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That's what the hardware store attempted since they only had a blank for just the door in stock. I've had other standard keys made there before with no trouble. I tried 3 different keys they made in the driver and passenger door. I could insert but not turn them. The original is fine in both. Stran...

Well they should be able to at least make a key to open the door with. That way if you lock the chip key in, you can open the door.

Rope-Pusher wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 12, 2018 10:16 pm

This is the story of the Hurricane
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfiK17FhP4g[/youtube]

And an awesome Hurricane story at that. Nobody could tell it better.

When I was doing my conversion I considered a mechanical linkage a little bit. Due to lack of information/products/prior art/knowledge/time/money I went with the hydraulic system from the S10. I never came across any mechanical linkage conversion kits. My s10 hydraulics work great. I think it is a ...

potownrob wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 11, 2018 6:19 am

sounds like OP needs a new engine. fiesta ST upgrade??

If the engine were really toast and you were sure it was going to have to be replaced then it would be fun to rig up a 300 hp nitrous shot and go out in style.

For fun sometime you can on a hard run, not even take your foot off the gas while at lightning speed, hitting the clutch and yanking it into second and releasing the clutch. I recommend this on the 1-2 shift as you are far less likely to have a missed shift. I tend to do this on freeway ramps when s...

Well that alignment will tell in the driving, immediately if it does not pull or veer, and longer term if the tires wear correctly.

Well I have habitually not kept it in gear at lights because it seemed nicer to just sit there with light brake pressure than heavier clutch pressure. If the throwout warning was any influence against my trying to keep it engaged at a light, I don't know, but there was that general fear and reluctan...

What do the codes mean? Presumably one was camshaft sensor problem.

The made-in-Israel clutch cable the previous owner had installed snapped on us. We had a made-in-USA cable installed. The instructions suggest it is not self adjusting as they state, Remember to periodically readjust the clutch cable tension as the clutch wears. This is very important. As the clutch...

So when I was growing up in the 1970s there were a lot more standard transmissions and few if any were hydraulic clutch linkage. Well the common warning back then was "don't keep the clutch pedal depressed sitting at a light, it will wear out the throwout bearing." Nowadays, I guess it is called a r...

If they had taken my advice 30 years ago, we would not be in this fix. My advice was that automatic transmissions should be treated like handicap parking passes. You have to get a doctors approval, and the need must be real, such as you lost a leg in the war or your intelligence level is so low that...

What puzzles me is that automatic transmission get harder and harder to drive over the years. You would think that alone would spur a return to manuals. I think that it is like dishwashers and other appliances. The EPA has gotten into the game and ruined them. I'll take an old vacuum modulated auto...

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