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Am about to go crazy going searching the Ford shop manual and *not* finding it. Plenty on how to check fluid levels and what they should be, but nothing on where the opening is. I've been crawling around under the car and can't see/feel it to be sure. Front or back of the differential? Near...

Seems to be a maxim in restoration land: every task seems to beget a dozen more. All I wanted to do was change the front discs and rear drums to new pads. Brake fluid came out like old/dirty motor oil, so decided I'd try to bleed out that old fluid and replace with new. Discovered front flex...

...by a few hundred rpms. Is that normal (never heard of it), or not such as a vacuum leak? It's a '73 California Q code w automatic, a/c, ps and brakes. I've never found the correct vacuum diagram, so my vacuum routing is hooked up as best I could figure, but there are no uncapped ports and...

'73 convertible. I need to repair the driver's side rear quarter. Replacement skins seem far easier to come by compared to full fenders, but I've never considered them because I don't really know when they're appropriate. First question: is the skin a replacement or an overlay? If a...

'73 convertible with the Decor package, and yes, I have the original Comfortweave ready for replacement. There are a couple of seat upgrades I have questions about: 1st: I want to add seat heaters. I'm thinking the switch will be hidden in the unused ashtray area. My question is in the...

A high school friend posted this today from her wedding Jan 11, 1975, saying she thought the guy with his back to the camera was me. I have no recollection of the wedding but look beyond the red Cutlass and there is my '71 Sportsroof! Loved that car. 351W 2V, usual options plus the (Mach 1)...

Summer weather has finally let up so I can get to overdue projects. I gotta get to the bottom of the problems with the power steering pump replacement because it's providing *no* assist. Fluid levels are good. The pump was originally replaced because it was leaking. After replacing the pump...

Looking at a listing in an FB Mustang group, he has lots of misc parts for sale. Good photos as far as I can tell. Has a tilt column and speedo gauge to sell for $250 + $80 shipping. Very little profile information, so I'm suspicious. Odds are it's a scam? But if not, what's the difficulty...

Just got this from the Marti Auto Works e-newsletter. I'm not trying for concours but tags add a special touch, for sure. The thing is... how do you know if a tag is missing (beyond the obvious) and what it should look like? How smart; the website has a book for just that, the Mustang &...

Mileage is 137k. My C6 slips in all gears, doesn't upshift under heavy throttle and RPMs at 60mph are over 3000rpm (3.25 rear). I'm not a racer -- the car is just for enjoyable top down cruising. Plain rebuilds, no shift kit enhancements, etc, run $2200-$3000 here. Does not include unforeseen...

I'm needing work done beyond a rebuild on my Holley 4300D and from recommendations here, contacted Riley's Rebuilds. She said they're focusing on only Edelbrock carburetors for the time being, and recommended I contact The Carburetor Shop instead. They're closed on Mondays so I sent an email...

Removing the carb was easy. The four bolts holding it in place could have nearly been turned by hand. The photo shows primaries in front, secondaries in back. Notice the upper left -- it's quite, quite sooty. 1) Is that major cause for concern, and what might be the reason? Should that be...

I'm bailing on my 4300D and looking at the "Edelbrock AVS2 Series Carburetors 1906". '73 351C-4V. Just a cruising car; no racing and I want reliability. Under the specs it says "Ford Kickdown: No" and I'm not understanding the implications. Is this the transmission downshift? Does no...

I replaced the P/S pump because the original was leaking. Sure, could have had it rebuilt instead but my first go-around with that was far from successful. So, a new pump this time. I thought I followed the new pump procedure of turning the wheel 1/3rd left and 1/3rd right several times while...

I'm still a ways from actually approaching a new paint job but I‘ve been pondering a color change when I do. Original is a (very faded) 6E-Medium Bright Yellow, black decor striping with a black (convertible) black top and black interior. I’m not concerned about 100% original although I‘ve been...

Given the chilly weather, haven't had the car out much. Almost zero chance of freeze and there is still plenty of work to do, so not putting it away for winter. So it's probably been two cold weeks (high 30s for the low) since needing to start the car. When I did, started easily and runs...

I'm not going to say which vendor, but a vendor has this illustration for trunk seal/weatherstrip. Uh, that's not where it goes.

Must admit to being caught a little off-guard; when I placed the order, the ETA was 4-6 weeks. Seems they arrived in more like 4-6 *days*! Woo-hoo! So now I need to get ahold of my upholstery guy, order the seat trim (2 per seating position) and I think I'll have him put in seat heaters...

Tach has been working fine since I got the car 3 years ago. Literally nothing happened in between the last time it ran with the tach working and now besides it sat quietly in the driveway. Sun went up and sun went down 12 or so times. Wind blew. Nada. Starts and runs fine -- just no...

I had ordered woven Comfortweave from SMS pre-pandemic and it arrived 6 mos or so ago. Finally got in touch with TMI and they'll be more than happy to use my Comfortweave in new upholstery for my '73 'vert. 4-6 weeks of production time *after* I send them my Comfortweave. They do make a full...