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has anyone had a harmonic balancer squeal.i thought it was a pulley out of alignment but everything is lined up and the squeal seems to be coming from under the car right by the balancer.the squeal is only on startup for about 5 seconds goes away then a small squeal and then its gone. its a sfi...

i have a 90 lx with vortech sc,the alt is located on the sc bracket on the bottom and i have to rely on the tensioner for tightness of the belt,because the alternator can't be adjusted,its in a fixed position.here's the problem:ever since i went with a 3g 130amp alt,the belt squeals on startup...

i need the design but i want to know if the waterpump pulley from the 95 5.0 and use it on my 90 5.0 will use the same 4 bolt holes.i know the shaft diameter is larger on the 95 but i don't think it matters.the problem i'm having is belt squeal because the belt rides up against one of the edges...

my map lights won't dim after the door is closed and i suspect a switch but its not in the usual place in the door jam.the schematic doesn't show me squat.is it built into the outside door handle mechanism?i pulled the fuse so they don't stay on.this is a convertible and it is p---ing me off ...

i was winding it out in first and hit second when my shift light went on but nothing happened,no second gear.also can't get it into park.nursed it home and checked the cable because the shifter was hard to get it in any gear.its not the cable.i have a b&m competition shifter and this is in a 90...

my fox has eddy victor jr alum heads and it needs plugs.my question is how tight should i get the plugs?i can't get a torque wrench in there for all the plugs,maybe just 5 or 6 of them,so just how tight can i get them w/o damaging the threads in the heads?i never had alum heads before.

looking for shops in the troy area that do performance work on fox stangs.a lot of shops that i've contacted won't do anything due to their age.they want to work only on newer ones.any references would be greatly appreciated.i'm looking oakland and macomb areas.

my belt squeaks bad on startup and i know my pulleys are off alignment, and i've been trying to add a spacer here and there, its got a vortech setup and things are pretty much rearranged.e.g tensioner where the power steering was(manual steering now)and no air,alternator on athe vortech...

i'm wanting to install jegs poly racing seats in my fox but it doesn't give the dimensions of the stationary brackets that bolt to the floor.my question, is the bracket long enough where i can use the existing bolt holes or drill out new holes.i'm pretty sure i can use at least one of the...

i live in troy and i have my 90lx almost done and it'll be ready for paint soon.i'd like to know if anybody knows a professional that does this on the side for a lot lower price.all the body is done and i'm going with the same color.if anybody has suggestions let me know.i'd appreciate it.i'm...

i want to put a grant wheel in my lx but it has an airbag,the grant will not have the airbag so i want to know of any pitfalls in doing this.will the air bag idiot light stay on or will i have to bypass it somehow once it"s disconnected?i also read about a clock spring in the wheel.is it as easy...

i just installed an autometer electric watertemp gauge and all is good but now the check engine light stays on.the gauge cane with a new sending unit and the old one had prongs in it whereas the new one has only one connection on it.do i have to splice the other wire in from the old connector or...

i just got an estimate for a pain t job for my 90lx hatch and it was for 2500.i think i can do it myself but has anyone painted theirs?i need to know what kind of compressor,gravity gun,primer,sealer,clear etc.i think its all in the prep.i'll take my chances if i can buy everything i need for...

today i put my mini high torque starter in and when i went to move the starter wire on the solenoid to the other side of it, i find i have no room due to all the other accessory terminals on it.the solenoid already has long terminals on it so i need to know if i can bundle some of them into one...

i just bought a 90 lx w/347 that has mac long tubes w 3inch collectors,no cats and 3inch pipes ending into flowmaster 3inch dumps,2 chamber.its way too loud for me so i'm wondering would a mac catback be quieter,and if i went to 2.5 inch system would the 2.5 h-pipe bolt up to the 3inch...

could someone tell me how to shift one of these with the lever.why do they call it a ratchet.i'm intersted in a 1990 lx 5.0 and it has one of these.i only saw the picture of it and had not seen the car.i drive a 5spd stick so i don't know anything about these ratchet shifters.what's the lever...

i'm thinking of buying a 90 lx that's built and it has a ratchet auto shifter.i'm a manual trans guy and don't know anything about how they work.can some one explain and also it has a trans brake about which i am not familiar with.thanks!

i want to find out if all the flaws are worked out on the rebuilds that are plentiful on the internet.if anybody installed one on their stang and are they better performing than the originals transmissions.i'm contemplating going this route since the tsb i had done didn't help much,or getting a...

i know that maximums are probably the best but does anybody have either a good or bad experience with j&m?i'm ready to put lca's on but don't know which to buy.its mostly a street car and sees very little track.the j&m's are about a $100.less than maximum motorsports.

this last saturday evening july 28 i happened to see a 2008 boss mustang.it looks like the parnelli jones edition.the one i saw was bright yellow with black stripes along side that simlpy said boss.because the dream cruise is about to get under way the manufacturers bring these cars out in...