decided to keep the car :burnout: ....... found a deal for a truck that needs a little work so the car will be parked soon to preserve it and start saving it from the little bit of rust that is starting to show.......whenever that may be.... at least i have the car
so looking around a bit, supposedly my car has a 2.73 gear ratio in the rear axle by what the VIN sticker and tag on the rear axle say...... stock '88 cougar 302/aod
how does the ratio i have compare to some of the other ratios (the good one, not so great ratio, the so-so ratio ..... is it like the economy ratio because i can't seem to fathom its the neck breaker ratio
to me so far, i'm loving when i can push 26-30 mpg highway but then again, kinda wish it had just that little bit more get up-n-go :burnout:
well not this next weekend but the following sunday (7/10/11), I'm thinking on going to Indianapolis, IN to the junkyard there. Reason being is because they have a, promotional thing, to which all the parts you can carry 20 ft, from line to line, is like $40.........I'm going
My plan is to find a aod from hopefully a T-bird supercoupe, rear bumper cover, and both taillights for my cougar......and anything else I may need. Thing is I think I can carry it all, but the bumper is what worries me the most, falling or being too heavy...I don't know how heavy they can be but can't imagine way too much.
I also plan on getting it video recorded if I can get the G-friend to come along...and I'll have to make sure my phone is charged to record
If anyone else lives close enough to Indianapolis or wants to try to make it and don't know about this yet, here is the link http://indypicapart.com/specials.html
Last night I decided to go for a drive cause it was so nice out, I'm out for about 20 minutes or so and I stop at a light........ car dies:punchballs:. So not to be sitting in the way of everyone since I'm first at the light, I started to push the car as close to the gas station I could through other parking lots......by time I got it to the gas station (a good 1/4 mi and another 20 minutes later), I put gas in thinking the gauge is wrong and I'm out of gas...... no luck:toilet:, could not hear the pump:disappoin:, fuses good, relay good.
Are there any brand of fuel pumps I should not buy or can I just go and get the replacement that the local O'rileys or AutoZone has? I though about looking on ebay, maybe??
another Q is...... is there anything else I should check while the tank is out?
So I decided after having my sign in storage for so long, maybe someone else can appreciate and/or use....... The sign is in Kokomo, IN 46902 .......heres my craigslist post ---> http://kokomo.craigslist.org/for/2436719445.html
I have alway wanted to hang it in a garage or basp00get, neither to which I have, and I have no Idea what to ask for it, I will entertain all offers.
Since i bought my cougar i've been looking for a bushing for the t.v. cable.......I'm not looking for the one on the throttle body, I need the one where it bolts to the side of the transmission. I've checked at Autozone, O-rileys, and the local transmission shop and no one seem to have or know what Im talking about, and the ford dealer said it was no longer in production... For now i have a piece of rubber and a spring makeshift job to keep the car on the road since its my D.D.
Any ideas other than searching junkyard? (hope the picture works)
On my 88 cougar with 5.0, it like to randomly (while parked or while driving with normal temp, oil, and volts) idle up to about 1500 - 1800 rpm......... I'll unplug the idle control motor/sensor and it idles down.
Is there a ghost in my computer or is the IAC motor need cleaning or replaced?
I just bought myself another cougar to replace my 85 cat.....an 88 cougar with 5.0 and aod with about 139,000 miles......since the begining I've had issues with it shifting. The guy before me just changed the trans. fluid and filter. So I bought it, started to drive it home, shift were high like 3500 rpm, and I didn't have overdrive half of my trip (aprox. 45 minutes so far). Stoped and got gas, got back on the highway and the car foud overdrive after 62 mph. Made it home, almost 2 hr trip
Next day adjusted the tv cable and got it up-shifting real good. Then while in overdrive, I tried to pass, hit the gas and the downshift sounded if I was grinding gears on a stick shift......let off the gas and it returned to overdrive...if I try again and floor it, it will "grind" for a moment then find 3rd or 2nd gear...also some times I hear it do the same thing when shifting into 3rd when in "D". The other gears shift fine
My question (s) is what might be wrong with it?....is it basicly dead and time for a rebuild or replacement?....and could it be anything simple like a sticky valve?
One more note, the previous guy overfilled the transmission by almost a half gallon. I'm almost certain he wasn't a car guy
:burnout: ....... found a deal for a truck that needs a little work so the car will be parked soon to preserve it and start saving it from the little bit of rust that is starting to show.......whenever that may be.... at least i have the car
