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Thread: Firing up after 2 years idle
Post: RE: Firing up after 2 years idle
| In the event, the Tbird fired up just fine. I had left it with a full tank of premium gas, and I remembered I had stabilized it with Seafoam. The tires are definitely done, but I expected that. Ot... |
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03-20-2024, 10:12 PM |
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Thread: Firing up after 2 years idle
Post: RE: Firing up after 2 years idle
| One other question re: tires. I'm trying to decide what makes the most economic sense. While I would like to put good quality tires on, the reality is the car doesn't drive in winter and in a year t... |
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03-16-2024, 05:33 PM |
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Thread: Firing up after 2 years idle
Post: Firing up after 2 years idle
| Hello!
My 88 TC has sat in a dry garage for 2 years now. Part of it was my father's illness and passing away last year, which demoralized me severely and caused my interest in cars to temporarily ev... |
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03-16-2024, 04:08 PM |
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Thread: Upper end price for low mile TCs?
Post: RE: Upper end price for low mile TCs?
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BradM Wrote: (07-05-2023, 06:07 PM)
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Look at the sales of TC's on Bring a Trailer. These are low milage examples and good comps.
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I was looking at that... I saw a blue one with cloth interior, 1... |
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07-06-2023, 03:35 PM |
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Thread: Upper end price for low mile TCs?
Post: RE: Upper end price for low mile TCs?
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spittinfire Wrote: (07-05-2023, 02:58 PM)
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That's a nice car but overpriced in my opinion. I think that is a $12-15k car unless you just have to have it then buy it with the understanding that you... |
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07-05-2023, 03:43 PM |
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Thread: Upper end price for low mile TCs?
Post: Upper end price for low mile TCs?
| Was just looking at this 88 TC on ebay (https://www.ebay.com/itm/175776912770?hash=item28ed1ed582:g:GSUAAOSw2IFkTL0t&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8HuE89tKkjv%2FURMMJt0nn6SlfN3JGnZJ7VfFSCPTsyOlPiCD9pLJ%2BIugpe... |
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07-04-2023, 09:41 PM |
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Thread: 850CCA Battery OK for TC?
Post: 850CCA Battery OK for TC?
| Was just going to get my 88 TC going for the summer. The battery I bought 3 years ago is toast (junk!). It was 800CCA. I have a new 2 month old battery here I bought for a truck that is headed for ... |
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06-01-2019, 09:50 PM |
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Thread: Smoke!!
Post: RE: Smoke!!
| Yeah. To be honest, I'm a bit nervous about trying it back in the TC, even though it tests OK. It did something like this to me before - discharged completely.. but that time I was able to recharge.... |
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10-02-2017, 03:27 PM |
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Thread: Smoke!!
Post: RE: Smoke!!
| Thanks guys.
I did a careful inspection of the wiring and found the fusible link took the brunt of it.. nothing else melted or shorted. It does appear that I had a 'visitor'.. telltale rat droppin... |
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10-02-2017, 04:36 AM |
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Thread: Smoke!!
Post: RE: Smoke!!
| Thanks guys. And it wouldn't spark and smoke like that connecting the battery charger too? I had the battery charger plugged in and on but it wouldn't charge.. I don't know if it has some kind of p... |
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09-30-2017, 11:24 PM |
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Thread: Smoke!!
Post: RE: Smoke!!
| Ah.. that was the fusible link that burned? I guess it did what it was supposed to do then? :)
I did find a spot on that wire where the insulation had ripped open a bit and might have been touchin... |
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09-29-2017, 04:22 AM |
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Thread: Smoke!!
Post: Smoke!!
| Parked my happy running 88 TC on Monday. Left it for a couple days, came out to start.. nothing. No power anywhere. So I tried charging the battery. Zero. Charger won't charge it. So I removed t... |
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09-27-2017, 11:56 PM |
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Thread: Turbocoupe popping noise
Post: RE: Turbocoupe popping noise
| Well that was short lived. :) The TC started running erratically again.. I looked under the hood.. voila.. the EGR valve flange had snapped in half. And I *know* I didn't torque it that hard, so I g... |
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04-15-2017, 01:18 AM |
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Thread: Turbocoupe popping noise
Post: RE: Turbocoupe popping noise
| I got a bolt and replacement gasket, cleaned out the EGR and reconnected it. The car idles perfectly for the first time in 12 years! Thanks for all the advice!
I only hope I didn't make one mist... |
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04-02-2017, 02:34 AM |
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Thread: Turbocoupe popping noise
Post: RE: Turbocoupe popping noise
| I pulled the EGR.. yikes.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4pq0-BHd2x6TUZabWlaSmk0bjA/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4pq0-BHd2x6cmswS19HNWlzMVk/view?usp=sharing
Is there ... |
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04-01-2017, 12:04 AM |
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Thread: Turbocoupe popping noise
Post: RE: Turbocoupe popping noise
| Yes.. Motorcraft for the IAC. Had to ebay that one - our dealers couldn't get it anymore.
Also - armed with the knowledge of what an EGR valve is and looks like.. I found mine was missing the top ... |
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03-31-2017, 11:08 PM |
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Thread: Turbocoupe popping noise
Post: RE: Turbocoupe popping noise
| Okay.. I'll try to see what I can find. I'm sure there's a schematic somewhere I can follow to nail down where things are going wrong. Obviously the headlights are capable of working, otherwise the ... |
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03-31-2017, 02:32 AM |
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Thread: Turbocoupe popping noise
Post: RE: Turbocoupe popping noise
| Sorry for the delayed response. The weather here has been *brutal* -- we broke a record for most rain that had stood since 1950. So I left the TC alone.
Did some more hunting today. Couldn't fig... |
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03-31-2017, 12:20 AM |
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Thread: Turbocoupe popping noise
Post: Turbocoupe popping noise
| I had to store my TC outdoors this winter and of course it has been a rare brutal one. Anyway, now when I fire it up the headlights are on regardless of switch position and I can hear this crackling ... |
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03-05-2017, 04:51 PM |
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Thread: Parking brake assembly?
Post: RE: Parking brake assembly?
| Yeah I'm having trouble understanding how the assembly could go bad. They gave me a part description with picture of what I need and indeed it is the assembly. But I just can't see what would break ... |
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