OK,..... I'm between a rock and a hard place.

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OK,..... I'm between a rock and a hard place.

Reply #15 – September 10, 2006, 09:19:52 PM

Quote from: CougarSE;103313

Spoken by a man of experiance!

Now if I could just get to to Dayton......

But then again franks car doesn't run... its something electrical and I know I could fix it with little time involved but......but....

The last I read it runs ok once warm, or at least that's how I understood it....so it's probably an ECT. It is an EEC3 car though, and it harder to pull codes, but you can. I used to do in on the 83 WAY back when the 5.0 was still in it. I'm got the procedure in one of my books.

OK,..... I'm between a rock and a hard place.

Reply #16 – September 10, 2006, 10:12:18 PM

Quote from: 5.0willgo;103310

I'm telling you Claude, get yourself another car to drive daily. It is near impossible to fix a car up (making it better) when you depend on it daily. It always stays the same and doesn't get better unless you have a lot of money to throw at it at once and can lose it for a few days to get the work done.

Truer words were never spoken. When I was driving the 'Bird daily all I could do was make plans on what to do to it, without actually being able to do anything to it. Now that I don't depend on it I can lay it up in the garage for weeks if need be. I also was feeling guilty about the mileage I was putting on it - it had 47k when I bought it in March '03, now it has about 65k. Thankfully the mileage will stop being added so quickly (though if I remember correctly mileage won't be an issue with your car, Claude)...

BTW, that chattering clutch is likely from oil soak (leaking rear main, intake or oil pan). It's amazing how hard an oil soaked clutch can grab - you'd think it would slip instead, but for some reason the oil acts like glue.

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Reply #17 – September 10, 2006, 10:28:58 PM

255k and counting...

And the clutch has chattered ever since I put it in there. I used the "used" one from the donar car.. I was po.

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Reply #18 – September 10, 2006, 11:12:00 PM

You're beter off getting something else to drive daily. These cars are getting to the age that they are no longer a reliable daily driver. Age is catching up to them and they need little things done to them to keep them in good condition. As a fun car that's fine because you can deal with it being down for a week or more at a time but it's hard to do repair work to a car when you have to drive it on Monday to work. Get something newer and more reliable for a daily driver and put the Cougar on the side for when you have time to work on it.

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Reply #19 – September 11, 2006, 04:07:31 AM

and all this over a v-6.... nah j/k.

Its good that you care about your car. If you have a place to park/store it, then you should do that. It isnt worth much to some people, but prolly the world to you. Being the first known fox cougar v-6 with a swapped in stick, you will always be remembered for that. I am sure you have had great times in that car and will continue to do so.

Get a beater honda civic. They you will have lots of wants to get the old cougar going.

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Reply #20 – September 11, 2006, 05:21:23 AM

Dilemma not delimma. Ditto on the daily driver thing... I wish I could take mine out of service and fix it all up, but there are too many repairs and not enough weekends. Not one of them is major enough to keep me off the road, but are really annoying otherwise.

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Reply #21 – September 11, 2006, 08:45:15 AM

I've been pondering over the past couple of days.

Looks like I can.....

Fix my origbuttstuff rear end with parts from the one in my car now..

new driveshaft should be like 20 bucks from pick n pull..

Poly front bushings are about 35 bucks

Then I'm dealing with the overheating issue.. but the way it acts Its got to be something stupid that I've been too unmotivated to work on.

Oil? Dont need no stinking oil...

But I still think I'm going 4 eyed though...

OK,..... I'm between a rock and a hard place.

Reply #22 – September 11, 2006, 10:01:11 AM

Like i said... i got a chain and a 302. We can tow it if we can't fix it on site. Muha ha ha

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Reply #23 – September 11, 2006, 03:14:46 PM

shiznit, I'd like an offer like that.

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Reply #24 – September 11, 2006, 07:08:46 PM

Quote from: 84 Fila;103515

shiznit, I'd like an offer like that.

Thats how the 88 made the 20 mile trip home the first time. She has only ever been towed once. From the junkyard to my house.

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Reply #25 – September 11, 2006, 07:26:16 PM

Lucky SOB. My '88 has been towed at least 15 times...:pbb:

Oh almost forgot, not only was there the terrorist attack 5 years ago, but this date 5 years ago was my first full day with my '88.

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Reply #26 – September 11, 2006, 08:17:19 PM

Mine was towed with a chain and a Bronco about 2 miles to my house to get her here.

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Reply #27 – September 11, 2006, 10:05:37 PM

When I first got my turbo coupe I had to tow it 250mi to my house. That is the only time I've had to get it towed. But I've had my fair share of problems. This is the 2nd motor in it and that doesn't count the 5 other heads that I went through to find a good one.