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Electrical parts cleaner would prolly work.
 
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Watched it sit in my apartment complex parking lot with no gas in it :(
 
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Bought stuff for it lol... HID;s came in Bought tires and lvl2 tow hooks... Oh and i took the valance off.
 
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Pulled the Honeycomb Grille and I am in the process of mod’g it.

I know how you guys like a little drama/guess work so all I have to say is I am cutting the FORD Emblem out.

I will post a pic in the project log when done.
 
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Relocated my OHC temp sensor to the front of the truck so my readout won't be saying its 800 degrees warmer than it really is
 

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added oil and put my mustang rims back on
 
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Cleaned the IAC valve and idle is all good now... i'm thinkin i shud get me a new IAC and TPS.... saving money as of now...
 
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Originally Posted by gts007
Relocated my OHC temp sensor to the front of the truck so hopefully my temp readout won't be saying its 800 degrees warmer than it really is
I did the same thing last weekend, I hated that when I drove for an extended period of time, the temp would just keep climbing.
 
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yeah. it works damn good now, I put it in a spot where it gets ram air. Finally the temp is going DOWN at night as it should. Even with the engine hot
 
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got a new windshield and got it inspected
 
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(yesterday) got back from shop, trimmed console around shifter so i could get into 2nd gear and reverse, made some gap guards for like 20 bucks.
 
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well today i finished paintin the interior. got the pass airbad and the gauge surround done and replaced the headlight switch since i dropped it and broke it lol
 
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yeah i did. They always say they are out of stock... pff... could the MAF be cleaned with electric parts cleaner or isopropyl alcohol??
i've only ever used isopropyl and q-tips (was later told that was a terrible thing to do, because i could have bent the contacts and caused bad readings) but i was always told to use isopropyl
 
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gave the ol suspension a little flex, and tried to figure out what i smelled burning (just got body lift and new exhaust so probably something new burning off)
 
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Gave it a good wash and recharged the ac. It so nice having the ac back!
 
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cut valence and replaced tow hooks, sprayed screws holding gap guards black to blend in
 
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wash, painted the flares and detailed the whole interior :)
 
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started making a new exhaust and toped it out a 80mph
 
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i got it out of storage!! woo hoo
 
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new front rotors, painted front axleshafts, greased spindle and wheel bearings, switched wheels to the factory alloys for the summer, greased the steering and ball joint fittings. nice not to have the shaking when stopping now, the rotors i removed were oringinal and had a crack in the front face of both of them.
 
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Originally Posted by --weezl--
i've only ever used isopropyl and q-tips (was later told that was a terrible thing to do, because i could have bent the contacts and caused bad readings) but i was always told to use isopropyl
Maybe use isopropyl but not the q-tips? You just spray it so all the dirt comes off and let it dry by itself... I am still not able to find MAF cleaner...
 
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tore out factory front gap wheel well guards or gap guards whatever. Made new ones.
 
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Originally Posted by 03crewcabranger
Maybe use isopropyl but not the q-tips? You just spray it so all the dirt comes off and let it dry by itself... I am still not able to find MAF cleaner...
couldn't hurt...
 
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started it up after work and check engine light popped on (it wasnt on this morning) hmmm
 
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it is a ford what do you exspect
 


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