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Lounge / 2003 Ford Escape brake light fuse.....
just for future reference:
bjb:battery junction box. under the hood next to the batt.
cjb:central junction box, should be up near the left kick panel somewhere.
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General Fox T-Bird/Cougar Discussion / I bought a scan tool that works on our cars!
Quote from: 87 T-BIRD;418711
Sorry not trying to hijack the thread. I know not everyone knows about this scanner but it may bring back memories to some of the Ford Techs. I still have my old Super Star 2 tester, I haven't used it in a long time because I still have a NGS Scanner that I use for OBD1 vehicles or (EEC4) as it is known to some.

 
super star is childs play.
still have 2 STAR testers. 2 digit only. ones almost brand new. came from the Ford School i went to. Teacher gave it to me.
one is beat from when my dad used it at the dealer. i have a ngs as well.
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Lounge / new job
congrats. worked 5 years as a ford tech. went through Ford ASSET, worked next to my dad there. awesome experience.
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Lounge / Busted bolts!!!
i guess thats whats kinda neat about living in the rot belt, while it sucks when you run into these situations. sometimes a smoke, a break and having at it can be kinda "fun".
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Lounge / Busted bolts!!!
depending on what is bad, i had gotten the knack of being able to torch out said broken bolt, and save the threads. takes alot of patience.  especially to work in the rot belt.

if its like a water pump bolt on a 302, a little heat, penetrating oil (preferably well worth thunderbolt). a couple hours to  soak, a little tap with the hammer. and have at it.
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Lounge / Why is it so quiet in here?
Quote from: TOM Renzo;414854
Yep i got banned from those sites all right TOM. No question about that. But i am just curious as to what you think about my accomplishments and some of my cars. They are hard facts and  you are correct i did piss off people but i learned the hard way. Anyway i will take what you said as as an indication that either you hate the things i have accomplished or you just dont like ME. Thanks for your true feelings. And yes i have learned the hard way. But sometimes learning takes time as i now realize i was the cause of that and i am sorry for it. But what i do and have accomplished is FACT. Anyone can tell by reading my posts knows i did not fall off a TURNIP TRUCK LAST NIGHT. Been doing this all my life not only as a business owner as a car builder. If i have offended you i am sorry. And apologize to the forum!!!

I honestly want to know why you want us to hold you on some pedestal. There are people who HAVE done more then you in the car world believe it or not.
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General Fox T-Bird/Cougar Discussion / what ford intended? what kind of cars do we have?
Quote from: TOM Renzo;414476
I know the TC handles like shiznit from the factory

BETTER THINK AGAIN AND DO SOME RESEARCH.

05 HONDA HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND COMPLETELY. My washing machine handles better, Not getting in to this as the chevy haters will pound me. Ford and it's electronics back in those days were barbaric. You could not even read data stream till OBD2 without laboratory equipment. So i will pass on the chit chat. It is really getting DEEP!!!


Camaro specks

  Manual 305 TPI  215 hp

Mustang standing 1/4 mile 85 @ 15.9

Camaro standing 1/4 mile 15.0 @ 96

Mustang specks

Manual  5.0 225 hp

NOT TRUE. you could read live data in 90 or 91, when EEC-iv got mass air. with a ngs.
ford's electronics were barbaric? of course they were to todays standards. but it sure as hell worked good for the time.

you needed a tech scanner to read live data on gm's. whats the difference.

comparing these cars to an IROC is a JOKE. i know thunderchicken stated these cars were crudely built. i still think theyve aged well, are still tight. NOT as tight as a newer car for sure. but against anything older, i think they stood the test of time.

a TBI 305 Camaro, with drum rear brakes, and you call that the IROC? to me a IROC should be a 350, 5 speed, disc brakes. it seems like the put IROC on everything just to sell it. mine was a rattle trap, and that hump in the pass floor sucked.
and to say the TC handles like shiznit? seriously? THAT IROC handled like shiznit. my TC handles great, and i drive circle track cars, i think i would have a little more knowledge then the average person.
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Lounge / Why is it so quiet in here?
Quote from: TurboCoupe50;414650
You know I have a problem with that, especially after contributing to maintain the site... It's the main reason I haven't been around much over the last couple years, the fun and comradely just are no longer here...

[COLOR="black"]None[/COLOR] of the other sites I visit would have put up with the shenanigans that happen here(and no for the most part they are not over moderated), it would have been "straighten your ass up or you're history"... Some boards have a 30 day suspension policy that on a second or third warning is invoked, for the most part it works... For those it doesn't, well they aren't there any longer...

Anyway I've decided to have this shag with me and you're going to get it back attitude, maybe we can run off the remaining members...

 
same reasons why i don't come around anymore. you hit the nail on the head.
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Engine Tech / Running without o2s?
For what its worth, your not going to harm it running quick up the street. Depending on weather, it might not even make it into closed loop if they were connected. Afterwards, i would disconnect the battery and clear the kam, and start fresh without the codes in the EEC.