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I was getting some weird starting issues. Hard to explain but the dashboard lights were flickering, hard starting and poor performance. I recharged the battery, but I noticed some additional wires that came off the + and - battery connector terminals. I took the smaller wire connectors off...

(2001 Cobra) I took off my throttle body to give it a good cleaning and also replaced the gasket. After letting the engine warm up for a good time, the TPS finally let the engine return to the correct idle RPM. I still have a very little slack in the accelerator cable that I could eliminate by...

Where can I find these? They seem to be made out of un-obtanium. I can only find the copper core plugs that are resistor. Maybe that is what I need? I dunno. TIA

2001 Convertible. I have a bad ignition transceiver. I got "Theft" unless I moved the tilt wheel up or down a few times. I have a broken / frayed wire from the transceiver to the harness. I have accomplished 99% of the removal process, but I can't figure out how to remove the connector from the...

Is anybody selling / making these? Asking for a neighbor. I got mine over a decade ago and I am happy with the quality and how well they work. TIA.

Several years ago, I replaced the OEM struts with some used Bilsteins off of a 03-04 Cobra. A while ago, I went out for a short drive and hit a very small bump and "Bang"!. WTF? When I pulled into my garage, I noticed some moisture on the driver side rim. Upon closer inspection, the Bilstein...

Just like the title. It just started happening. I haven't driven the 2001 in a couple of months (2?) and the noise / feeling happened today, as I said, the first time out in a long while. Sway Bar Bushings?

I am going to replace my OEM Toe Links and Eccentrics in my IRS with new ones from FTBR. My old toe links are rusted and frozen and one of my eccentric cams broke from the bolt. The FSM says to discard the bolt and nut from the lower shock suspension arm and replace with new ones. Also, the...

I had the rare unfortunate condition last night, of driving home in rain at night. Jeebus, I couldn't see anything. High beams were actually worse. I had to light a match to see if they were on. I'm no spring chicken, but I still have 20-20 with corrective contact lenses. I have HIDs in my SVT...

First, I want to thank this group for their knowledge. From the recommendations, I installed the NGK TR-55 plugs with ~.48 gap. The factory gap was almost .60 so it took a little tapping on a wood block to get them down to ~.48. New COP boots and springs. It really woke up the engine. While I...

I guess that I have been sleeping under a rock. I just recently heard and verified that Ford is getting out of the sedan (car) business and is concentrating on the truck, SUV and electric vehicles, as near as 2020. A few car lines will continue, such as the Mustang and maybe Focus. Why does...

2004 SVT I replaced the OEM dog bone with a CFM lower engine torque mount (Street). The smaller rubber bushing on the OEM mount was pretty much FUBAR. The symptoms I was getting was an engine vibration at idle that could be felt inside the car. I still have some vibration and maybe it is just...

I had not done a thing to my engine except for normal maintenance. I have 170K+ on the car. The original symptoms were hesitation and miss fires on acceleration, especially in those circumstances when I should have down shifted but I was too lazy. Then... one day I drove out of the garage onto...

Four new tires and a four wheel alignment. It turns out my rear toe links are "frozen" and one of my eccentric camber bolts just spins and the cam never moves. I need to figure this out soon before I screw up another set of sneakers. Replacing the cam bolts seems fairly straight forward...

I had a major stumble when I just lightly added more throttle. It seemed that the engine wanted me to drop down to a lower gear when accelerating. I looked at everything but... Thanks to you folks the problem was solved by cleaning out my EGR. It didn't seem so clogged but I couldn't get the...

Does anybody use Brad Penn oil? The reason I ask is that I have heard good things about their oils especially their break-in oil and the high performance oils (originally Kendall GT 1). I know that a lot of the Porsche folks use the 20W-50 for their solid tappet engines. Anyway, one of my...

Awhile ago my two front Eibach Pro springs snapped (I don't know why since I drive like a Grandma). I have a 2001 convertible and I would have purchased some H&R springs but they only have them for the coupe. So I found some Vogtland Sport 1.6 springs at a decent price and installed them. The...

To save yourself some grief make sure that you clean and lubricate your caliper guide pins. I didn't. In fact, I didn't notice them when I replaced my pads. I noticed a lot of brake dust on my right rear wheel which is unusual. Upon further review I also noticed that the rotor was dark and...

Hmmm, twice when I started the Cobra, the ABS light and the Traction Control light stayed on, not for long, but maybe 1-3 miles. Both lights turned off together. I didn't notice anything out of the ordinary as far as drive-ability or performance. Any idea what's going on? Also, would these...

2001 Cobra Convertible. If you follow MM's instructions it is fairly straight forward. I had Eibach Pro series springs in the front but BOTH front coils broke, passenger side at the top and driver side at the bottom so I needed to replace them to get past state inspection. I have had the MM CC...

I took the 01 into the shop for my annual safety inspection. While I was in the waiting room, the tech came in and asked me to come with him to the inspection bay. I knew that wasn't a good sign. He had the car up on a lift and he turned his light onto the passenger side front coil spring. It...

I thought it might be me but I tried both IE and Firefox. Page loading is real sloooow.

I have around 20K on my 04 SVTF and never have had any brake work done. I have noticed ever since I bought the car (around 11K miles) that sometimes the brakes don't have anywhere near the same stopping power when they are wet. Several times I have been coming down the interstate in the rain and...

I recently replaced the stock quadrant with the Fiore quadrant and firewall adjuster. I also installed the LDC freeplay kit at the same time. I have a squeak that I think is coming from the transmission whenever I depress the clutch. The squeak was there with the stock setup, but it wasn't as...

I had purchased a multi-year alignment program from King Tire (NTB, King, Merchant) and I was in their shop on Saturday while I was waiting for my balance, rotate and alighment. I was looking at some wheels they had on display. Some were marked FWD, RWD and FWD/RWD. What difference is there in...