Questions tagged [thunderbird]
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Can anyone Identify the make, model and year of this car?
Photo is from the 1980's
Found this photo and am now wondering what the make, model and year for this car. THe photo is from the 1980's I am guessing the car is from the 1960's
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1983 Ford Thunderbird MCU port
I have an 83 Tbird with a caburated 3.8. The check engine light came on but I can't locate the Mcu port. I have checked everywhere but none and even no capped wires.
I did check a ford diagnostic manual that had a chart for models. It said that they…
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1995 Ford Thunderbird
When I step on the brake pedal I hear a hissing sound and the pedal goes all the way to the floor and the brakes barely stop the car. This doesn't happen every time but most of the time. Any ideas of what this could be? My husband just put new…
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Installing New Distributor on a 1968 Ford Thunderbird With 186,000 Miles
I have a 1968 Ford Thunderbird that had a Mallory ignition. The Mallory ignition started to show signs of wearing out, as the motor would run for a few minutes and suddenly die, only to start back up about 20 to 30 minutes later.
Once it got past…
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Automatic transmission difficult shift to upper gears
The car is a 1986 Ford Thunderbird 2.3L Turbo coupe, automatic transmission. Just got it for a few weeks and found it was very jerky when it tries to shift to higher gears, especially around 30 MPH. Took it to a mechanics shop and the guy told me…
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Engine only runs on full choke
Ford 390 Autolite carburetter
Starts ok but only runs on full choke the two fuel needles don’t seem to make a difference. ( they used to be ok before cleaning).
This carburettor did work ok, but I decided to clean it, float levels are good, I’ve…
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My motorcycle's engine turns off while driving
I have a RE Thunderbird 350 and now-a-days sometimes my engine turns off while I am riding. Earlier, it used to happen once in a while when I used the Pass switch or the indicators.
From the last few days, the condition has become quite frequent and…
Naman Sharma
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Ford water in engine
So the air filter has holes in the bottom of it and sucked up water into the air intake. The water mixed with the oil and caused the engine to start burning coolant. Ive drained the 97 ford thunderbird's oil and coolant, but im unsure of what else…
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How Do I Locate Difficult-To Find Power Seat Track Interior Parts for a 1968 Ford Thunderbird?
I have a 1968 Ford Thunderbird Fordor with bucket seats. The seat-track motor gears that connect the motor to the track have worn out. Most of the catalog parts stores that specialize in Thunderbird parts don't even have any parts in their catalog…
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Thunderbird 350x acceleration problem
Recently I got some problem with my thunderbird bike. When I try to start my bike it is not working but when I try to put choke mode , it's starting well and when I start accelerating the bike , i noticed that there is some lag in acceleration and…
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Ignition wire for my 1964 Ford Thunderbird
I have a 1964 Ford Thunderbird on my car stereo I only have one power wire I assume it does to the ignition can I run my new car stereo on just the ignition power or will I need to run a new wire from the battery
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Rear Disk Brake Jamming Issue - Royal Enfield Thunderbird 350
From the last few days, I am having this issue wherein my rear disk brakes are getting jammed and the brake-pads do not disengage.
The bike does not move and the disk plate get red hot. I have keep it for some time to cool down after which the bike…
Naman Sharma
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