This car has been my daily driver for over 10 years. No mechanical failures of any type until January of this year. January 2007: 1 front wheel bearing...
Onver past couple of weeks, I've noticed that when I turn the key in my 89 Festiva, it would have to get to a certain position in the rotation bvefore it would...
My 97 stickshift Aspire is making a clicking sound when I brake at lower speeds. It sounds like my Festiva did when I had the CV joint repaired years ago....
The play your mechanic describes is usually caused by wear in the splines where the halfshaft mates with the transaxle. If it's the splines on the shaft, you...
Shorting across the solenoid causes the starter to spin. Charles From: festiva@yahoogroups.com [mailto:festiva@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of oldmannthevan ...
That's what I was thinking. How can I verify that and where can I get one? I noticed some of the older posters having problems finding the correct switch. BTW,...
Hi, Charles. Yes, I remember you being just down the road. I admire your fortitude -- I don't think I could live in the same town as all those politicians....
Thanks for the info Bergess, depressing as it is. But, if either of these possibilities this were so, why would it cause a clicking sound when I brake at a...
Any time the engine is running, the tranny is in gear, and the clutch is not engaged, there is going to be some torsional force being exerted where the splines...
I have several Festivas. None of them have auto AND AC AND fuel injection. I want to have it all in one car so my handicapped wife can drive it, stay cool in...
It it were me, I'd think first about adding AC to an existing AT/FI car. Swapping trannies would be a distant 2nd place. Swapping from carb to FI is not a...
Burgess- Thanks for all the help. They put on quite a show this year!! Charles From: festiva@yahoogroups.com [mailto:festiva@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of ...
Ok, it sounds feasible. Any chance that this has something to do with my speedometer's eratic behavior lately? It's been meandering back and forth from time...
Complete powertain resides in my 1993 Mercury Tracer LTS. Well maintained, never abused. 2 owners. 149,000 miles. Daily driver. Brake lines have failed. ...
Hi Group. My name is Sarah, and I need some advice/help. I have a 1991 Ford Festiva. It has a serious gas leakage problem, In fact it is not a leak its a...
Anyone ever heard of a cars timing being off up to 74° BTC and still be able to run??? Wife took the '91 Festy to the Test Only Smog bandit (CA) yesterday and...
I would not suggest repairing the leak, but buy a new tank. Seems pretty common problem after these amount of years. I had to replace mine too. Check e-Bay...
One word no. Yes the balancer could have spun around. I have heard of up to 40 btc but thats unusual. Wonder if he hooked his light up to the wrong cylinder? ...
A car would not run with 74 degree timing. Someone or something is wrong. Randy Williams <firechicken0000@...> wrote: One word no. Yes the balancer could...
Your mechanis is correct but I wonder why he did not decide it first off. The tank is coated for rust protection. If he scrapes it off good the stop leak...
... That's been a widespread problem with Vista; apps no longer working. You may want to set up a Win98 or Win2000 image under VMWare Player (free product) to...
Speedo problem is more likely in the cable or the speedometer itself. If the speedo "bounces," or if it makes a grating or grinding noise, it's the cable....
The switch is accessible from the back side of the lock cylinder. Comes out with a single screw. I'll send you a PDF file of the procedure. If the key goes...
First thing you may want to think about (other than installing the air is a simpler job) is which A/C unit you have. First you need to figure out if you have...
They have to looking at the wrong timing marks that are for the earlier setting of the timing. You may want to point out to them that if they had looked at...
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