Please,
over the last 2 days it has
#1 ran over me cause it jumped into gear on its own
#2 caught fire
#3 ran badly
#4 lost brakes due to an ejected brake pad
#5 gotton a new coat of black primer and got messed up cause gas came out the filler neck
#6 the new alternator quit charging while we were on our way home
#7 the battery went dead cause the above while in traffic
#8 electric water pump drives and fans blow when the alt doesnt charge
#9 everytime i get were i trust the car to drive it breaks down repeatily
please give me a reason not to burn this car in the a.m :mad:
becuase the same reason i do its fun to drive when its running right and there is nothing on ther road today that even comes close to the looks. and all car suck......i just tell myself that over and over so im not thinking about running into a wall myself
sad thing was we drove it everywere today with not one problem.
till we were in traffic on the way home then i guess thats when the alt self destructed
I just need to vent some
so vent i been drinking i will listen...hey atleast you cant seen the left side of your engine is running rich when the right side is running fine:D
by all means vent because we all need to at one point in our life. some more than others.
did i mention this will be the 3rd alt in 3 weeks
Reasons not to burn or get rid of the car.
1. It's fun to drive when it runs right.
2. You know you'll get it right eventually.
3. You will feel great about yourself when you get it right.
4. You know it will kick serious ass when you get it done.
5. The more you fix, the less chance of it breaking again.
6. If you sell it, you won't get anything near what you put into it.
7. You'll regret it if you dump it.
Believe me, I've had some issues with my car and still do. It's left me stranded on numerous occasions and I would spend every penny I had to try make it better only for it to break again. Back in January it spent just about as much time on a rollback as it did driving. I've been struggling with it for over a year and am finally getting it to run how I want. It's been a long struggle but as I jump in it now, I love it more than I did the day I bought it. There were several times I wanted to leave it at the end of the driveway with a FS sign. But now, nearly everything has been replaced so it's almost like a new car. I'm emotionally attached so it's not going anywhere... no matter how mad I get at it.
We all have problems with these things. Just try to be patient, but it's good to get mad and walk away for a while. You'll be alright.
man unhook your subs;) i dont know but maybe you just need a bigger one seems like your running alot off it
running a 100 amp gm 1 wire
all it runs is the
waterpump
fuel pump
fan
car has no radio,or other add ons
get away from the 1 wire alternator. I've heard both sides to them burning themselfs up and I'm leaning with the regulator problems. They are not good alternators. just hook up the 2.3 alternator. It shouldn't be very hard.
it just wont charge with the ford alternator.maybe a harness problem ? dunno
i have ran the gm alt's for years with no problems till this car:nono:
i hear yah man... in the last week or so since i bought my car i had to change the gas tank due to a leaking gas tank... then the pump in the new tank died a couple days later. just put in a new pump and now i have another f'n leak! so i'll be dropping the tank again to find this leak and fix it hopefully for the last time.
it all comes down to the fact that if they werent worth it we wouldnt be here, tho if you really think about it they never really sold very good so maybe we are all just nuts for loving them.
maybe it runs funny and all that stuff cause YOU put the engine in the car. No j/k man.
i swear this place kicks azz:bowdown:
because it makes your dick feel big
with your alternator, try running a ground wire from the alternator mounting bolt, and run it to the same place you have the battery grounded to on the block, most problems ive seen with the GM 1-wire is they they arnt grounded very well through the block, the brackets, the bolts, etc
also, what guage wire are you running to the battery/selenoid? if its the only wire, id run at least an 8 guage wire
if it doesnt work...cant hurt to have another nice ground wire
has a 4 gauge charge wire. 4 gauge ground to chassis from alternator bolt.
i hope it was just a fluke alternator guess we will see i am fixing to go for a ride:D
Because of the other 10% of the time. :) That's why I haven't burned mine yet. It's too much fun when it works.
Have you checked/changed your 02 sensors (both) ?
i think that ford is trying to reject that gm alt.you know,gettin sick and going ralph.
no im a moron and didnt listen to what turbocoupe50 told me i needed to do with my computer when i got it so i need to run a ground wire to the #44 pin so it reads the left o2 well atleast thats what im hoping is wrong with it. it has new o2's in it tho
Try not to let it get you down too much. Since I bought my 5.0 I think I've gone through at least seven alts. At the moment I'm using the 130A Ford Racing one, and it seems to be charging (at least, the voltmeter I installed says it is). The battery still dies if I let the car sit for more than a week, though. A few months ago I finally went to http://www.affordable-solar.com and bought a UNI-Solar 11W flexible panel, a small charge controller, wiring, and a lighter plug adaptor, and that seems to be keeping the battery charged (though if I start it more than once in a day it still has trouble turning the engine over). The panel is small enough to sit on the rear deck. As the sun gets lower in the sky hopefully it will still keep it charged. 11W translates to almost an amp of current under ideal conditions, but in the winter it will be a lot less (though I can angle the panel up to meet the sun, which I need to do soon).
(No I don't drive my T-Bird every day...my Explorer is simply more reliable :( )