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#2174 of 3244 reply to 2173 by marlin77 Jan 15, 2004 (12:59 pm)
thanks for the tip on the air box swap. some guys on other forums are telling me i'd need the chip replaced or reflashed though. i really don't see that as necessary either but than again my tech background is limited. service departments aren't much help with this. i thought about the gear also. i do a lot of hiway driving and figured the 3.73 is too much. maybe a 3.55
#2175 of 3244 More one Hop-Ups by hotrodlincoln1 Jan 16, 2004 (12:18 pm)
I did some checking, and use of the Marauder MAF requires a chip. Brad Reinhart and Jerry (aka The Man) are said to have good ones. While you're at it, you may want to do the Jerry mod to your transmission. Since you have an LX Sport, I think you already have 3.27 gears. I personally wouldn't go to the trouble of up swapping just to go from 3.27 to 3.55. YMMV. A company called Angry Duck Tofu Racing (ADTR) makes high performance intake manifolds for your car.   Info on the J-mod is at www.tccoa.com/articles/tranny/
#2176 of 3244 stalling rrogers7 by jackb Jan 20, 2004 (7:35 am)
Shocked to hear of your stalling on your 01 GM. I had one and never had any problems. If your still looking for help, I suggest you call 1-800-392-FORD. and relate your problem to them.
#2177 of 3244 Torque converter; front seal by barnzy Jan 25, 2004 (6:56 pm)
After raving about how great my 2000 GM is running (at 66K), I was told at my last oil change that I have a leak in the torque converter front seal. The seal is about a $15 item, but they have to remove the tranny to get to it. Probably looking at a $600 or $700 bill. Hopefully this is not the start of a domino trend; but if it is, I'll be taking a serious look at the Ford 500 and Mercury Montego when they hit the dealerships (hopefully in March).
#2179 of 3244 Trans Leak by dbc123 Jan 26, 2004 (7:16 am)
It's a little unusual to see a 4r70W trans with a seal leak with only 66K miles and 4 years. Are you sure it's actually leaking? Some "weeping" around the rubber inspection plug on the converter housing is not unusual and no cause for concern. Job 1 for the 500 is July 2004 so don't look for them until early fall.
#2180 of 3244 No heat in 97 C.V. by evolk Feb 03, 2004 (7:35 am)
About three weeks ago, I was driving my 97 CV to work (it was about 10 degrees out), and was not getting any heat to the passenger compartment, though the engine temp. guage needle indicated I should have had plenty of it. About 2/3 of the way to work (20 minutes), the heat finally came on.   Typically, I forgot about it until the same thing happened last week when the temps were in the teens. What happened then was the engine ran very hot (though not in the red) (about 10 o'clock or 10:30), while I started to lose "geddy-yup" (power), and the engine started to really "knock" when I accelerated (during the last mile or two of the 25 mile trip). I was late to work and came to a stop to back in to the space when the engine stalled (locked up?) and I had to push it back.   After a few hours sitting there, it started right up, with no engine knock.   It made it 3/4 of the way back home before it started to knock again and I lost a lot of the "geddy-yup". Again, the temp. guage was running around the 10-10:30 area, but not in the red or even touching the "H".   I nursed it home after my wife came and picked me up and we went to dinner and came back. I left the car sitting in the driveway until this last Sunday, when the temps got into the low 40's with sun. I opened up the hood and checked the coolant reservoir and it was frozen solid!...and didn't seem to have a high concentration of green anti-freeze color to it. I left the hood open and let the sun light hit the reservoir directly for a couple of hours. This melted it down for the most part, so I started the engine up and it sounded fine, with a slight knock. I added anti-freeze (about a half gallon), to the fill line in the tank, and let the car warm up quite a bit (20 minutes) and circulate the coolant. I've since run some short errands successfully, but the car still has a knock sound on the engine, but it slows down considerably when I coast down/brake to a stop.   Any clues? Thermostat? Is the knock sound because I may have done serious damage to the block?   Remedies?   Car has 155k miles on it.
#2181 of 3244 Trans Leak (reply to dbc123) by barnzy Feb 03, 2004 (8:29 pm)
Turns out it was the rear seal, not the front. Am I sure it was leaking? No!! I'm passing on the Ford 500/Mercury Montego after learning that they'll only be available in front-wheel and all-wheel drive. Perhaps I'll just shoot for 100K on the GM (67K on it now).
#2182 of 3244 100K Should be Easy by dbc123 Feb 05, 2004 (7:29 pm)
My 94 currently has 155k. Looks and runs near new. These will last a long,long time with proper upkeep.
#2183 of 3244 To vicville with the air bag light problem by ragdollgirl Feb 06, 2004 (9:21 am)
Did you ever get the air bag short fixed? If so, how much did it cost? My 94 GM has the same problem, but I haven't fixed it because the mechanic couldn't tell me how it would cost since he wouldn't know how long it would take to find the short. It sure is annoying having that light blink all the time, not to mention the air bags don't work. Just wondering how you made out.

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