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97up-list-digest Wednesday, September 29 1999 Volume 02 : Number 263



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In this issue:

Re: FTE 97up - Chips - Shootout - Car & Driver
Re: FTE 97up - Washer fluid
FTE 97up - Extreme Boost
FTE 97up - Extreme Boost
FTE 97up - Loss of power
Re: FTE 97up - Loss of power
Re: FTE 97up - Loss of power
FTE 97up - Re: Washer fluid delay
Re: FTE 97up - Washer fluid
Re: FTE 97up - Washer fluid

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Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 22:26:04 -0400
From: Karen Wall / Steve Offiler
Subject: Re: FTE 97up - Chips - Shootout - Car & Driver

At 05:32 AM 9/27/99 -0400, you wrote:
>At 11:10 AM 9/26/99 -0700, you wrote:
>
>>You said THIS MONTH's issue of Car and Driver. Well, I've searched high and
>>low on their website for the article you mention and I can't find
anything on
>>it. Anywhere. If the date of the mag is October or November, that's probably
>>why. They only have through September on the site. Which issue is it?
>
>
>I left the magazine at work over the weekend. I'll try to remember to
>bring it home tonight. All I can tell you is that it is the CURRENT issue.
> Certainly not September. I am a subscriber, and it just came a few days
ago.
>
>Steve O.

Okay, got the magazine in front of me now. It is the October 1999 issue of
Car & Driver. The article is "Chips Ahoy" on p. 131. Chip mfg's include:

Superchips, Inc.
AutoThority Performance Engineering
Dinan
Hypertech, Inc.
JET Performance Products

Hope this helps the curious ones out there to find the article. No way I
can do it justice with a summary so I won't even try.


Best regards,
Steve O.

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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 05:02:29 -0700 (PDT)
From: Hunter
Subject: Re: FTE 97up - Washer fluid

Thanks guys,

I'm going to the dealer next week and ask him if I can change the multi-function
switch.

Keith, is that what you mean by the new stalk?

TIA.

> This problem was very common on '97 and '98 Expeditions. Eventually, Ford
> issued a recall for Expeditions and replaced the "stalk" (turn-signal) lever
> on which all the wiper controls exist. Thousands of them were replaced
> under the recall. Apparently, the cause was corrosion. In my case, the
> washer started to get harder to use and took longer and longer to come on,
> or it needed to be pushed many times (sometimes while turning the wipers
> on-and-off too!). Anyway, the new stalk fixed it.

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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 05:34:20 PDT
From: "Scott Matus"
Subject: FTE 97up - Extreme Boost

I want to share an experience I had this morning.

I was waiting to use the on-ramp to I-25 North (181 exit) to Denver from
Castle Rock. An 18 wheeler fully loaded with roofing shingles started out
ahead of me. I am always curteous to traffic and let the 18 wheeler have
1/4 mile headstart. I was holding back this Ch*vy Su8ur8An, that was just
too damn anxious. He even attempted to pass me on the On-Ramp, So I had to
punch it earlier that I wanted. Just to keep that Ch*vy in line.

I left the largest cloud of Soot you ever saw. By the time I reached 4th
Gear (6-Speed Manual) I lost ALL power. I backed off to see what the
problem was, I scanned the gauges, All read normal(I won't go off on the
idiot gauges here). My first impreession at this time, "I blew all the
vanes of the Turbo". It did not act like a waste gate.

I took the next exit and looked for Oil/smoke/other problems. At first scan
I saw nothing. I would not get any satisfaction at my dealer at 6:00AM, so
I drove the F350 home.

I looked at the engine thoroughly and finally found the problem. I blew the
feed pipe that runs to the Intercooler from the Turbo. It was just the Band
Clamp was too Loose. An 11mm socket later and I was on the road again. My
Boost gauge does not have illumination so I could never have read the Boost
Pressure that I was developing at night. I have never ran the Boost over 18
PSI. I don't know why today was any different. Maybe just cooler more
dense air this morning, I don't know.

My findings on the PSD without the assist of a turbo -

"A BIG FAT OLD LAZY DAWG, just after he eats"

Later guys,

Scott.
1999 F350 PSD 6-Speed 4x4 CC SRW LBed

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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 05:52:34 PDT
From: "Scott Matus"
Subject: FTE 97up - Extreme Boost

Sorry for the double post. Hotmail said the message did not get delivered
because of their server problems.

Scott.

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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 14:28:21 EDT
From: Cop786 aol.com
Subject: FTE 97up - Loss of power

Ever since I changed the spark plugs on my 97 F150 4.6L, it has quite a bit
of loss in power, especially at low RPM's. I don't know what I really could
have done wrong, but the power loss is pretty significant to me. The trans
now downshifts on even slight hills when I have it on cruise. Anybody have
any ideas of what could be wrong? Thanks in advance.

Chris Gerstner
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 15:31:29 -0400
From: Jean Marc Chartier
Subject: Re: FTE 97up - Loss of power

Cop786 aol.com wrote:
>
> Ever since I changed the spark plugs on my 97 F150 4.6L, it has quite a bit
> of loss in power, especially at low RPM's. I don't know what I really could
> have done wrong, but the power loss is pretty significant to me. The trans
> now downshifts on even slight hills when I have it on cruise. Anybody have
> any ideas of what could be wrong? Thanks in advance.
>
> Chris Gerstner
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Chris,

Did you use the correct plugs? Is the gap set correctly?
Did you change the wires? Did you remove anything to access
the plugs? Did you put it back?

Regards

Jean Marc Chartier
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 16:54:27 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Douglas R. Floyd"
Subject: Re: FTE 97up - Loss of power



Totally off the subject, I am reminded of a shop in Austin which told me to
change the spark plug wires of the 5.4 often. (Which is amusing, as the
5.4 is coil-on plug.)


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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 20:01:44 -0400
From: "Lee Haefele"
Subject: FTE 97up - Re: Washer fluid delay

Usually this requires replacement of the multipurpose stalk. I think it has
been replaced on 6 of my 8 Fords, some twice.
Lee Haefele

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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 22:21:50 -0400
From: "Freddy Favela"
Subject: Re: FTE 97up - Washer fluid

Mine comes out as almost as soon as you press the button. On all my cars it
works this way. you may have a kink in the line or a restriction.
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From: Hunter
To: 97up-list ford-trucks.com
Date: Monday, September 27, 1999 5:32 PM
Subject: FTE 97up - Washer fluid


>Hallo,
>
>Did anyone find a solution for the washer fluid not coming out for a
long….long time.
>Mine takes about 4-5 hard push and then hold it down for about 10 seconds
'till the
>washer fluid comes out. I took it to the dealer and they told me that this
is the way
>it should work.
>
>Is there is a way, where you can get the water first and then start the
wipers?
>
>Hunter.
>
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 22:56:37 -0400
From: "Keith Veren"
Subject: Re: FTE 97up - Washer fluid

Yes! Sorry, I had forgotton the proper name, "multi-function switch", so I
just called it like I saw it...."stalk".

Keith


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From: Hunter
To:
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 8:02 AM
Subject: Re: FTE 97up - Washer fluid


> Thanks guys,
>
> I'm going to the dealer next week and ask him if I can change the
multi-function
> switch.
>
> Keith, is that what you mean by the new stalk?
>
> TIA.
>
> > This problem was very common on '97 and '98 Expeditions. Eventually,
Ford
> > issued a recall for Expeditions and replaced the "stalk" (turn-signal)
lever
> > on which all the wiper controls exist. Thousands of them were replaced
> > under the recall. Apparently, the cause was corrosion. In my case, the
> > washer started to get harder to use and took longer and longer to come
on,
> > or it needed to be pushed many times (sometimes while turning the wipers
> > on-and-off too!). Anyway, the new stalk fixed it.
>
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