If Pigs Had Wings
Marc E. Babej and Tim Pollak
Forbes
8/23/06

I have a 98 Windstar 3.0 with 128k miles on it, and over the past few
months it has had a problem with hesitation and bucking.  The problem is
intermittent.
My mechanic has diagnosed a few things so far and a lot of money has

my problem is that on some days my van wont start so im thinking
distributor cap. now i took it to a repair shop and they said that was the
problem and also i need a tune up and wires and they quoted me $600.00 to
put new wires and new cap and air filter and fuel filter so my ...

question?? on my 92 cougar 3.8,the can bottomed out in a sink hole and right
by the oil plug on the pan, it hit and caused a small rip or hole in the
metel on the pan,the plug itself seems fine the damage is about 2 inches to
the side of it in a flat part of the pan,is it okay to ...

FOR ALL THESE YEARS AND MILES, THE SPEED CONTROL ALWAYS WORKED EVERY
TIME.  NO "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT (EXCEPT AT START UP, OF COURSE).
WHAT IS THE MOST LIKELY CULPRIT(S) HERE?   THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR
HELP!

I just bought a low mileage 2001 Taurus with the 3.0L pushrod engine
(Vulcan). My 1997 Taurus  blew the engine due to the "brown coolant"
problem, which I didn't know about until it was too late.
Anyone know if there are problem areas with the 2001 Taurus other than

Hi, all. New here, so please forgive.
I did a search of the group to see if any of the previous topics were
relevant, but didn't find one that fit "just right."
I have a 97 Taurus GL sedan with a 3.0 vulcan. My wife drives it as her

Some smuck broke all the plastic, but left the bulbs working.
I'd prefer to avoid the dealer ($$$) and the junk yard, so I
wonder if anyone knows of an online source for such a part.
Thanks,

I have a 02 exp. 4wd. When I am driving above 35mph and take my foot
off the gas to allow it to slow down I feel the car jumping and doing
like a dong" noise. It's not hard for everyone in the car to feel it
but you know your car, I don't know what that might be. I replaced the

I think a wire came loose or the altenator may not be wired right.  It is
discharging my battery.  Need a diagram or a good instructions on how to
wir it correctly.  thanx

I have a 1994 Ford Taurus 3.8L V-6 GL Sedan. The bearing or clutch in the
a/c compressor pulley is going bad.
Since the car is old, I don't want to spend anymore fixing it than I have
too. I have been quoted $900 to replace the a/c compressor with another one.

2.5 Duratec
My dealer found a faulty fuel injector as the cause of the misfire/rough
running.  In the process, having to r/r intake manifold for the injector,
dealer said plastic IMRC bushings for a secondary intake runner control were

I priced up fenders for a 93 crown victoria, they are over $300 CAD.  I
have bought pickup fenders before, they only cost near $100.  Is there
something driving the cost of these aftermarket fenders up, they seem
pretty simple... can't see why the cost is 3x that of pickup ...

Contour 99 sputtering and stalling...sounds horrible.  used techron for
fuel injectors yesterday...ran car hard for 100 miles...car sputters while
driving, stalls when coming to a stop..not every time but becoming worse. i
had the car checked for leakage in the hoses...sounds like ...