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Lounge / Getting out of the desert, back to the midwest!
Our time here in Las Vegas is just about up!  My wife got orders to Offut AFB near Omaha, NE.  We have been here for about 4 years and are ready to see something new.  We plan to arrive in Nebraska around the middle of February. Are there any active members from Nebraska/Iowa?

Vegas is fun to visit but not that great to live in.  I will miss the mild winters (going to have to buy winter clothes again!) and the junkyards here have a lot of good rust free Foxes.  We are from Kansas so we should be able to go home more often for cheap. 

We will be shipping my turbo Cougar for sure, and if we can get a good enough deal, the 85 too.  If not, I will probably have to sell it before we go.
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T-Bird/Cougar Parts & Cars FOR SALE / Red and tan uncracked seatbelt sleeves, Tripminder, driver's side manual seat track
I have a few parts for sale.  All shipped prices are to the lower 48.  I prefer paypal, but can work with you on payment options.

Red seat belt sleeve set.  In good condition with only minor wear.  One belt has a small split at the bottom, not visible when installed. $40 shipped






Tan passenger side seat belt sleeve.  Same small split at the bottom as the red sleeve, very common and not visible when installed.  $25 shipped






Tripminder from 83 Heritage.  This unit is in very nice shape.  I will take it apart and clean button contacts before selling.  The only imperfection I found is the display is a little dimmer than most I have sold.  That being the case, I will sell it for $35 shipped AND will make a plug and play harness for most 85-88 cars for those who don't like wiring or don't want to cut up the your factory wiring harness. 




Driver's side manual seat track.  Great weight reduction mod!  $50 shipped.

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Lounge / My first trip to Disneyland!
I just got home from my first Disneyland trip.  Man, that place is awesome.  Our first day there we went through the California Adventure park.  I'm not a huge "rides" person but I loved Soarin over California and had a blast on the Tower of Terror.  The World of Color water/light show was nice too.

The second day didn't go so well however.  We got into the Disneyland park early on Saturday because we stayed at a Disney hotel and the first ride we went on was Space Mountain.  No line, sweet!  My body hated me for the rest of the day.  I tried to ride Star Tours right after that and it took everything I had to not puke (although I did some dry heaving.)  I walked back to the hotel and slept it off.  After tending to my foot blisters I headed back to the park in shame and only rode slow, gentle kiddie rides for the rest of the day.

Today was just a couple of hours at Newport beach building sand castles before heading home.  Overall a great little weekend trip.  Oh, and we only used 2 days of our 3 day Disneyland passes so we can go use our last day some other time!
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Lounge / AHHHH, Spiders! (Pic inside)
Do you guys have any tricks to get rid of/keep spiders from infesting the under areas of your cars?  I don't drive my cars much but it seems like even when I drive do, there are lots of webs going to the ground by the next morning and some of these guys hanging around...




Yesterday I poked my head into the garage every hour or so and managed to kill about 4 females and 6 or 7 males, but it seems like there is still just as many new webs.  I did also take the car for a spirited highway drive this morning.
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Lounge / So lonely in Vegas! (possible Vegas meet?)
I went to a TCCOA meet a few days ago and felt just a tad out of place...





How is it that in a city of 1 million+ there isn't more Fox members!?  The only other Fox I ever see is my old blue 84 Cougar that I sold to a guy a few blocks down.

I'm thinking about organizing a semi-large meet here in Vegas.  Any interest from the Southwest/West coast (and any other) members?  I'm thinking car show, track time, plus whatever else Vegas has to offer.  I'm not wanting to compete with Catjam, I would just like to see something a bit more west for the guys out here.

What do you guys think?
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T-Bird/Cougar Parts & Cars FOR SALE / Nice tripminder
I just finished this Tripminder today.  The face and lens are in great shape.  This is a Crown Vic unit and has had the mounting brackets swapped with the correct Fox brackets.  I also cleaned it up, cleaned the button contacts, polished the lens, and tested all buttons. 

$40 shipped or $50 shipped with plug and play harness for most 85-88 cars.  I can also change the display to a red lens at no extra charge.








Also still have some parts left over from the TC I parted.  See following link!
http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?31077-NEW-ARRIVALS-5-6-Grey-drivers-inner-seatbelt-Tripminder-misc-other-stuff
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Drivetrain Tech / PLEASE tell me there is a tranny fluid that looks like oil...
The 85 Cougar I just bought had a oxygen sensor code so I changed it out.  I took the transmission dipstick out to get a little more clearance because it is real tight in the oxygen sensor area.  I noticed the fluid on the dipstick was not red, but yellow like oil.  Didn't smell like transmission fluid either. 

I'm going to assume assume some jackass put motor oil in the transmission.  What do I do?  I had the car towed home and have only driven it around the block 1 time, less than a 1/4 mile.  Thanks!
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Body/Appearance/Interior / Chrome strips on B pillar
The Cougar I recently picked up has 2 thin chrome strips on the B pillars.  None of the Cougars I have previously had have had this.  Is this an 85 only thing?  Is the car maybe an LS without badging?  Not a big deal, just curious.

You can see the strips in this pic.
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Engine Tech / 85 Cougar 5.0 CFI running rough. Suggestions?
I am trying to get my 85 that I just bought in good running shape.  Right now it runs rough at idle, dies when put in gear, and bogs down for a second when accelerating from a stop. 

I ran the KOEO codes and got trouble codes 23 and 31.  According to the fordfuelinjection website, those codes correspond to TPS voltage and EVP voltage.

I checked and had the correct 5 volt signal to the TPS and then check the output voltage and it was 1.93 with the car off and varied between 3v and 5v with it on due to the bad idle. 

Next, I checked the EGR.  The EGR held vacuum and seemed to operate correctly.  The vacuum line to the solenoid was uncracked also.  I confirmed 5 volts at the EVP connector and then tested output voltage at at several vacuum readings.  At 0" HG I got a reading of 1.89.  At 5" I got 3.92, and at 10" I got 3.96.  The EVP voltage with the car running remained at 1.89.

I would rather replace parts that don't need to be replaced.  Can anybody help interpret these results or suggest what to do next.  Thanks!
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User Rides / Pics of my new daily driver...85 Cougar!
I picked this up last night but it was too dark to get good pics.  It is an 85 with 150k on it, but it is very clean.  It has a 5.0 in it, which is running pretty rough, but I will work on that in the coming up days.  It still needs a good cleaning/washing, but here are a few daytime pics of it.










Yes, uncracked dash






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Lounge / Time for a new daily driver!
As much as I like my truck, I think it is time for a new daily driver.  I have had it for a little over a year and have only driven a little over 3000 miles in it.  I have only used the bed a few times and have never towed anything, so with gas at $3.85, I just can't justify driving it anymore. 

I am leaning towards getting a late 80s/early 90s small GM car such as a Cavalier Z24, Beretta Z26, or Lumina Z34.  Hopefully something semi-sporty and reliable.  I would really like a Z26 with a HO Quad 4, but those are hard to come by and I'm still unsure of how reliable they are.  I haven't looked into the Ford side of things yet, but what comparable cars did Ford have to the ones I listed?

Anyway, here are a few parting pics of my truck.  People stop by my house and ask if I want to sell it all the time and I just put it on craigslist, so I'm thinking it will sell fairly quick.