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Electrical Tech / Dim headlights
Hey Guys, will the 1988-89 FORD MUSTANG HEADLIGHT BULB KIT from LMR work well with the 87 Cougar XR7?

I'm do for some new bulbs... I want to freshen up the car this spring; new pulleys and deletes, throttle body, and hit exterior black trim with new paint.

My bulbs are dim probably just because they're so old. 9004's okay?
I've read mustang lamps are too hot, so would:

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/SYL6/9004SUBP/01576.oap?year=1987&make=Mercury&model=Cougar&vi=1198582&ck=Search_01576_1198582_-1&pt=01576&ppt=C0010

be better since they're lower wattage?

Thanks, I wish I can partite more on the blog
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LEADS on T-Bird/Cougar Stuff For Sale / Any members near Harrisburg, PA?
Very nice XR7. Love the Red interior and wheels. However, it's priced at nearly double what I payed last summer for my near mint/rust free 87 XR7 5.0. Can't see why it's so hight, should be no more than $3,000 (I payed 2800 for a 150,000 mile car, put in another $1500 or so in tune ups and tires)
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User Rides / Stella 2.0 - Major Overhaul time
very cool; I like all the little air inlets on the front of these thunderbirds. It would be cool if the 87 cougar's had a few more front fascia characteristics other than the bumper "grin".
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Engine Tech / New Screeching/chirping sound shortly after oil change and fluid top off. WTF.
Hey, hope everyone's holidays are going well.

The car continues to chirp/squeal around 3500 rpm's as it did when it started after the oil/coolant top off. It's sounds like a blow off valve or something silly when gunning high  in the rev band. I don't know what it is. I'm assuming it's the beaten-to-death de-clutched AC pulley or some other pulley. I did the "spray bottle" test, and had no change in sound. So i assume it's hardware, not belt.

I also did some research about pvc hoses popping out that go in and out of the intake manifold, but haven't found any videos re-creating the sound my car makes.

A kid on one of the Cougar forums on facebook told me he had the same issue with his XR7, and that it was the tension pulley.

Either way, I'll get the pulleys inspected and maybe replaced early this summer, maybe at the Ford Dealership. I also want to get a fresh AC delete pulley to have mounted over summer so I can get rid of the AC .

I have one more semester of college left, and so I'll have my Bachelors in Illustration and Fine Art, as well as a graphic novel self published. Afterwards, I'll have all the time I can afford to work getting this car how i want it. In the meantime, I'm trying to ignore it...

The car only has 14x,xxx miles on it. Also, since traditional oil was added last oil change, I've noticed way less oil burning then when I had synthetic. So, overall, she's running great.
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Engine Tech / New Screeching/chirping sound shortly after oil change and fluid top off. WTF.
I had occasionally driven my dad's miata mx5 when living in California to college and around town, so I guess I forget how torquey and low revving the XR7's 302 is....  redline is at 5grand... I don't usually go over 4grand

I'm definitely going to do the spray test and see if I can diagnose the serpentine belt whine. I don't want to get worse; it's also annoying.
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Engine Tech / New Screeching/chirping sound shortly after oil change and fluid top off. WTF.
A few days ago I had my oil changed since June (about 6 months) and the coolant topped off at the garage that I had been going to since I had gotten the car over summer.

Before having the oil changed a few days ago the car had sounded great. The ler roared, and the engine sang. No odd sounds. Over thanksgiving, my brother and I removed the silencer, and the car sounded even better.

The day following the oil change two or three days ago, I noticed more of an "air rushing" sound, and less of a sound from the exhaust. taking off in 1st sounds like a bunch bag pipes... yeah, thats right,.... bag pipes.

Today, on this sunny and warm December day in CT, I drove the car hard and discovered a sequenced sound of chirping/whining over 4000 rpms (on/off, on/off at a relatively high pace).

I thought maybe it's valves doing what they do, but I also got a series of clicking/vibration when I got home and parked the car. 

I am horrified of what the hell has happened because I can't continue putting money into this car with school and all.
Perhaps you guys can persuade me to stay positive...... See video.

*I am a "spirited" driver, and so I do drive hard on occasion, but I never redline. I almost always keep the revs below 5500.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDLyPwfs6b4&feature=youtu.be