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    how the hell do i prep for paint??

    :stupid: im preping a white fender for paint to go on my tri coat red mustang the frnder has one small ding (not creased) and a few smaller paint chips where i cans ee bare metal the guy at the paint supply place said to rough it up with scotch pas till dull 1 how dull does it need to be...
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    intermittently running hot

    I have a 95 gt with ford explorer lower and cobra upper intakes, My problem is this the car will run hot alot of the time going to L on normal when it usuly rides strait up and down. i do not always hear the high speed fan kick on and sometimes it WILL kick on while running warmer and cool...
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    more cooling problems

    huh? theres alot of info there but i honestly dont know half of what you said is there any way you can dumb it down a little bit the cheapest used fan i can find is 150 bucks but i kinda think its the black wiring box that conects to the fan
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    more cooling problems

    I have a 95 gt i looked today the fan didnt kick on till it got into the middle of operating range i turned ac on max to see if it would go into high speed i heard no noticable increase in the fan. my car will run all the way up to the edge of norm temp but not past. there is no coolant in...
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    runnin lean

    just to be clear So just to be clear with my combo there is no need to get an adjustable fuel pressure regulator at this point?? i am flowing more air now
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    runnin lean

    hmm how bout if i got a 93 computer and stuck it in im in school so i need ta do this on the cheap ill look hard for a vacume leak as well but if yall think replacing the computer will help --- wich i wanted to do anyhow for the added power it gives ill go ahead n get one btw HISSIN50...
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    runnin lean

    thanx thanx for the good info guys. It pings when its hotter outside and engine temp is high or when its warmer and i turn on ac ittl get so hot ac wont work anymore i havent let the car overheat though Does anyone have a similar combo and had to mess with feul pressure by chance??
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    runnin lean

    forgot to add i forgot to say that its also pinging pretty bad when it gets hot as well and since i did the intake swap i do think it may have even lost power. has any1 done an intake swap on a staock motor and did you have to mess with with fuel pressure or anything????
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    runnin lean

    I have a 95 gt 5 speed the car has been running hot and idles a tiny bit rough but not too bad and when i put my snap on scanner on it it gives code 181 and 189 wich is bank 1 and 2 lean i have changed my temp sensor thermostat and radiator cap and both 02 sensors mostly just cuz i wanted to...
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    engine troubles

    i have a 95 5.0 5 speed with ford explorer lower cobra upper and msd distributor, my issues are these.... 1 when its cold sometimes it will pop and kinda chug when cold ....2 sometimes when driving i come to a stop and it will just kill no surge- nothing just dies 3 it doesnt seem to have enuf...
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    strut mount help

    54 95 ft punds is torque spec for top nut'
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    strut mount help

    acording to the book 100ft pounds is torque spec and no nothing is burred i dont see anything out of the ordinary so im jusat lost as to why its doin it
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    strut mount help

    iv got a squeak coming from my drivers strut mount i bought new mount installed it and squeak went away for 3 days then started again i took apart n checked i had a lil bit of rubber chowder where metal bushing meats the big bottom rubber piece i re installed and tried it again squeak...
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    swaped intakes now not running right

    i just swapped intakes on my 5.0 i put in a lower intake from a ford explorer a 95 cobra upper intake and ford 65 mm throttle boddy wit no name brand on it since the swap my car is running hotter like almost overheating it idles at 1000 rpm instead of the normal 600ish also when im going...