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Old 06-26-2018, 10:55 PM
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I bought a set of 4.6is mufflers for my 3.0i 5-speed. I won't have time to put them on soon but I'm excited about a bolt on exhaust upgrade. It needs to make more noise 😁
Let us know how it goes! I'm looking at this myself.
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Old 06-27-2018, 10:11 AM
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Let us know how it goes! I'm looking at this myself.

I will do so. It'll be month or two though, and I have to figure out if I need more hangars. It only came with two. Also the owner was a little confused about whether it was a 4.8 or 4.6 exhaust, but he said it bolted on to his 3.0, so I am guessing it will work. The parts diagrams show the 3.0 only has three exhaust hangars, that can't be right, can it?
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Old 06-27-2018, 10:13 AM
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New pusher fan and fixed the open in the AC Compressor Clutch. Stupid design with a fusible link under the clutch pulley......... that wont ever happen again
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Old 06-27-2018, 03:59 PM
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fixed the open in the AC Compressor Clutch. Stupid design with a fusible link under the clutch pulley......... that wont ever happen again
Did you replace the compressor?
If so, is it done from underneath??
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Old 06-27-2018, 09:15 PM
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Did you replace the compressor?
If so, is it done from underneath??
No

There is a fuesable link(temp fuse actually) under the clutch pulley. you can get to it from the bottom but if you full the fan and shroud off it gives you a bit more room for the snap ring pliers. I also took the coil portion off so I could solder that on the bench, much easier to see what your doing and not dripping hot solder on your face

There is a thread on here about doing it on the bench, but I really didnt want to break the system open and have to take it to be pulled down and then filled.
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Old 06-27-2018, 10:28 PM
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I don't love thermal fuses. I've had two terrible issues recently.

1) in the bottom of a hot water heater. A momentary burst of heat from the gas company killing the supply while the hwh is running bursts the glass vial and you can't buy the $4 vial. If you are lucky you can find the part for $90 on eBay else you need to replace the HWH!
2) my fridge: something in the circulation system malfunctioned. To disassemble the repair guy used a heat gun: he hit the thermal fuse opening it so it deactivated my defrost cycle so my fridge after repair worked for less than a week!
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Old 07-02-2018, 05:16 PM
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It was time for an oil change - "M" weight during the summers in Texas for me. (Doesn't leak out as fast ) and an adjustment to the parking brake. I hate unintentionally rolling down the boat ramp.


I was also starting to experience a slow 3-4 upshift and extended engagement of the convertor clutch so I discussed a transmission filter change (filter only - not the fluid) with the service department manager, thinking at 344,000 miles there might be some restriction through the filter.


He said they'd take a fluid sample and progress from there. Turns out all they had to do was re-flash the transmission and it's shifting perfectly again.


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Old 07-19-2018, 10:59 PM
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Smoked turn signals. Ordered from Amazon. Came straight from Taiwan. Blends in with the black trim and I like it.
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Guide parts are in, paid under $500. Cant wait to get this thing back on the road next week.
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Old 07-21-2018, 05:53 AM
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Smoked turn signals. Ordered from Amazon. Came straight from Taiwan. Blends in with the black trim and I like it.
Looks good - might need to do that myself.

Nice car too! Don't see too many the same colour as mine, with the same wheels...
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