This can be tricky because the little pot metal nub that holds the 10 mil bolt is very weak. I've had one stick on me and I just turned it back and forth for...
Thanks, It's good to know about that weak nub. I've been positioning my vicegrips on it as well as the center. But it isn't pulling upward. I've gotten it...
I finally got it off by spraying wd-40 around it and letting it sit 10 hours. I smeared grease around the shaft before putting it back so hopefully I won't...
Thank you for the suggestions Paul & Randy, I found and installed an air flow meter ($25) from the junkyard and the Festiva seems peppier now. Kragen offers...
If the rings are so badly worn they cannot possibly seal or one or more are broken then all the Auto Rx in the world will not help. I would run a compression...
You could install a catch can inline with the crankcase vent hose. FWIW this is a problem on almost all cars in some form or another. I am having this...
I went to check the coolant level for this winter,took the sample and it looks like i missed the radiator and got the oil pan. The bottom of the radiator cap...
Catch can eh? Hmmm, interesting idea. I'll look into that. It'd be nice if a plastic fuel filter could be spliced in. One could see when the paper element gets...
I'll give an old mechanics tip on testing for a blown headgasket. With the engine cold, remove the radiator cap and top off the coolant level. Start the engine...
Most of what comes out of the PCV line is a vapor that condenses into the oily gunk. The catch can ideally should be somewhere cooler than the engine ...
Would like to hear from all the Festiva owners in North Carolina. Please respond to this message with the city or town you are near. Thanks Dean Raleigh, NC ...
snipped ... As far as a catch can: I made a PCV vapor catch can using a medium size pickle jar with twist lid that has a intergal gasket, and a metal tomato...
Today I took the Festy up to a local muffler shop for an estimate on exhaust from converter back. The exhaust is going bad only after about 2 1/2 years (I am...
The flange rusted off the converter a couple of years ago and I put a new converter on it and haven't touched it since. Now, keep in mind I am not a big fan of...
Or will it. Manual shifting would bypass the problem if it is partially clogged passages if I understand it correctly. Also, from what I have gathered, the...
From the forums, mostly the line, but the diapham can be cracked also. I would not want to count it out due to the age as this has come up, and they sure...
check out these guys I just bought a complete head for my ford festiva L for $169.00 + shipping they are great! give them a call. I think his name is Rob. any...
J & E Enterprises @ 1800-266-5599 I think the guys name is Rob. there really good people. ... From: arctroll To: festiva@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October...
The guys in Fairmont WV, right? ... From: arctroll <arctroll@...> Subject: Re: [festiva] Head gasket blown To: festiva@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday,...
If you live in NC please respond to this post. A number of us are meeting once a month and the Raleigh area group is meeting even more than that. Projects for...
I live in central NC (25 miles south of Asheboro( and have a Festiva. Don ... From: nceconoline <trucksigns@...> Subject: [festiva] North Carolina Festivas...
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