1998 taurus serpentine belt replacement Help  I got a taurus from a
friend needs a belt. looked up online and bought tool 15 mm socket on
long flat bar  3/8 drive . I put it on center bolt lowwer idler pulley
when iI pull it forward I  I am gettin noise like stripped bolt  ??????

When I pull the headlight switch out all of the running lights, tailights,
side marker lights work but the headlights do not. If I pull back on the
turn signal lever to flash the headlights they come on. But if I have the
lever either in dim or bright position they do not come on. ...

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I recently had a no start in this vehicle. here's what been done Lots of
parts some were bad some were questionable at times the car would let you
pull codes first thing in the morning only once then you couldn't access
codes again till car sat for awhile even had a mechanic try ...

The newest version of the 5.4 and 6.8 engines have 3 valves per cylinder.
Ford puts these engines in the new trucks but they still put the old
version of the engines with only 2 valves per cylinder in the new
E series vans.  Anyone know a good reason for this?  

I need to R & R the heater core on a 1993 Crown Victoria, but my
Chilton book doesn't show a diagram or instructions.
Can anyone tell me whether the heater core comes out from under the
hood, or has to be removed from inside behind the glove box ?

just got a 04 mustang and cant find the fresh/recirculating air adjuster
thing.
my other car has a button that switches between them,
i cant find it on this car.

How do you drain the coolant from the radiator? I looked for a petcock lower
right on radiator and saw a round drain hole but could not see how to drain.
TIA,
       Kent

In my ongoing struggle to solve my rough idle/stalling problems with my 94
1.9 L Escort, I have been seeing intermittent Check Engine lights (CELs)
that come and go whle the engine is running.  They will last from a few
seconds to twenty or thirty seconds, but never lock in.  They ...

I have a 1998 Town Car that acts like a baby with the colic when I go the
fill the tank. I have to litterally trickle the fuel into the tank to keep
it from spitting back out the neck. Takes more than ten minutes to fill the
thing. It runs great but this is irritating. Any Ideas?

i just wanted to tell the group that the ford freestyle is not the car to
buy for you and your family.
my family bought one and it has been in the shop more than it has been at
our home  and it is currently parked in the back yard away from anything

Hey all.  We have a 98 escort with keyless entry and a genie garage
door opener.  I know there are key fob size openers for genies, but
then there would be two key fobs to stuff into the pocket.  I tried
searching the net, but haven't found a combination type keychain fob.

Suddenly I lost all four blinkers and brake lights. All fuses under dash and
under hood are good. Is there a fuse link feeding these lights? and or does
anyone have a location online where I can see a wiring diagram
tia, rbm

I bought this car from its original owner for $500 with only 65,000
miles on it.  Seems like it runs and drives pretty good, but it's
getting horrible gas mileage.  Seems like it's getting about 9-10 MPG.
It also idles very high all the time.  And sometimes when you start it