20 Most Recent 1997 Ford Thunderbird LX - Page 7 Questions & Answers

that is normal

Check your coils.

check your tranny and engine mounts.
they may be bad or going bad and will create that vibration. specially the tranny ones.

disconnect the battery negative cable for 5 minutes, this will reset it.

It is time to pull the trans and rebuild itMileage has nothing to with thatIf you go to You Tube Video there is a fellowin Calif that has an excellent site where youcan learn all there is as he takes then apart & back togetherAll transmissions have know faults brand new & it iswell known they all will fail at some pointYou will get a real eye opener especially with fordsThey just keep making junk with no intention to correct a thing from year to year, That is left to the after marketto come up with the fixesA dealer takes a reman out of a plastic case & installsJust parts changers that is all a dealer isYou need a trans shopNow all they do is trans & don't know cars

front seal behind harmonic balancer rear seal drop transmission.

under the glove box in the kick panel.

Have you had the computer scanned for trouble codes yet ?

The rear defogger is fuse #14 (40 Amp fuse) in the underhood fuse box,no other fuses, I have the owners manual. If the fuse checks good test the heater grid of the rear defogger, it is most likely is an open circuit, it can be repaired by the dealer or u..

Light should have stored code. Go to local autoparts chain & get free scan for codes and go from there. Saves all that guess work & money a lot of times. Write down code(s) and let us know.

check out you ford specialist wreckers or junk yards. Some fords use the same parts in different cars so when you are looking check other models for a similar bar.

Something is definitely wrong with this picture. It should only take 2 or 3 seconds for the pump to make correct pressure. Just turning the key to on turns the pump on to pressurize the system, then pump will shut off, maintaining pressure, until the computer gets an engine cranking signal, at which time pump should come back on, and stay running when engine is running. The only way to check fuel pressure is with a fuel pressure gauge hooked onto the fuel rail. If you check and pressure is correct and doesn't drop right away, the problem is elsewhere, not in the fuel delivery. You said takes a long time before car will crank-is there a problem with the engine cranking over with key in start? That would be an ignition or starting circuit problem, not having anything to do with the fuel pressure.

Fuel Trim below Zero- your taking away fuel,above zero your adding fuelShould be plus or minus 2 or 3You may have a rich condition from leaking injectors,thus the -20Mail them away to Ultra Sonic CleaningCheck Fuel Pressure

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