Big Three can't play defense anymore
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070509/AUTO02/705090381/1148
/AUTO01
Sen. Barack Obama's finger-wagging lecture this week to Detroit's
automakers shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who's paying attention.

I was going to change a hub bearing on my 94 Thunderbird and when I got to
the top bolt on the brake caliptor(SP) I rounded it off ,The bottom bolt is
a female star T-50 and the top bolt is a male star.Well I rounded it off and
have to weld an old socket to it.When I weld it on ...

I wanted to change the fuel filter on my Taurus but didn't realize what
I was getting into.  This is my 4th Taurus, the others being a '90, '95,
and '00.  All call for the same filter but the '05 uses a special fuel
line clip.  Most of the filters come with the clips because they ...

The vehicle isn't a Ford, it's actually a 2001 Toy*ta Rav 4. It belongs to a good
customer of mine that owns a catering company. They used this truck? van? mini SUV?
for food deliveries when 2 of their fullsize vans were down.
 This thing smelled horrid from the food drippings ...

Bloomberg News http://snipurl.com/1jjyo
Foreign automakers are creating [US] jobs, investing in new [US] plants
and winning friends in Congress...the economic benefits are being felt
in smaller, once-rural communities, especially in the South, in places

Has anyone owned a dual fuel equipped car or truck (gas/CNG)?
What was you opinion of running on CNG if you did?
Was it practical?
Bob

What does P1451 mean on a 1997 Lincoln Town Car Cartier series?
I looked up P1451 on the web and I get different answers -- do the
trouble codes
mean different things for different cars?

You start it and it goes to 1100rpm like it should then drops instantly
to 400rpm and almost dies then idles like a new truck.. Anyone have any
ideas? If you rev the gas pedal and keep your foot on it it is fine...if you
give it a quick rev and pull your foot off quick, it almost ...

I purchused  Ford e-350 extended super-duty van, and I found out the
jack is missing, and I am not sure what jack I should get.
The factory jack from Ford is terribly expensive and the bottle jack
from AutoZone is cheap, but it doesn't have the hollow tip Ford jack

I don't want to add to the recent Domestic vs Import debate here, but I've had this
vehicle for about a week and would like to give my impressions. I normally drive a
1984 Lincoln Mark VII with 142K miles on the clock. There was obviously an adjustment
period.

Obama Criticizes Automakers on Fuel Economy
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/07/us/politics/07cnd-obama.html?_r=1&hp=&oref=slo
gin&pagewanted=print
DETROIT, May 7 — Senator Barack Obama of Illinois criticized American
auto companies today for doing too little to lessen the nation’s

why does this POS sit like it has 1000lbs in the rear ?.... I looked at it
and the POS has only 1 leaf ????? are you kidding me ?,, I was wondering if
there is a kit to rais it 2 inches to make it look like  normal trucjk
(oh..well normal minus it is a ford)  thanx for any advice

I recently wrecked my 93 town car. My neighbor suggested that all my
windows came down partially (and automatically) in case the vehicle
were to end up in water (during a wreck) so that the doors could open
once underwater. Presently, I cannot get them to work. The power seats

'96 Grand Marquis. Was groaning/squeeking when turning the wheel, took it in
and had both stabilizer bar links changed, one was broken the other was
getting bad. Was fine and quiet for 1 week, but now the same groan is back,
and the stabilizer bar link on the right looks like the ...

Is there a website for downloading Owners Manuals for Ford vehicles?  My
friend bought a 1996 Taurus Wagon that he would like to download a manual
for ....
Thanks,