http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/index.php Fri, 18 May 2012 15:00:59 -0700 Phorum 5.2.15a http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?4,61035,61035#msg-61035 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?4,61035,61035#msg-61035 When it is full it reads 3/4 of a tank, when it's about empty it reads way below E. Any ideas?

Thanks, Brian]]> 1jetmech Ford Trucks Tue, 08 May 2012 20:20:51 -0700 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?10,61034,61034#msg-61034 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?10,61034,61034#msg-61034 jerrybev Buy, Sell & Trade Forum Thu, 03 May 2012 21:33:09 -0700 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?2,61030,61030#msg-61030 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?2,61030,61030#msg-61030 As a newcomer, i am very glad to be here. i hope that someone have good news can share with me.
Thank you!]]> smalltiger General Chat Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:48:15 -0700 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?7,61029,61029#msg-61029 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?7,61029,61029#msg-61029
As you can see I am not a Ford owner, but I am thinking about a late ‘40’s Ford. For me, this would be a nostalgia thing. My father owned what I believe was a 46–48 Ford Deluxe 4-Door.

How available are parts for this kind of vintage?

Remember this is new to me. I am an MG owner, and third party parts are easy to get.

Thanks]]> TomTxState Classic Ford Sun, 11 Mar 2012 20:02:53 -0700 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?7,61028,61028#msg-61028 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?7,61028,61028#msg-61028
Just saw this and thougt I'd post my blue oval interests. Family's first car 1955 Ford Custom with 3 speed slush box...what I learned to drive and filched at times in the early morning hours with my pal up the street to learn to drive "on my own"....if Dad knew, it was the best kept secret ever and today I don't know I was really that smart...will never know for sure.

1965 Mustang GT...my third car, bought at about age 19...should have taken better care of her. 1966 Mustang convertible...paid exactly $125 for a 100K mile car with bad front seal in the C4 trans...hoped to repair front end on the crashed GT but didn't figure some things correctly....money and time off the top. Kept the old girl for 35 years and sold on Efee 2 years ago to Canada...$4000 and they had it running in 3 days...anothe testament to the worth blue oval.

1968 Intermeccanica Omega...289 Ford powered Italian import. One of only 40 made with links to Holman and Moody where the HP and std small blocks and running gear were dropped in. Interesting story when GM came after the company for infringement on the name court ruled in favor the my maker, Holman and Moody saw the chance to bail AND recoup $$$, hired hand finished the last 10 or so. I met in in Charlotte a few years back and he has the very last example in his stable.

1969 Detomasso Mangusta 1 of about 400. Predecessor of the Pantera with a 302 mid/rear engine and ZF trans axle. My particular car was the subject of a magazine article about the owner of the company, entitled Alajandro's Spruce Goose. Would like a copy but refuse to pay the $10 the issue demands on Efee or buying a years worth of the mag for $25 and pay shipping...maybe some day....but I refuse to be gouged for yard sale items in celebration of a car I personally own when there is real $ needed to maintain the car.

Alajandro Detomasso was the South American race horse breeder who rotated into car building and whose biz was rescued when Lincoln Mercury dealers started offering the Pantera on their floor plan. They reissued the Mangusta name sake a few years ago and it was a dismal disappointment. AD died just a couple years ago and I believe the company is no more.

Thus my current stock of "Ford hybrids" are all orphans but well housed.]]> kirks-auto Classic Ford Sat, 10 Mar 2012 05:20:29 -0800 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?9,61026,61026#msg-61026 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?9,61026,61026#msg-61026










]]> Skye Ford UK Market Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:32:32 -0800 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?2,61025,61025#msg-61025 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?2,61025,61025#msg-61025




The doors are pretty amazing:



]]> Skye General Chat Wed, 28 Mar 2012 01:02:33 -0700 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?15,61024,61024#msg-61024 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?15,61024,61024#msg-61024 I know their are other British car guys out there running SHOs too, so hopefully someone else will start posting here.
I'm a full time British car mechanic and own Her Majesty's Auto Service (soon to be relocated from Swansea, MA to Pawtucket, RI) and do all the work on my Taurus myself. I'm not a Ford factory tech who's worked on these cars since they were new, but living with one for 45k+ miles has taught me some things about them.
My SHO is Black on Black with sunroof and regular climate control. It currently has over 195,000 miles on it and runs as strong as ever.
The only mods I've done are a drop in K&N filter and a rod shifter conversion (I put a Dynomax exhaust on it but it has since rotted away). I had to do some things to it when I bought it in 2003 for $500 with 147K on it. I replaced the clutch (it was actually a bad release bearing), subframe bushings, brakes all around with all lines, exhaust, 60k service, plugs and wires and stereo head unit (JBL speakers and amp were and are still kicking). Now I'm on my 2nd exhaust and have done some other maintenance, but I still likely have less than 3 grand into over the time I've owned it.
It'll cruise all day at 100 or get 27mpg at 70. It may not be quick by today's standards but it still surprises plenty of people at the lights or the kids on the interstate in their hopped up econoboxes who pull alongside and slow down to see if I'm willing to try them. When I drop to 3rd and floor it and powershift at 95 they're usually in my mirrors trying to figure out what just happened.
I love my SHO and when it finally dissolves into the earth I will be looking for another Gen 1 from somewhere outside of the rust belt to replace it.]]> Sleipnir Ford Taurus SHO Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:19:09 -0800 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?10,61023,61023#msg-61023 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?10,61023,61023#msg-61023 wwhitfield@triad.rr.com]]> jerrybev Buy, Sell & Trade Forum Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:54:39 -0800 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?4,61020,61020#msg-61020 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?4,61020,61020#msg-61020 Curmudgeon Ford Trucks Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:19:31 -0700 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?2,61018,61018#msg-61018 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?2,61018,61018#msg-61018 I had pictures, but the last computer explosion took the latest unsaved entries out.]]> Curmudgeon General Chat Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:43:57 -0700 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?2,61009,61009#msg-61009 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?2,61009,61009#msg-61009
Ideally I would like to get some form of proof of it's construction (ideally as a series by a car conversion specialist or other). I need to prove that 2 MGB GTs were converted to Ford V8 engines and what type of engine (289, 302, 351...) before 12.31.1988.

Cheers

drew]]> Chilipadi General Chat Tue, 12 Jul 2011 03:20:25 -0700 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?7,61007,61007#msg-61007 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?7,61007,61007#msg-61007


]]> OldBloke Classic Ford Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:22:48 -0700 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?7,61003,61003#msg-61003 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?7,61003,61003#msg-61003 OldBloke Classic Ford Sat, 10 Mar 2012 04:59:58 -0800 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?6,61000,61000#msg-61000 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?6,61000,61000#msg-61000 OldBloke Pre-War Ford Sun, 08 May 2011 12:36:59 -0700 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?3,60999,60999#msg-60999 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?3,60999,60999#msg-60999 OldBloke Motorsport Sun, 08 May 2011 09:34:30 -0700 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?9,60998,60998#msg-60998 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?9,60998,60998#msg-60998 OldBloke Ford UK Market Sun, 08 May 2011 12:45:25 -0700 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?17,60997,60997#msg-60997 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?17,60997,60997#msg-60997 "The Focus Electric runs exclusively on electricity stored in powerful, state-of-the-art batteries, which means it never needs a drop of gas.
- Powered by a 23 kwh high-voltage, lightweight lithium-ion battery system.
- Regenerative Braking captures energy during braking and recycles it to recharge the battery.
- Charges with the available 240-volt charging station or standard 120-volt convenience cord"



]]> Skye Ford Electric Tue, 03 May 2011 15:48:48 -0700 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?8,60995,60995#msg-60995 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?8,60995,60995#msg-60995


]]> Skye Modern Ford Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:11:56 -0700 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?10,60994,60994#msg-60994 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?10,60994,60994#msg-60994 336-765-8312, wwhitfield@triad.rr.com]]> jerrybev Buy, Sell & Trade Forum Thu, 14 Apr 2011 03:42:24 -0700 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?1,60993,60993#msg-60993 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?1,60993,60993#msg-60993 Free Classifieds

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Check out the Trader Forum.]]> Skye Announcements Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:28:17 -0700 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?10,60992,60992#msg-60992 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?10,60992,60992#msg-60992 raymud Buy, Sell & Trade Forum Sun, 06 Mar 2011 12:25:20 -0800 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?2,60989,60989#msg-60989 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?2,60989,60989#msg-60989
EEC IV Truck Codes ]]> Skye General Chat Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:52:08 -0800 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?2,60988,60988#msg-60988 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?2,60988,60988#msg-60988
My 95 GT is my second. I had a dark blue 94 GT for six years. Wrecked it. Swore I'd never get such a high maintenance POS again. Every repair, went the six-year running-joke, was $1,200. Went through a couple of beater Hyundias (lots of fun actually until they became terminally ill) And my wife said, "I want another Probe. We finally settled on this one.

Thank God all of the replacement stuff these things need are available now from the usual autoparts houses (Autozone seems to be the best)at prices that are eminently more affordable than when I was driving the 94 (Ya gotta go to da dealer for dat, its $1,200.)

The down side is that Ford also stocks no parts for the cars or even admits the Probe has a Ford Logo on it. Everyone sez go to Mazda (626 V6)
But I've had even less luck with them.

Now here is the big problem, Anything made of plastic on the exterior of the car has become brittle with age. My wife ran it through a brushless pressure washer car wash and blew the drivers door bottom to bits. I cannot find any replacements.

Does anybody know a source for all things Probe? I have technical questions as well and found the MGE forum a diamond mine of information from knowledgable members and a source for all those things my MGB-GT needs.


Dave]]> favedave General Chat Sat, 22 Jan 2011 12:23:12 -0800 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?8,60985,60985#msg-60985 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?8,60985,60985#msg-60985 Sphartin Modern Ford Sat, 20 Nov 2010 16:12:45 -0800 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?2,60984,60984#msg-60984 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?2,60984,60984#msg-60984
Car Batteries 101]]> Skye General Chat Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:21:44 -0800 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?4,60983,60983#msg-60983 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?4,60983,60983#msg-60983 lhess Ford Trucks Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:56:02 -0700 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?8,60982,60982#msg-60982 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?8,60982,60982#msg-60982
Here's the procedure for the very similar Escape, grabbed from another ford forum.

Replacing the spark plugs on a V-6 Escape isn't a really difficult job but it can be time consuming. Allow 2-4 hours depending on your skill level. The upper intake manifold must be removed to get to the rear plugs.

You will need 6 spark plugs (Motorcraft only) and 6 upper intake manifold gaskets.

1. Remove the plastic engine appearance cover over the top of the engine. It has 3, 8mm nuts that attach it to the valve cover studs.

2. Loosen the hose clamps that hold the intake tube to the throttle body and air filter housing. Pull the breather hose out of the intake tube and remove the tube.

3. Remove the throttle cable from the bracket by twisting the cable housing and then remove the cable from the throttle lever on the throttle body.

4. Remove the cruise control cable from the stud on the throttle lever by pulling it up. Don't try prying it off or it will break. Squeeze the tabs that hold the cruise control cable housing into the bracket and remove the cable from the bracket.

5. Remove the cable bracket from the upper intake manifold and tie the cables out of the way, probably to the cruise control servo.

6. Disconnect the TP (Throttle Position) sensor and IAC (Idle Air Control). Un-clip the vent hose from the bracket under the throttle body.

7. Remove the vacuum hose and vapor hose from the Vapor Management Valve. The vapor hose has 2 tabs that you carefully pry apart to remove it.

8. Remove the vacuum hose from the EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) valve and the 2 hoses from the EGR solenoid as well as the connector on the solenoid. The connector has a tab you squeeze to release it.

9. Remove the EGR tube from the valve. It takes a 1 1/8" wrench.

10. Remove the vacuum hoses from the back of the intake manifold.

11. Un-clip the electrical connectors from the manifold. You don't have to disconnect the connectors.

12. Remove the nut that holds the wiring bracket to the EGR solenoid and position the wiring out of the way.

13. Tie the wiring and hoses out of the way.

14. Remove the 8 bolts that hold the upper intake manifold to the lower manifolds.

15. Stuff clean rags in the intake ports so nothing accidentally falls into them.

16. Unplug the connectors off the COPs (Coil On Plug). Each cylinder has it's own coil.

17. Remove the bolts and COPs.

18. It's a good idea to clean the rubber boot part of each COP. I like to clean them with WD40.

19. Blow out the spark plug wells with compressed air and remove the spark plugs.

20. Check the new spark plugs with a gaping tool to .052-.056". Do not adjust them, take them back for another plug. It is not advisable to gap platinum plugs. Damage can occur.

21. Install the new spark plugs. Use a small amount of anti-seize on the threads.

22. A good way to thread the new spark plugs into their holes is with a piece of rubber fuel line hose over the spark plug insulator. That way you can feel the threads starting and you'll be able to tell if they aren't screwing in easily. If they won't screw in using your fingers and a piece of hose, stop and see why not. Cross-threading spark plugs is no fun. Torque the spark plugs to 11 ft lbs or 132 lb in, use an Inch Pound torque wrench

23. also recommended replacing the COP boots and springs. It's short money and there is less risk of arcing. Lastly while it's all apart take a look at the PCV hose and replace if necessary. It's much easier to replace when your in this deep

24. Replace the intake manifold gaskets. They pop out with a small screwdriver or pick. Push the new ones into place.

25. Reinstall the manifold carefully. You need to set it pretty much straight down onto the lower manifolds to make sure that you don't damage the gaskets. Torque the manifold bolts to 89 in.lbs or 7.5 ft.lbs. Do not over tighten.

26. Use dielectric grease in the end of the rubber spark plug boots before the coils are assembled.

27. Reassemble the rest in the opposite order that you took it apart.

28. Try working the throttle a few times to make sure it returns properly etc.

29. Start the engine and listen for any unusual noises such as vacuum leaks.

30. Once you're all done you can congratulate yourself on a job well done and think about the $2-300 you just saved!]]> mac townsend Modern Ford Wed, 17 Nov 2010 09:03:59 -0800 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?2,60981,60981#msg-60981 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?2,60981,60981#msg-60981 New Library Article: Battery Storage, Fact or Fiction?
http://www.fordfirst.com/article/storing-battery-on-concrete.html]]> Skye General Chat Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:04:38 -0700 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?2,60979,60979#msg-60979 http://www.fordfirst.com/phorum/read.php?2,60979,60979#msg-60979 Sphartin General Chat Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:04:06 -0700