your first repair

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Reply #15 – March 13, 2005, 11:11:06 PM

My first big repair was the headgasket on a 3.8 and was a success. But that engine did not lasted long after that I bent a rod and now the replacement is a 5.8.

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Reply #16 – March 14, 2005, 09:52:20 AM

My first repair on my 84 was the voltage regulator. I was probably 14 at the time and my dad had to go to work so he gave me the part said go find it on the car and change it.

The first repair on my 86 turbo was the cooling fan switch. I found out that was bad when I was driving it home from the guy I bought it. About 10 minutes down the road I see the temp just keep going up. And that switch was a pain to replace. I had to go out and buy new sockets since I didn't have a deep well that big and Autozone gave me the wrong sensor the first time.

Jim

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Reply #17 – March 14, 2005, 10:05:19 AM

Finally remembered what my first repair was on one of these! TFI module on my red 87 3.8. I was 17 and the car had 48000 miles on it. My uncle walked me through it. Even back then (1993) he said it was quite common on these cars.

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Reply #18 – March 14, 2005, 09:59:56 PM

My first was a tranny leak on my old '85. The thing was g tranny fluid, and after running it completely dry a few times I decided to pull the tranny and replace the front seal. I got it out and saw that not only was the seal gone, but the bushing was worn and the converter was scored. A speedi-sleeve fixed the converter, a new seal was put in, and it went back into the car. I then dropped the pan to replace the black, tar-like fluid that was the result of running it dry a few times. I found that "bobber" in there and went to every tarnny shop in town before getting an answer as to what it was for. I put the pan back up, filled it with fluid, and started the car up only to see fluid STILL g out. Down came the tranny again, where I discovered the case had a crack in it. Completely disgusted, I slapped some JB weld on it and put it back in. 70,000 miles later I traded the car in without it ever leaking another drop.

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Reply #19 – March 14, 2005, 10:45:07 PM

Mine was either the inertia switch or the power window motor. I can't remember which came first as they were in the same summer. I had no idea what I was doing on either of them though.

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Reply #20 – March 14, 2005, 11:59:10 PM

My car is a repair with in it self. but the first thing I remember fixing was the alignment. I bought new tires for it a week after I bought it. Installed and balenced the tires myself and aligned the front end myself. didn't come out perfect because I ran out of adjustment on camber though. but it didn't squel the tires going in a straight line anymore.

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Reply #21 – March 16, 2005, 05:04:33 PM

Fluid swap and tuneup. My first repair on the '85 T-Bird had to be the Heatercore. Then immediately after the heatercore was fixed, it was able to build pressure in the coolant, and it blew out the water pump. Not my most fond winter memories ever, but I got to get intimate in a hurry with my car.

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Reply #22 – March 16, 2005, 06:15:30 PM

First I tightened up the vavle covers because they were complety loose and all the oil was running out everywhere. Then was the driver side window would not go up, the the driver side locking mechanism, then the ignition control module. And the list goes on...

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Reply #23 – March 16, 2005, 08:51:01 PM

My first repair were those whitewalls in my avatar photo. takin a girl out about 3 weeks after i got it and came outside to a BIG (like quarter size big) hole in the sidewall. they blew out....... in a parking lot at night

......... and i couldnt find the spare,its really well camoed in the side fender like that. well an extremely wise old man came over and 5 seconds later i was puttin it on.
(now there are tiger paw GTS's on it ;))

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Reply #24 – March 18, 2005, 01:27:27 AM

I have had my new toy for about two weeks. The lady had it parked under some trees in her back yard and the paint looks pretty rough. I tinkered with it for a couple days after she priced it to me, and decided it had enough potential to take it home. The alternator went kapoot on the way home, and I had replaced the PCV valve before leaving her house. The back seat was full of cobwebs and dust 1/8 inch thick.

Plugs, wires, cap, rotor button, egr valve and sensor, alternator, pcv, I'm in it for about $600, but figure I'm way ahead right now. Once I have it running right, minor body work, new paint, tires, wheels, etc. and I'll be in over my head before long...

Taking myself back to high school days, before I sold my '68 Stang.