On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 07:46:26 GMT, "Jim Warman"
<mechanic@tenalpsulet.net> wrote:

Just wondering,
I'm looking at an F-150 with a factory incentive of $3500 cash back
that expires on 2/28/05.  I could probably buy it this weekend.
Does anyone have any idea what happens after the 28th when the current

say all you want bad about Fords, but...
My 16 year old son pulled 2 gallons of sand out of a 1988 Bronco-II gas tank
replaced the intank pump, the high pressure pump, and one filter and after
sitting unstarted for over four years the little V-6 fired right up and runs

Just hoping someone could help me out here.
I have a 93 Ford Taurus with about 103,000 miles on it. The battery
light just started to come on, but only when I'm hitting the gas
pedal. If I'm standing still, it goes off. Could this just be a weak

On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 22:14:48 -0500, "Kenn" <rockett_rulz@hotmail.com>
wrote:

i have a 94 escort wagon which has been running great since i got it last
year.  today was no exception, and i made it to work without any incident,
but as i was parallel parking,my car jolted just a little and the idle
altered.  i didn't think too much of it as i was late.  however ...

Truck is miss at 1500 to 2000 RPM's at all speeds. This started
happening after changing spark plugs and wires. Truck is a V6, 4.6L I
think.

Can anyone make any recommendations?
www.leatherrepairkits.com has a kit specific to the color I'm looking
for (medium graphite), but for $50 is it a waste of money?
What would a dealer charge to fix a puncture wound of about a 1/2"

02 Town Car, 4.6L with individual coils.
Had a hard time starting it last week (very unusual).  It ran a bit
rough for a few seconds, then smoothed out.  Everything seemed fine,
but the service engine light stayed on, so I made an appointment to

NY state just started emissions testing using the OBD2 interface. My 2003
Focus, which has never had a problem, much less thrown a code, but failed
because the "OBD Monitor Readiness Status" showed "Not Ready" for 5 tests.
The service tech said it was probably related to not being ...

I have a '96 Taurus with a leaking freeze plug I need to change. I had
the same one changed on a '98 I had & it cost me close to $300. It's
on a 3.0 single cam (not DOHC) motor, it's the freeze plug between the
engine & transmission nearest the transmission. Does anyone have

I'm not sure whatthe problem is with wiper blades but when I replace
them, they seem to be junk again after about one month. The blades
make horrible screatching noises as the clean the windshield.
Can any recommend a good brand or type?

Can't figure out how to get in to look at motor or maybe it is a relay
or something. It locks when you push it down but it won't suck it down.
Does anyone know what may be wrong?

Please tell me that someone is imitating this tool & that this isn't
seriously the same individual

On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 08:21:31 GMT, "Jim Warman"
<mechanic@tenalpsulet.net> wrote: