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  1. hotdog71

    Valve cover oil leak

    A few years ago I had a valve spring break and had Ford dealer replace and all was good, but I few weeks later I noticed a little oil pooling toward the back of the valve cover around 1 and 2 bolts counting forward from cabin. I took back Ford dealer they replaced with another gasket and said...
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    Water Pump Leaking

    Hi All, So we had some rather nice weather finally up here in the NW and of course my Pony 's water pump decided it would start spewing out antifreeze :-( Anyway I am a bit confused as to which one my car needs as there seem to be two different ones a long one and short one. One is PW470 and...
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    Michelin v Bridgestone which one??

    Hi All, I am looking for an All Season Sport tire for my ride :rolleyes: Michelin Pilot Sport A/S+ or BS Potenza 960AS Pole Position BL I am looking for input on these two tires if anyone is running them or recommend a different one with equal ratings at a better price :) Thanks
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    Water pump question

    Hi, I am suspecting I have a WP on the way out but wanted to get some feedback before I go down that road. :( 1) I notice some small drips of coolant not much but seems mainly on hot days. 2) sometimes on cold start up I hear what sounds like a bad bearing in one of the pullies and it...
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    knocking + rough idle + fuel smell=?

    Hi All On the way home from work tonight my car suddenly decided to start making a nasty knocking sound and running like crap, plus is smells of fuel so had to get her towed to the shop :( Very strange no codes or any warning just failure and no I was not on the gas when it happened in fact I...
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    Steering rack question

    Hi All, I was trying to figure out where my squeak/creaking is coming from when I turn the wheel and it not the ball joints or tie rod ends. I notice when I touch the steering rack rods and have someone turn the wheel the squeak/creak is coming for the rack it seems inside the rubber boots...
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    Clutch cable snapped today!

    I was driving somewhere yesterday afternoon and my f***ing cable stretched and snapped! :( I took the car to a shop since I don't have time to fix it myself and apparently my clutch was failing and it caused the cable to break. They told my the clutch springs, housing, TOB, ect was rusted and...
  8. hotdog71

    Has anyone used this clutch kit?

    Hi All, I am trying to decide if I should swap my current King Cobra clutch which has about 60K on it now to this one I found on AM website RAM HDX Clutch (Mid 01-04 Mustang GT, 99-04 Cobra, and 03-04 Mach 1) I need to open it up to swap the TOB and probably a Pilot bearings and thought i...
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    TOB and Pilot bearings?

    Hi All, I am having some issue with my clutch as I commented in past posts but wanted to ask if this is an easy task and are ther any special tools needed to replace these parts? Story is my clutch makes nasty scrapping noise when I push the peddle in and release whether or not if the car...
  10. hotdog71

    More clutch problems!

    Hi All, So I while back I posted about my clutch squeaking but so far have not been able to nail down what it causing the irritating noise. :nonono: To re-cap the issue is present most of the time when i press the peddle down I can hear a squeaking and feel the screech or scraping on the gear...
  11. hotdog71

    Another cracked Intake!

    Hi All, I took me car to Ford since I was having trouble starting it the other day and don't have time it sort it our myself and it turns out the Cam Sensor is screwed up and a couple of plugs are reporting a miss fire :notnice: So i was glad to hear the found the fault but then came the...
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    Clutch Issue? need advice

    Hi All, I have a strange squeaking sound when I press the clutch peddle in :shrug: I don't thinks it the TOB because it only does it when I operate the clutch peddle and it seems to go away when the car gets warm. It's definitely something to do with the clutch and peddle movement. I...
  13. hotdog71

    Need help with Vert problem

    Hi All, So my stang top finally gave out on me it goes down but will not go up now using the motor. I had a leak a few months back but it stopped and then started again the other day and I guess all the fluid is gone now :( So my question is how do you re-fill the oil and what type of oil...
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    Cluster gauge question

    Hi, So I have noticed lately that almost every time I start the car my cluster gauges run through a self test, does anyone else have this issue or know about it? It am wondering if it might be the battery. I tested it and the charge voltage is around 13V which is normal but when i turn the...
  15. hotdog71

    BBK Polyurethane Spring Isolators

    Hi All, Is it worth replacing the stock Isolators if am swapping my springs? Is there any advantage to swapping them if they don't really need to be? Any comments welcome. Br
  16. hotdog71

    Vert Lightbar install tips?

    Hi All, I will be installing my CDC light bar soon and wanted to know if anyone else has done it and what tips they might have? thanks
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    Strange Mach400 issue

    Hi All, So I have a strange issue with my Mach400 system. I am getting a wired buzzing sound every so often but when I move around in the driver seat the buzzing goes away. Are there any wires from the head unit or amps that pass under the seat? its really very strange. It could be a bad...
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    Shocks and springs question??

    Hi All, Well as we get closer to spring I am getting closer to changing my springs and tiers. The question is how big of change will I get form by changing the shocks from the stock ones? will I see any changes? comments please peps. thanks
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    Axle and Diff question

    Hi All, I found where my rear end is leaking from finally :rolleyes: There is a valve type thing on the top of the axle that is leaking what is it for? and how should I fix it? thanks Freddy
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    Problems with my BassaniX

    Hi All, I wanted to see if anyone else is having or had issues with BassaniX system. I paid over $800 for the system and now it seems like my driver side muffler is going bad already and it's only 16 months old :mad: Symptoms are rattle/vibration upon acceleration only noticable when...