USA Made Quality Control:
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OP
I'm thinking yellow carpet would look wild. The company sent me a color sample....
In my line of work, it would discolor in a few short weeks.
Unless you kept it covered, you surly brighten up the interior
My truck has a light gray interior, and it always looks filthy.
OP
I am happy that the parts for the Mustang have started rolling in. I spent some time, the past few mornings, writing a new tune for the car that leans out the mixture at high vacuum cruise conditions, retards some timing in the higher rpm/load ranges and generally makes the car feel a lot faster than it really is. Having a tuner - and the tuning software - is a lot of fun...
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
HAHAHA Robert, I read the first sentence up to car,,,,, and thought you wrote it a love song. Then I read the rest... HAHA
OP
I'm not that fanatical.....
I do miss driving it...it's the most comfortable car ever for me...
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
HEHEHEHE Fanatic.
Brother, I was watching Jesse James building hot rods and or teaching fellas particular fabricating skills in building custom parts for them. I sure like how with the right tools and learned skills that simple raw materials like flat sheets of metal, or hunks can be turned into things like fenders, headers, gas tanks, sissy bars etc.
Made me think of all your car skills too.
Brother, I was watching Jesse James building hot rods and or teaching fellas particular fabricating skills in building custom parts for them. I sure like how with the right tools and learned skills that simple raw materials like flat sheets of metal, or hunks can be turned into things like fenders, headers, gas tanks, sissy bars etc.
Made me think of all your car skills too.
OP
he's awfully good!
OP
262,000 miles as of this morning....
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
Robert, My 1994 F150 is a few k short of 200000, my 88 F250 4x4 is sitting at about 337K.
Obummer and Bidet's gas prices make me stop driving them.
I have to drive 4 cyl sippers like my $200 1983 Honda Civic Wagon, or my 1999 Camry.
Obummer and Bidet's gas prices make me stop driving them.
I have to drive 4 cyl sippers like my $200 1983 Honda Civic Wagon, or my 1999 Camry.
I have over three hundred an ninety thousand on my 06 Tacoma
OP
I get 27mpg with the Mustang's 4.6 v8 and that's with 4.30 gears and a full race tune.
I'm not complaining.
OP
The tranny died last month in our 97 Jeep Gran Cherokee with only 115K miles. . I had expected at least 200K.
Not surprised. If it's an inline six, it has the Asian Warner AW4. It's probably been changed at least once in that span of 115k, even if it was done under warranty.
Terribly weak units. The V8's get a better, but equally unreliable 46RH or 42RE.
It’s the V8 with the 42RE. Will move when cold but completely slips when getting warmed up. Just had the fluid and filter changed about 50 miles ago. The tranny is not throwing any codes.
OP
The lipseals on the pistons harden and the cast aluminum pistons crack on the seal groove. This causes pressure loss when hot.
Most trans techs will miss this, because you have to spread the seal groove with a tool to see the crack.
The forward clutch is the most likely culprit. That's the one that engages in drive.