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44896
I should add also that I've tried using vice-grips, but it just swivels back and forth. Thx!...
ghared2000
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Oct 17, 2009
3:24 pm
44897
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...
Emma Humpfritter
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Oct 17, 2009
4:12 pm
44898
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...
ghared2000
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Oct 17, 2009
10:40 pm
44899
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...
ghared2000
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Oct 18, 2009
12:42 am
44900
excellent! Good job...:) ... From: ghared2000 <ghared2000@...> Subject: [festiva] Re: removing the speedometer gear from the transmission To:...
Emma Humpfritter
emmahumpfritter
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Oct 18, 2009
12:48 am
44901
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...
U6
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Oct 18, 2009
8:07 am
44902
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...
Randy Williams
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Oct 18, 2009
1:59 pm
44903
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...
SHOZ123
frozen_nozzle
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Oct 18, 2009
2:03 pm
44904
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...
mont_36
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Oct 19, 2009
5:16 am
44905
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...
U6
im6of6
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Oct 19, 2009
5:59 am
44906
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...
Randy Williams
firechicken0000
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Oct 19, 2009
11:39 am
44907
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 ...
SHOZ123
frozen_nozzle
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Oct 19, 2009
1:35 pm
44908
... Thanks for the info. good info. I will check it   Thanks   Terry From: Randy Williams <firechicken0000@...> Subject: Re: [festiva] Head gasket...
terry
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Oct 19, 2009
3:55 pm
44909
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 ...
nceconoline
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Oct 19, 2009
5:56 pm
44910
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...
D S
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Oct 19, 2009
6:17 pm
44911
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...
RandyW
firechicken0000
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Oct 19, 2009
7:26 pm
44912
Just my two cents.... The converter pushes enough water out on our cars, that mine only last about two years also. Things happen to the guts in...
Michael Norman
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Oct 19, 2009
7:41 pm
44913
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...
Randy Williams
firechicken0000
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Oct 19, 2009
8:59 pm
44914
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...
Michael Norman
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Oct 19, 2009
9:34 pm
44915
Michael,              All I have for the Festy is a Haynes manual, which makes no mention of the linkage adjustment (that I know of). I would...
Randy Williams
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Oct 19, 2009
9:55 pm
44916
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...
Michael Norman
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Oct 19, 2009
10:30 pm
44917
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...
arctroll
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Oct 20, 2009
12:06 am
44918
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...
arctroll
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Oct 20, 2009
12:19 am
44919
The guys in Fairmont WV, right? ... From: arctroll <arctroll@...> Subject: Re: [festiva] Head gasket blown To: festiva@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday,...
Michael Norman
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Oct 20, 2009
1:16 pm
44920
... Check out www.festivarescue.com for Madness meet pictures, video links, meet details...
nceconoline
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Oct 27, 2009
7:06 pm
44921
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...
nceconoline
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Oct 27, 2009
7:06 pm
44922
I live in central NC (25 miles south of Asheboro( and have a Festiva. Don ... From: nceconoline <trucksigns@...> Subject: [festiva] North Carolina Festivas...
waxhawdon
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Oct 27, 2009
7:27 pm
44923
Ever get that working?...
U6
im6of6
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Nov 3, 2009
8:55 am
44924
Any body have a used alt, for my 93 fester ? cliff in nc [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Clifford Foster
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Nov 8, 2009
3:35 pm
44925
I do. I can take it off today and ship it tomorrow if you want. Paul ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
SHOZ123
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Nov 8, 2009
4:05 pm
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