Yeah, I'm 68 with an engineering degree and retired from Ford after a 30 year career. Funny thing is that I used to work at the old Lincoln Mercury building on Schaffer Road in Dearborn, right across I-94 from the Rouge complex and Dearborn Assy. At lunchtime, some of the guys and I would often go over to Dearborn Assy. and watch Mustangs being built...Foxbodys! Remember the 1986 GTs? They had a flat black hood that was actually a decal. There was one lady, probably in her late 50's, who wet down the hoods and slid those decals on like she could do it in her sleep! The other job that was amazing was leading the roofs to the sides on coupes and hatchbacks (the last facility at Ford that still leaded bodies). They had a couple of guys that could take paddles and with about 2 strokes, the joint was perfect...didn't need any finishing at all. Unfortunately, their life expectancy probably wasn't very long. That's how I knew that college had done me well! Kind of deja-vu: In management, I used to have company lease cars and I remember in 1989 I leased a Mustang LX 5.0 hatchback. We abused company cars like mad. I remember, living in Michigan, loading a full half-cord of firewood in that car. Road like a Lincoln! My son was young and we were practicing baseball in the front yard. He threw one over my head and it hit near the top of the front fender...left a dent so defined that you could see the stitches of the baseball in the fender...no hiding that from the company garage! Fun times...
I assume the wire that you are mentioning that I might try grounding is the single ground wire that would normally be plugged into the OBD 1 tester? I thought about it, but didn't want to try it unless it was suggested. I realize its a hillbilly fix, but what the hay....I was born in WV!
Thanks again for everyone's help and...yes...I am a coward around electronics!
I know this is opinion for another thread, but my biggest mod was going from a 2.73 to a 3.73 rear axle. Great ratio for the AOD, but the T-5....wish I had done a 3.55 as the car now feels like it could use an extra gear or two...