Top 20 1998 Ford Escort Questions & Answers

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In order to ck the switch you must remove the steering wheel.... there will be a small spring loaded roller and a brass connecting plate. When you press the horn button this completes the circuit and allows the horn to go on.

Have you checked pew to blower switch

Built into the transmission range selector on top of transmision

The orifice tube is inside the line going to the evaporator you have to disconnect the lines to get to it you should change the accumulator tank because that's a very likely leak spot a/c systems never need freon unless there's a leak in the system and that tank is almost always responsible buy a can with dye in it to get the system charged enough to get the compressor to cycle the leak will show up wherever it is then repair and have the system evacuated with a vacuum pump do not skip this step you will have a bad result of blowing seals in the compressor or the orings on the lines plus you just spent $$to fix it do it right one time ok good luck stephen

First don't keep wasting your money changing batteries and parts that are not bad. Alternator is easy to test at the store. Either it works or it dont. Battery same thing. So if you have a volt meter you can put that on the battery and see the voltage drop if you have a drain. Question is are you in cold area. When It gets below 32 degrees your battery will freeze and lose some power. So if that's not it. Your car has something staying on. Have you installed anything into the car in awhile like a stero or alarm. Is there a glove box light staying on. Stuff like that will drain your battery. With the volt meter on the battery disconnect some fuses to the new stuff and see if the numbers stop dropping.

Transmission

How hot does the engine get in degrees F? The radiator fan won't turn on till about 220 degrees F. You can use non-contact temp gun to check engine temp. Any applicable trouble codes? Around here, some of the national brand auto stores will check p0 codes for free, if there are any. You can use digital multimeter, ohms setting, Check across sensor terminals, as the engine warms up, the resistance is less. Just to see if working properly. If you want the exact specs, I'll try to find it. All I can do is help with testing. You have to do the testing.

Its a broken door blend actuator.

Sounds like you have really screwed the pooch here. What I suspect you did was put the wrong transmission fluid in when you replaced the fluid. If you did use the right fluid, then I would suspect that there is not enough fluid in the transmission to make it work. Check if you used the right fluid and also check your trans fluid level.

Remove and clean the IAC valve with MAF cleaner...go for 10 minute drive, then see if rough idle condition is resolved...cheers

Check your oil level as well as your solenoid and/or intermittent coil wire problem.

Under the hood there is a fuse/relay panel. Check each fuse, some are larger and rectangular as opposed to the blade fuses inside the car. You may also need to trace the negative cable from the battery and make sure its still grounded on the chassis properly. Loosen and tighten the bolt to make sure it has good contact.

Could be a worn out piolet bearing located in the back of the crankshaft in front of the clutch plate.

IS IT CARBY IF SO PUT CAP FULL OF FUEL IN TOP OF CARBY IF THAT WORKS TAKE OF FUEL LINE AND CHECK NEEDLE N SEAT IF ITS FUEL INJECTED TAKE OF FUEL LINE TO SEE IF FUEL PUMPS OUT IF YOU HAVE ELEC FUEL PUMP IT MAY ME THAT AS WELL CHEERS

could just be some water in fuel line has slightly blocked your filter again -you could change it out or try to restart and get it running for a while-may do the trick

80 to 100 lbs or as tight as you can get it

Sounds very serious. When you drove your car without coolant, it overheated the engine and may have caused the pistons to seize up in the cylinders. When that happens, the engine is ruined. Since a 98 and almost 20 years old, it would not be worth it to try to repair such expensive damage. Sorry.