Recent content by Herring Creek

Not sure if this will help you out any, but my commuter car was a 98 ford escort with a 5-speed. It started doing that same sort of thing you are describing, only it did it all the time for about a week. The timing belt was started to slip and strip out one of the pulleys... she finally broke...

FYI, about the only stock thing I don't have is a KN air filter... which I guess was the point of the whole thread.... oops.

I average right at 20 unless I'm towing. Then it drops way off. I have a 5-speed transmission, pretty much stock everything. Regular cheap SUV tires. But I averaged 20 with Bridgestone Duellers and BFG Long Trails also. I write down my date, mileage, and fuel on every single fill up. Habit my...

Its a 98

299K as of yesterday. Will likely hit 300K before my 34th birthday in April. I am the second owner. 98 SR5 5-spd manual. The transmission went on me in October, so she made it about 296K on the original. But she is starting to show her age. I pumped $2,500 into her back then and I don't plan on...

My trip meter quit on me about 15K ago. Rest of it still works. Was wondering if I could replace it.

So, to resurrect this thread: It never got solved and it never got any better? I have a 98 with 299K on it. Riding down the road at speed the thing starts to sway and progressively gets worse and worse until I let off the gas pedal. Its a body rocking kind of motion. Had the sway bar replaced...