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Engine Fires then Shuts Off / No Power Windows - Help Please

Reply #15
A small pair of Vice-Grips will usually pinch the nipple(ouch) enough to break them loose...

Engine Fires then Shuts Off / No Power Windows - Help Please

Reply #16
Thanks again everyone. I "switched" it out and the bird is back to normal. I have three project Fords, I always count on the Tbird to run so when this happened the other day that feeling of dread overcame me... "How am I going to deal with this right now...? So, because of this forum, I was able to get directly to the source of the problem and make the swap without dicking around. I have two small kids so my free time is next to zero. THANKS.
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Engine Fires then Shuts Off / No Power Windows - Help Please

Reply #17
Edited.... evermind... Note to Angelo do not miss reading a post in the thread... LOL!

Engine Fires then Shuts Off / No Power Windows - Help Please

Reply #18
Hey since you were there, are they rivets? I remember when I was 16 or so, they failed me on saftey because I was starting the car with a screw driver(police impound). I tried to drill these "bolts", or are they rivets?, and ended up getting a new steering colum for some reason. I can't remember why.

My bird has the same setup as this, and I was curious what you had to do to get them out, just in case I end up doing it on mine.
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I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
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1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
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Engine Fires then Shuts Off / No Power Windows - Help Please

Reply #19
They should be the anti theft screws Carmen mentioned...

Engine Fires then Shuts Off / No Power Windows - Help Please

Reply #20
Oh, I just slotted the heads with a Dremel cutting disc. Removed with standard screwdriver and re-used them.
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Engine Fires then Shuts Off / No Power Windows - Help Please

Reply #21
Quote from: Mikelonis;328694
Oh, I just slotted the heads with a Dremel cutting disc. Removed with standard screwdriver and re-used them.


That's how I removed mine , but I replaced mine with hex head screws
Fox-less at the moment