! Well on this car the motor...
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    White Leather Interior

    Hi! I have an '87 GT that has the white leather interior and and a lot of the plastic molding througout the car is white as well. Im trying to find out what the best overall cleaner would be for the leather seats themselves and for the white on the door panels & plastic moldings. The car has...
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    Stripes around cars?

    I have an '87 GT that has the stripe around the car. It's a white car, white the gray lower portion all the way around and then a black stripe, running at the point where they meet...I mean ya'll know what GT looks like from the late 80s:D Anyway, I found out from the original owner of the car...
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    Condensation inside of Headlights?

    I have an '88 LX 5.0 that just recently I have been seeing a condensation build on the inside of my headlights. Does anybody know the most effective way to eliminate this problem? Do I have to get a new headlight altogether?
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    Permanently Removing Alarm

    Alright so I get down to trying to completely remove this alarm system from my '87 5.0 We have been trying to get the car to start at all since I've owned (installed new timing chain, plugs, wires, etc. other thread) and my buddy told me that he was pretty sure the non-starting issue had...
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    A whole day and still no start

    A buddy of mine and myself spent the whole day just trying to get my '87 5.0 to start. We had changed out the timing chain, got the timing right where it needed to be. Then we checked the fuel pressure, timing and EVERYTHING there is too check and the car sounds SO CLOSE to cranking up but can...