01-03-2005, 08:45 PM
well, i was reading a thread on one of the boards, and someone had a similar miss to mine, and someone suggested checking the ECT, here i am thinking i covered all my bases, when i read "make sure you have coolant first", then i think "dont f'in tell me i dont have coolant..."
well, fast forward to today, beautiful day out, i open the hood of the TC, check the PS fluid, discover that its leaking, look at the coolant resiviour, see it empty, look in my radiator, only half full...
i top it all off, run it for a while, thermostat opens and i add coolant as needed, and the car idles almost silky smooth...for a TC
moral of the story...look at the simple things first, or youll feel real stupid when you spend 500 dollars over some fluids
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1987 Thunderbird 3.8
1987 Turbo Coupe, 5-speed
www.foxthunderbirds.fast-go.com
aka Tbird232ci
well, fast forward to today, beautiful day out, i open the hood of the TC, check the PS fluid, discover that its leaking, look at the coolant resiviour, see it empty, look in my radiator, only half full...
i top it all off, run it for a while, thermostat opens and i add coolant as needed, and the car idles almost silky smooth...for a TC
moral of the story...look at the simple things first, or youll feel real stupid when you spend 500 dollars over some fluids
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1987 Thunderbird 3.8
1987 Turbo Coupe, 5-speed
www.foxthunderbirds.fast-go.com
aka Tbird232ci