Bill Reichert

I didn't think your remark was snotty. I just don't see how it could be done. The box sits right against the firewall. I think it's just better to bite the bullet and do the surgery the old way with no anesthetic. Aaannndd for Dwight, the 53 Studebaker had the heater under the passenger seat!? I hung an old pickup heater under the dash.

Oooooh. 56 Ford 312 Tbird engine, dual exhaust,4 barrel carb, 125 mph. I KNOW they did 125 mph!

That would be the easy way. Just pull the engine and put it back after you weld the firewall back in without melting the heater box.

I guess they are just jealous. http://wallstcheatsheet.com/stocks/10-cars-that-probably-should-not-have-hit-the-road.html/6/

I bought some cheap carpet padding to replace the rotted foam in the door panel and after I clean the dissolved foam out of the console area, I'm going to use that replace the foam. $9 for one yard as opposed to $90 for what the auto sound shops sell. Th only casualty so far is one cheap shop light crushed by the seat. I'm just about ready to pull the box. That make 10 hours to get it out. thanks for the lube tip on the heater control. They all stick! I replaced the odo gears while I'm in there.

Well, someone dumb enough to do it for free would be good? I have the seats out, the dash loose, the steering wheel laying on the seat, the four firewall bolts out, the rear console needs the electrical disconnected, then the forward console needs to be removed. It is just WAY more involved than on my Chrysler GTS's. Is there anything else I should do while I have most of the interior out? I do want to lube the seat belt retractors and can't find the screws or snaps that hold the trim on. I figured I might as well replace the heater hoses at the same time. WHY did they put the control valve under the battery and cruise control? This is actually my therapy since no one in this area wants really fine piano restorations any more. Do you remember Bill Lambros of LRE? He referred someone to me about problems with the OBX differentials?!

About as much work as installing an engine? I now have about 10 hours in and the box is still in the car! Back to it after a frustration break.

Same system as Buick Reata. You can find more info on their forums. Check post by Hemi Dude on this forum. What you want is the Blue manual for the TC that pops up on Ebay every so often.

Fuel pressure regulator. aka FPR If you ever get a code 13, pull the vac line on that and sniff for gas. The diaphragm can fail and trigger that code.

CV joint AND Odometer Gears - WELCOME They just break. Installing the gears is easy getting the unit out is I*UE%$@&^Y(!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Some one just posted about getting the headlight knob off. The directions in the factory manual are 1/2 wrong that makes them 1/2 well you know. Make sure you get a rebuilt axle WITH the TC abs tone wheel on it. Save you core unit till you see that they are identical.

Yep I figured it out. The part that is really confusing me is that someone opened up the odometer and removed the broken gears and then reinstalled it in the car without the gears. On the antenna I have to make sure I have a hot to the trunk. After looking at the schematic in the manual, it looks like the hot wire varies depending if the radio is on or off and the ground does the same. A switch up front switches the contacts?

I win! Italian translation = cabriolet! I don't what the word for touring is in Italian. On second thought cabriolet might be French.

Where is Hemi when you need him? Just for the heck of it, charge your battery. I'm thinking I had a brain (censored). The lights and accessories may disconnect by design when you hit the starter. If you don't hear a click, It could well be the relay on the left side. Some one here is going to have to tell you which one. It will be the one with a wire going to the starter. WHERE is Hemi? Starters are an under the car, get all greasy up to the elbow job.

You say the lights dim which means something is shorting when you turn the key. Do you get the "relay click" when you turn the key? If you do, the solenoid or the starter is shorted. There should be a heat shield on top of the solenoid which is on top of the starter. If it is not there the solenoid will melt and cause a short.

It's almost the same as the Dodge Daytona TII engine. (heavier crankshaft, detuned computer) The early 89s were 88 engines. The brakes are ok. You just have to remember when getting new axles that they have the TC abs tone wheel on them. OR just take it to a rebuilder in a larger city. The one in St. Louis is great. $100 to rebuild it while you wait. It's better than owning a real Maserati of that vintage. A few of them wind up with Chebbie engines because of the costs.

I was trying to pull the instrument cluster and it said to push a pin out of the headlight knob. Well this 89 had a different type knob that has a spring inside the knob. You get behind the knob with a screw driver and push the spring toward the rear of the cart to release the spring. I'm still wondering how to pull the headlight switch since it is surrounded by a pop riveted metal housing. That is not what the manual shows! One more item. The original radio has one speaker working in the rf door. The new antenna does not operate and I'm guessing the relay for the speaker amps and antenna is bad?

I think they just do that to get a bunch of responses to up their ratings. They are mixing apples and oranges. The Pinto was a stripped down car with deliberate and accidental defects. (I owned a '72). The Edsel was a classic marketing mistake. (All the research said it would fail and they still went ahead.) The Aztec and Pacer were just plain freaky to look at. The Yugo? What do you expect with worn out tooling sold by....Fiat......to some poor sucker. At least Maserati didn't let Iaccoca (inventor of the exploding gas tank) install it in our beloved cars.

I think about half that price is normal. If it's close to you maybe more.

It probably won't happen but he told me they had to pay up front for 250 and still have some. They are selling for about 135 IIRC.

Touring Cabriolet? About the same as any 24 year old car. I'm guessing yours will be the v6? Post up where you live and someone might have a mechanic that is familiar with the mechanics of the car. Remember the people that worked on these are probably retired by now.

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I can't figure out how to post it. Being an old codger, I don't like Electronic Stability Control either! The first time it kicked in while making an emergency swerve and recovery the old fashioned way, it almost rolled the car. (2010 Sebring Touring). Have you ever had it kick in during an emergency maneuver. Have you thought it helped?. Are you an old codger like me? Has it scared the heck out of you? I am going back to pre everything cars. The TC's and my other turbo cars don't need emissions anymore. They have never flunked by the way since emissions test came into being. I don't like the drive by wire or accelerate by wire. Sure they work on jet planes and fighters. They get inspection and complete overhauls every so many hours of operation. They also have more expensive components inside them. Princess Diana died in a Mercedes with variable ratio steering for parking a BIG car in a tight spot. I have seen one of those systems fail. I still have the picture in my mind of that car going at a right angle to the traffic at 70 mph. The driver was on the passenger side of the car hanging onto the steering wheel. The front wheels were turned at 45 degrees. When the insurance man for the driver called me I told him that it was not the driver's fault because something had obviously failed when he tried to avoid a car that swung into his lane. Now if somebody comes up with a device to stop a car when a cell phone is detected inside a car, I WILL endorse that. I just saw a woman make a left turn into oncoming traffic yesterday. Both cars stopped just inches from each other. Yes there was a cell phone next to her ear! I will now shut up for a while. Thanks for not yelling at me.

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I think it's time for a cease fire on both sides. Holding a grudge harms the person holding it and those around them. That includes this group. I have had someone snipping at my heels also on 3 forums. Both people need to understand that nothing is gained and all is lost by continuing. Does the Middle East ring a bell? I also have had several people screw up on my turbos. One mistake resulted in a blown head gasket. I calmed down and went back and told him of the mistake and explained that I would not be returning but understood that he didn't know the car. The other didn't know to put sealant on one stud on the intake or exhaust manifold when reinstalling on the head. I had left the car 130 miles away to have him do the job and rented a car to get home and back to pick up the car. When I picked up the car and had steam under the hood after 10 minutes, I was a raving lunatic for 2 hours driving back to St. Louis. My recent purchase had a bad fuel pressure regulator and the mechanic replaced everything he could think of in chasing a code 13. The Ais was also hanging up. Even the mechanic that has helped me 56 years has stumbled at times. He is stubborn though. When he did a free engine rebuild on a Shelby Charger and didn't like the way it idled, he gave the owner another car and tried to get it right for two years. He even tried to find a Weber carb at a reasonable price to solve the problem. EVERYBODY MAKES MISTAKES!!!!! There was a good Commander I worked with in the Navy. An enlisted man tried to tell him he was making a mistake. The commander replied that his was "not to question why, but to do or die". After making the mistake and having it broadcast to all the ships in the Gulf of Tonkin, the enlisted man told him why it was wrong. The commander humbly joked that this was only the second mistake he had made in his life. I mumbled loud enough for him to hear that I must be really lucky because in 6 months I had witnessed BOTH of his mistakes. All 30 people there including the commander had a good laugh. He was a good leader because he could accept that he was not above learning from those under his command. Let's enjoy our cars and accept each other as they are. I now step down from the soapbox. Peace to both of you. I respect you both for your knowledge.

I have a question Hemi. Does anyone make sheets of the material used? I worked in a cardboard box factory in college. The have huge presses with razor sharp patterns for stamping out the box patterns. It seems to me that an air powered press with a fast speed could be used to cut the gaskets out. I'm guessing that's the way that the composite gaskets are cut. Kchunk, Kchunk, and so on. The only real cost is in making the pattern accurately. I have to make some composite gaskets for my 29 year old Green Machine trimmer. I still have the material from 50 years ago along with the hole punches from my player piano days.