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#8 of 2869 SB- by zgrrrl Nov 06, 2000 (7:38 pm)
it seems to be okay - but it didn't sound a little different today when idling (it happened Friday) Nothing bad, just a wee tiny tad bit more "noisy" altho I hesitate to use the word noisey. It just sounded different. I thought it was the cold weather. What should I be looking/listening for?
#9 of 2869 Embarrassment ... by greycap Nov 06, 2000 (10:46 pm)
... has been conquered by impatience. I'll admit it: I have tried and failed to change my clock back from daylight savings time. According to the manual, I just press and hold the "CLK" button until a message appears indicating time set mode (I forget the exact wording), then press "SEEK" while continuing to press "CLK". These simple instructions haven't worked for me; here's what actually happens: Scenario 1: Radio/CD Off I press and hold CLK. And hold. And hold for 30 + seconds. The display doesn't change. I press SEEK anyway. Nothing happens. Scenario 2: CD On I press and hold CLK. No mode message appears, but the hour starts to flash. While continuing to hold CLK, I press SEEK. The CD skips a track, but the hour stops flashing and nothing else changes. Can anyone tell from the above what I'm doing wrong?
#10 of 2869 Clock setting by silver_bullet Nov 06, 2000 (11:04 pm)
1. Turn on the RADIO 2. Press CLOCK and hold 3. Turn volume knob to change time
#11 of 2869 Focus Euro Model by fdanna Nov 06, 2000 (11:02 pm)
You know I keep looking at pictures of the North American focus thinking "somthing is just not right." Then I noticed that ford has been mixing Euro model pictures with the NA model pictures and I've just noticed that the bumpers on the euro model are shorter which give the car a snubbier apearance! It's cuter actually. I wonder if they had to do that to comply with US laws.
#12 of 2869 Zgrrrl - expensive noises by silver_bullet Nov 06, 2000 (11:13 pm)
If you zinged the valves from and overrev and the engine still starts and runs okay, you may have been lucky. What happens in an overrev situation with an engine that has what's known as an "interference design" is the pistons hit the valves, usually resulting in bent valves and/or damaged pistons. Lots of LOUD valve clatter when this happens, assuming the engine runs at all.
#13 of 2869 Gas fill up. by fgaydos Nov 07, 2000 (1:07 am)
I mentioned I was having my gas gauge acting up after I fill up. It would not register right for about a day after. I mentioned to my dealer and he asked if I had the key in the ignition when I filled up. Yes I said. Take the key out and try filling it . I did and it worked OK. I only tried it once so I don't have a trend yet. FYI
#14 of 2869 Gas fill up. by pcleveland2 Nov 07, 2000 (2:06 am)
Ya know, the one time it happened to me, I think I left the key in the ignition. Been a long time since that happened, so I can't be sure. But I do think I left it in that time. Thanks fgaydos! Pat
#15 of 2869 over-revving by ottos Nov 07, 2000 (4:05 am)
fdanna: yes longer bumpers are for US gov't. zgrrl, Maybe the zetec is an inteference engine. if so, then i you should will be ok, because the valves can stick out when the piston comes up, and the two won't touch. if not, then maybe there is a safety margin past redline (what is redline anyway? 6000?). When going from 5th to 4th, zgrrl, just pull down. You don't have to guide the shifter. Let the springs guide the shifter to 4th. The same goes for shifting from 2nd to 3rd. The only shifts that require some guidance are from 1st to 2nd, 3rd to 2nd, and of course to reverse. I just wanted to say that because I often see people guiding the shifter with more deliberation that necessary. So how is the car? Is it fast enough for you guys? I am considering buying one, being on the A-plan and all, but I don't know for sure. If it do 0-60 in 7.8s according to some magazine that I forgot, then I will think some more.
#16 of 2869 recent observation by zx3beast Nov 07, 2000 (7:07 am)
has anyone else been noticing a clicking sound when turning wheels left or right? seems to be coming from front-end.
#17 of 2869 by kostamojen Nov 07, 2000 (8:34 am)
Ok, I'm seeing fanatics all over the place trying to pound on Democrats on ALL the boards I go to... They must be despret or something, oh well... So has that guy been banned yet moderator carlady?

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