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Wow, has it been a month? When I got the alignment done, they mentioned the tie rod ends were marginal, so I had the shop do them. The total cost wasn't much more than it would have been buying the parts and doing them myself. They also didn't like the front wheel bearings, but wanted...

As mentioned in the pics thread, I went to a car show over the weekend an hour away. Another person at the show had an almost identical car to mine: '85 GT, black, gray interior, etc. The main difference is that his had ridiculously low miles and was nearly 100% stock. I spent some time...

Went to a car show last weekend:

Well, that was embarassing. Followed up to the wrong post.

Latest update: I've got the parking brake working like a champ. I wrote up my experiences with that in a separate thread, to make it easier to find for other folks confused by all the '87-and-later instructions out there. I'm pretty sure I'm going to get to do my first carburetor removal and...

Heh. Mine doesn't have working AC, either. She's actually fine with that; she prefers the T-tops off. Her car is a '05 convertible, and she drives it with the top down until the weather gets way below freezing, heat blasting away! Truth be told, she's been extremely supportive, if a bit...

Thanks! I know what you mean; had the same problem with cylinder 7. But no, the Bosch plug was in cylinder 5. The broken plug was in 7.

If you've got a 1979-1986 Mustang (lovingly referred to as "four-eved Fox bodies"), and your parking brake doesn't work or barely works, then you're in the right place. In 1987, Ford redesigned the parking brake lever for Mustangs to include a self-adjusting mechanism, powered by a spring...

Thanks for the advice! The plugs on the old alternator and voltage regulator were all in good shape, or at least "good shape for 30-year-old wiring". I plan to do a few things when I put the car down for the winter, with the alternator being high on the list. I've heard of the headlight relay...

No problem. BTW, forgot to mention that I'm still a noob at all of this too. So if you see any advice from some of the other folks, or a note in a checklist, that contradicts me, I'm almost certainly wrong. That goes double if I get called out here in the thread!

That sounds like a mistake I could make -- especially since I'm planning to upgrade the alternator on my '85 at some point. I'll keep your post close to mind when the time comes.

I didn't see the part about 600 millivolts to 1 volt. I did see a section that mentioned the switching going under 400 millivolts and over 600 millivolts; perhaps you misread something there. Think of a narrowband O2 sensor as something like a switch. As the oxygen level in the exhaust rises...

I had an '89 GT whose frame rails were in better shape, but still not good. The estimate I got was at least $10K to fix that one up. Even though it was "better", it didn't matter from the perspective of what work needed to happen. That car ended up going to someone who worked at a body shop...

Spent a week in San Diego on business, and spent Saturday catching up on sleep. Sunday was car day. I've read lots of advice that one should always make sure one's ignition system is tip-top before messing with the carburetor, so I picked up a set of Autolite 25s and got to work. Holy %#^*...

Thanks a bunch. That sounds pretty close to perfection for me. BTW, getting caught up and saw your thread, and wanted to send best wishes for a quick recovery.

I've made my way through a good bit of the documentation I got with the car, and I think I've found the stats for the drivetrain. Engine: 302 Windsor, bored .30 over. World Products Windsor heads. Hypereutectic aluminum flat-top pistons. Crane camshaft; not clued in enough to be able to read...

Aren't 5.0 Windsor dipsticks marked incorrectly? I've always heard that you just put in your 5 quarts, the dipstick will show you're way overfull, but you're not. Just did an oil change on my '85. Someone put another mark on the stick; after 5 quarts plus filter, the level is pretty close to...

Well, the car's back on the ground and terrorizing the neighbors. There's been some success, and some, uh, future success. :) Oil change went without a hitch. I think I'm going to need new drain plugs next time, but overall, no drama. 10W30, and oil pressures are the same. I tested the rear...

That would explain the clear hose making its way to the firewall. That's probably where I'll need to do whatever's necessary to support an electric sending unit for the to-be-acquired electric oil pressure gauge. The current gauge is one of those Bosch three-pod all-in-one units; any...

Grr, the forum software seemed to drop the pic of the speedo cable. Here it is: