Do to the increase in gas prices all accross the country I would like
to shave some weight off of my car.  It's a late model Ford Taurus.
Leather Interior.  Does anyone know how to remove the rear bench seat?
The back seat looks to be above the gas tank.  It's one of those split

i need to access the check engine light codes on this car(4.6),unlike the gm
obd 1 system of jumping test terminals on the connector and reading  the
"check eng. light flashes"(so easy,so simple)everyone tells me so far i,ve
talked to that there is a test plug somewhere under the ...

Hi,  Last week I had the transmission fluid changed in my 2001 Windstar
at a quickie lube place.  Like a dummy I didn't check to sure that the
level was correct.  I traveled to a remote area and the transmission
started slipping.  There was no fluid on the stick and all I could find

2001 F-150, Supercrew XLT 2WD w/ 4.6 Triton, 120K miles.  With some
regularity, I get a significant plume of smoke at startup.   I would
assume that it indicates bad valve guides.  However, oil consumption is
not all that high.  I use 1 qt between oil changes.  Truck seems to

I have a 94 Topaz and suspect I have a failing fuel pump.  The two
symptoms are: (1) the car runs well most of the time, but at high rpms
I occasionally get pinging, (2) when idling in drive, the engine seems
to vibrate more than it should.  About the vibrating, if I put it in

Are there any reports to give on the new Fusion?  What was your experience
with reliability, comfort, price?
Thanks.
John

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I'm adding an aftermarket gauge to my 99 Taurus wagon.  I have the
console apart, stereo/climate control "oval" out, underdash panel out,
so I can get to a lot of wiring.  Does anyone know where/what color
wire I can tap into for the switched (ACC) power for the gauge power?

On my 99 Windstar  the OVERDRIVE  OFF Light wont come on and I have replaced
the switch in the stem but still no light. I had it checked at a tranny shop
with the code reader and they said it checked out fine,shiftingin range and
all.

I've having problems with my car for 18/12 or so. It stalls when I
apply the brake especially when cold. If I take my foot off the brake
the revs come back up.  The engine also revs very high at times
although the rev meter is faulty so I can't put a figure on it. Also

My entire instrument cluster (i.e. fuel gauge, temp) stopped working
yesterday. At the time I was towing my boat and had the lights for the
trailer attached. I have replaced fuse 2 (5 amp) and still no luck. The
panel lights work fine, as do all my other lights. One other odd thing

Hi Folks, Happy Easter!
I replaced the rear drum shoes a few months ago.  a couple of weeks ago, the
pedal was a little mushy.  I thought a good bleeding would fix but found one
brake cylinder had failed and leaked a lot.  While replacing it (and shoes

Hello..
Does anyone know any site where I can see how my focus will look with
diferent spoilers, bumpers, rims and stuff..
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My sister's 2001 Escort (base model) requires heater core replacement due to
a leak. Was hoping to garner from practical experience what may be involved
in this R&R. I've searched the web but have been unable to locate any
details regarding this era/model. Any advice, insight, ...