Really I am not so much looking to make it powerful, as I would just like to get another 100,000 out of it. It has been such a great car. I will got there for info though, thanks alot! Brian
Here is a few more pics. Got the transmission off, changed the wheel bearings. What a pain this car is. I had to go to the Ford dealership yesterday and the service guy told me if the motor or "brain" ever fails, to sell the car and buy beer with the money I make. These are apparently a money sucker when it comes time for fixins. The intake is pretty wild too...the lower control arm bushings were shot and cannot be replaced individually, they have to be bought with the whole arm...for 200 bucks a piece(dealer only). Bought two off ebay 100 bucks to my front door. With new ball joints. So me happy for now. Tomorrow I pick up 3, 17 dollar a qrt synthetic trans oil. Yeeha
Well, I was going to change the timing chain and the oil pump but I have been told if the motor is still running, do not mess with it. Sound like sound advice. So it will be just the clutch, lower ball joints, new control arms, few other odds and ends that have to be changed. More pictures to come.
This is my 02 Ford Cougar. The body is a 99 as are all the components, but it was titled in 02. Anyways, I bought this as a shell only from a guy who knew a guy and put a wrecked car's parts into it to make one good car. Well, we have put 75,000 miles on it and nothing but gas and oil changes. Since I don't have a Thunderbird, and likely will not be getting one due to the fact that my wife is expecting our 4th child, I thought that I would put a little something back into the cougar. Basically, I am bored, and needed to work on something, this needed some tlc, and I thought you guys might get a kick out of looking at something different. Its still a Cougar so it has its place in this board. I thought you guys would get a kick out of seeing something different for a change. I will post pics from time to time with updates. Oh, and it started out just needing a clutch.....turns out it needs a little more. Enjoy. Brian
Well, it sound like you just need to buy a new cable or that spring setup and just re-adjust the tv cable. If it wasn't doing crazy things before you messed with it, thats probly it.
Why not replace the cable or spring and readjust the cable and see what happens? If it was fine before you took it off and now it is not, I would say that is the problem.
I think people have ideas but are too scared to be wrong or something. I don't care if I am wrong, I won't suggest anything that would damage anything anyways. That my opinion for what its worth to ya!:D Brian
Enjoy.