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My buddy and I did all the engine work, with him instructing and me learning. I did the rest. I can't bother him anymore. I already owe him several days of body and paint work on his mustang in exchange.

thanks for the ideas. I'm going on vacation and need to sort this out My mechanic friend says not to use the head gasket sealant stuff. It mostly likely wont work and Ill be leaving a mess for whoever wants to fix it after me. The rig just needs more and more and more $.

New work and parts in early 2016: new timing belt, cam seals and water pump new Oxygen sensor new fuel filter Cleaned EGR valve Cleaned MAF sensor New PCV valve New Idle air control valve 6 new injectors New plugs, wires, cap, rotor and coil Replaced about 20 hoses repack front bearings and hubs new radiator new thermostat new headlight/cruise control switch replaced one front fender replaced master window regulator replaced rear glass struts replaced rear door struts New stereo / speakers added 12v power outlets to dash ran 12v power to center console on a new circuit added a Marine fuse box for extra circuits new battery new 235/75 15 General Grabber IIs Also did new front rotors, calipers and pads. Driver door sags badly. Body shop said top hinge needs to be removed and new piece welded in where the top hinge bolts on.

white smoke pouring out the tailpipe. I didn't see a lot of action on the vehicles for sale section; is it worth trying? Rather one of you got it than Craiglist, if possible.

I think I may have had a non stock battery in there, as it was so long that the positive terminal was about 1/2 inch from the fender. Luckily my spare battery was an inch narrower side to side as you look at the engine bay so it's nice and further away now. I had changed the timing belt last January with my buddy so I was hoping it wasn't that. thanks, folks.

replaced Battery terminals. Probably could have tightened things but one of the terminals was split, so I did that. Fired right up. Not enough juice coming through the loose terminals?

No backfire, just a single click from the starter. maybe it felt like a bang because the hood and door are open making the sound louder than usual. Going to check fuses as I had wire brushed the battery terminals yesterday and caused some sparks when I contacted the positive terminal and the fender at the same time.

Hilarious, Yes. It was the set screw and part of the rotor. put in a new one but now all I get is a single bang from the starter when I turn it on. charged the battery, used a jump starter, same symptoms

My rig died on the road a few months back, just getting around to looking at it as the rain has subsided for now. I was going to check for an intact timing belt by watching the distributor spin. Took off the cap and this is what I see. a large chunk of plastic a a screw just lying there. wth? any ideas? Thanks

Thanks, I'll try those things if the rain stops this weekend. Would the timing belt go with no noise or anything? Also, does this have a crank angle sensor?

All new in Jan 2016 when I bought it- O2 Sensor, cleaned EGR valve, 6 fuel injectors, spark plugs, wires, cap, rotor and coil, cleaned MAF sensor, PCV Valve, idle air control valve, Timing Belt , water pump, seals, thermostat, radiator. It ran fine till the other day when the motor just shut off. It'll turn over fine, but no spark. Obviously I'm no mechanic. any ideas what it might be? Thanks

Used to have one on an old Toyota, gave a nice increase in power. Which model do you need for a WD21? I see the stock replacement filters available but was wondering about the cone shaped ones.

Update on all this: * Headlights fixed with a new headlight/cruise control switch * Backup lights still broken, have not gone looking for the switch on the trans * Still no horn, haven't looked into it. Where is the damn thing? * Doors lock! Found a good locksmith, It WAS the key I had just being worn down. * Windows roll up AND down, whenever I ask them to. Replaced Master controller, that fixed one read door; the other rear one was simply unplugged inside the door. * Remedied the dash mess, now have an actual stereo and accessory plugs in the dash and more in the console. The kids will actually drive in it now. I must be doing something wrong. On another note, is a backup camera foolish? I cant see squat out the back, day or night. Don't they have them that work on your smart phone?

Thanks, I use irfanView, tried and true. I shrink the smartphone pics to 20% of original size and they go down to under 100k in size. They are still like 800x400, plenty big. With irfanview you can batch resize a whole folder of pics, among 1000 other things. Windows only, I believe.

Seems like you can't embed Dropbox pics, maybe because the link is https? https://www.dropbox.com/s/cihdo7k0ta5p63p/IMAG0004.jpg?dl=0