I have a '94 Thunderbird, with 3.8L V6.
A minute or two after starting, the engine will not idle properly -- revs
go up and down and sometimes it will stall. It does not do this
immediately after starting, or when at normal temperature. Also, if in

1990 V6 3.0 liter engine 170 k miles on engine that runs excellent.
Traveling down the highway at 50 mph I hear a short whine from the
engine compartment and the speedometer needle goes haywire fluctuating
wildly back and forth. The car decelerates and I pull off the road.

Hi all and HNY --
I have a 1999 Ford Winstar van.  We bought it new, and the mileage on it
is nearing 100,000 miles.  It has the 3.0 liter engine.
I have read that a lot of people have had transmission problems with

New problem with my daughters 1996 Taurus with automatic transmission...
My wife drove the Taurus yesterday and it was running beautifully. I got in
the car today to head to town and it started right up as always. But as
soon as I put it in gear (reverse) it died. No stuttering, ...

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I have a 2000 Windstar with CEL on. Plugged in an OBD II tool from
Harbor Freight and it didn't turn on. Tried it on my '96 Contour and
the tool worked, so I'm assuming the Windstar port is dead.  Any ideas
on how to diagnose the OBD port on the Windstar and how to fix it?

I have a little problem with my 4.6, I purchased a scanner at my local parts
store, it is telling me that # 5 has a miss fire. What side/ location is the
# 5 at. I also changed the packs on both sides 3rd back from the front. (
kinda switched them around) it still tells me # 5 is ...

I have a 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis.  Over the past couple days, the
steering has become extremely tight.  I checked the p.steering fluid, it
was fine.  I also checked the belts around the steering pump and they
looked great.  The only noise is a faint strain when I'm turning.  It

 I've been recently looking for tires (size 205-70-15) and I am finding
among the retailers that for the mileage I'm looking for (80K) and
the UTQGS ratings (treadwear 700, traction A, Temp B)  that the
prices are virtually identical.  The biggest difference is pricing for the

Have you taken notice that some cars have the gas fill opening on the
driver's side and others have it located on the passenger's side?  Either
way, there is only one way you can drive up to the pumps.  The pump's
transfer hose must be on the side of the gas fill opening.  This is

Vehicle has over 170k miles, 4.0L Vin X engine.....doing some minor engine
work, also time for a new set of plugs.  I put in Motorcraft Platinum, No.
AWSF42P back in 1998.  Was thinking of using standard Autolite Platinum
plug, No. AP765 or Bosch Platinum Plus 2, No. 4305.  The ...

Thanks for all of your help with the location of # 5, I was a Chevy man in
my younger days so I was on the wrong side and location for # 5. Now I
changed the pack on the cylinder in question, But now it is still hit and
miss ( no pun intended). Some times it will run fine then ...

Thanks for all of your help with the location of # 5, I was a Chevy man in
my younger days so I was on the wrong side and location for # 5. Now I
changed the pack on the cylinder in question, But now it is still hit and
miss ( no pun intended). Some times it will run fine then all ...

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There is a switch conected to the brake pedal that controls at least a
solenoid to release the shifter and also the brake lights. On my 1998
Taurus this has stopped working. It started this just after I had the
instrument panel ilumination fixed at a ford dealership. Is there some