For all: I tried Red-Line synthetic in my roadster diff, and it started leaking out around the axle seals. Maybe I could have kept it in there if I changed the seals, but it was easier to change back
For All Yep, the stock cast iron is only a few HP away from the tube header, and will last a lot longer if it does not crack. As far as cracking goes, make sure the little steel brace from near the b
My new digital camera will take movies with sound..as soon as I figure out how....but the car is put away for the winter and will take a little work to start up. Remind me again in a few months, and
The clutch bell housing has sort of a little tell tail drain at the bottom....it will start dripping, in this case it was dripping blood red juice, which is the color of red line oil...so I knew it w
There is a piece of genuine back in the day lore! Thanks....I have the 5 spd conversion and will have my trusty parts guy look for that Turbo Glide (not the much more common 3 spd turbo hyrdramatic,
Hi List, Just got a phone call from my good brother in law. He is out in Phoenix for a race weekend and looked in the local classified section. For sale, 1964 Bluebird Station Wagon, one owner, runs,
Hey! Is that Dover Ohio? Is Paul Kort still out there in Ohio? I agree that two head gaskets on the near bulletproof 1600 point to a cooling problem that warped the head, or the guy doing the work di
Did these symptoms develop suddenly or over time? That's part of the equation. Normally a stuck shut thermostat would give you a cool radiator. A collapsed hose would give you a cool radiator. The e
If the gasket tower is corroded, using liberal amounts of permatex (pliable non-hardening) or a good grade of silcant is a good idea. Mine is really corroded, and i used some rubber sheet as a gasket
Additional hints from me: you can cut off the jiggler valve with some diaganal cutting plyers and have a hole there just the right size, and not subject to closing in any way. I routinly either cut o
If the fenders and doors are good, keep them for sure as they are easy to get off. These cars eventually rot at the base of the door pillars, right around the lower access hole for the lower door hin
Hello List, O.T, Focus Parts Source: My daughters 2000 Focus Sport 5spd needed strut bearings, there was a clunk and loosness in the top of the strut. Well, naturally, if your going to pull out strut
Very rare. This looks like the real deal and could go quite high if the right folks notice it and start bidding. Guy seems reasonably factual about the car, but I would strongly advise finding a lis
For All, I just took a door and fender from a 99 Escort to my local scrap yard. They are paying $4.50 per hundred pounds for generic scrap steel. (Located in Chesapeake Virginia, Military Highway and
For all: Looks like this guy is done as far as scamming roadster owners goes, at least in our group. Too bad he lives in California. Here in Virginia, we might give him other more up front reasons to
My 96 Miata turns 4,000 RPM at 75mph, which works out to only 38mph or so at 2K. 15 inch wheels with 195X50 Kumhos. I think it has 4.10 gears. So, be happy for the improvement you got with your five
You violated what I like to call the "one cup rule" Never write down anything other people will read until you have been awake long enough to consume one cup of coffee! I was kind of wondering what
For all: 67.5 was the first little twinge of the federal government making rules for cars. One early attempt was to make less shiny things inside the car that could blind or distract the driver by su
After reading thru the posts, looks like there is no clear line on when the twisties changed. Maybe this part depended on the whim of suppliers. Even more trivia to add to the roadster lore..... Bes
In some places the cars sold very slowly. Back then, they were delivered with the end year blank. The dealer could stamp the year, or so I have heard. So, if your car was from some out of the way pla