Hello again!
I don't have an owner's manual for my T-bird or the factory shop manual so I wanted to ask you a few questions:
What is the proper serpentine belt tension (LBS), I've just replaced the belt tensioner and I don't want to overtighten it.
What are the mileage intervals between:
-oil change in Canada like climate (previous owner was changing oil every 6000 miles) but after about 5000 miles I've noticed the oil pressure idiot light stays on a second or two after startup, so I've just changed the oil
-timing chain/gears replacement (are the gears plastic covered like in Ford's small block V8?)
-AOD transmussion fluid change
Thanks!
Autozone.com (http://"http://www.autozone.com/servlet/UiBroker?ForwardPage=/az/cds/en_us/0900823d/80/14/ce/3c/0900823d8014ce3c.jsp") should have most of this information for you. Follow the menu on the right and I think you'll get your anwsers.
Thanks for the link! It's a very useful website!
I found everythig except proper tension of the serpentine belt. Or maybe I didn't know where to look?
Try this (http://"http://www.autozone.com/servlet/UiBroker?ForwardPage=/az/cds/en_us/0900823d/80/14/cc/ef/0900823d8014ccef.jsp")
It says that serpentine belts have automatic adjusters, while my T-bird has a manual one and still doesn't mention the belt tension. Wonder if it's OK about 60LBS?
Is it possible someone swapped the belt setup in this car to the old style? Seems plausible considering that it must be difficult to get parts for an '87 T-bird in Eaastern Europe.
All '83-'87 3.8s have manual tensioners.
Somehow, I KNEW you would know;) Goood info!
I just tighten the belt to what "feels" right. I think I'm normally on the low side as my belts don't last too terribly long. I'd rather buy belts at an increased rate than ruin pulley bearings though.
I swear jeremy knows everything about the 3.8......
I knew that too,....