Recent content by baja1

awesome thank you, 6 months is a goodly time!

thanks all! got her started and made it to the gas station for a fill up, runs fine now. I do try to keep 5 gallons on hand for emergency's......what do you figure is a safe time to keep it before it goes bad? here in mex we have no ethanol in our gas if that matters. thanks!

I did a really poor job of troubleshooting the same problem, I surmised it was the lift gate lock latch so I attempted to bust into it and totally destroyed it. used one on ebay was 70 bucks and I doubt it is even the problem! :frusty:

well chit! screwed up again. car has about a eighth of a tank and I added about a gallon of old gas from a generator, smelled like good gas anyway now it won't start.....drain it all (whats the easiest way to do this?) or fill her up with new gas out of cans?.....or? gracias folks!

without even removing it just pop off the coil exposing the armature it'll look like a black knob. rotate it back and forth and should turn freely, it will now act like a idle control. after setting the idle I dabbed a little epoxy on it to keep it in place and I honestly couldn't detect...

my parasitic draw ended up being a back window de-fogger, pulling the fuse didn't clear it.....pulling the relay did.

damn I had a like new pair that I couldn't give away! they hit the trash

do you hear the solenoid click? I just replaced my starter that was doing the same thing.....

thought I would finally tackle the LCA bushing and tie rod ends, didn't get far! I gotta order a tool to separate these....big hammer didn't work, whats the tool I need? so instead I tackled the starter contact issue......is nothing easy on these cars?

if you completely close the IAC the engine will die. without removing the IAC remove the the two screws holding the coil and remove it, you will see what looks like a black knob this is the armature and will act exactly like a idle control. rotate this to the exact idle you want dab a touch of...

you can just remove the IAC coil exposing the armature and it should rotate freely, I set mine at a perfect idle and dabbed a little epoxy to keep it in place. I couldn't tell any difference, leave the coil plugged in but unattached and it won't throw a code.

I just ordered a rear lower this morning 48061-35050 says compatable 95-2004

certainly not hi-tech but I just used a 4x4 with two holes drilled that line up with the holes in the pulley with a couple long 3/8 bolts, between em a hole large enough to accommodate the socket. worked good!

thank you sir!

I have a bunch of loose stuff going on with my '97, after the SS lift I had the front control arm bushings replaced and an alignment done. the shop says I was due for a left lower ball joint and left front inner rack end.......is this the same as a tie-rod end?? plan is to order all the...