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TaurusSE98 · 11-13-2012, 06:54 PM

I started it and let it run for a while since I haven't driven it much lately. At least no squealing belt to annoy the neighbors anymore!

YoungGunzBass01 · 11-13-2012, 10:48 PM

Changed the idler pulley, AGAIN, got a different brand this time. Put a brand new dayco belt on the car, and poured in a bottle of that lucas fuel system cleaner that was on sale at the auto parts store, then filled up at shell. No more squealing pulley, and maybe ill clean out my engine a little bit.

Dschinghis Kahn · 11-22-2012, 07:55 PM

Not much with mine.

Did put some tires on a Gen IV.5 the other day with *drumroll please*....... 340,000 miles on it! It was pretty beat though.

sousa632 · 11-22-2012, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Dschinghis Kahn

Not much with mine.

Did put some tires on a Gen IV.5 the other day with *drumroll please*....... 340,000 miles on it! It was pretty beat though.

Damn! Even if it is beat the owners of that car got their money's worth and then some.

What did I do to my Bull today........... I drove it to my parents for turkey lunch, then back to my house for turkey dinner. MAN.......... I must have ate 10,000 calories today.

Dschinghis Kahn · 11-22-2012, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by sousa632

Damn! Even if it is beat the owners of that car got their money's worth and then some.

Right? I wonder how many transmissions it's eaten. I highly doubt it's on the original.

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What did I do to my Bull today........... I drove it to my parents for turkey lunch, then back to my house for turkey dinner. MAN.......... I must have ate 10,000 calories today.

It's the one day of the year we're entitled to.

SloppyJalopey · 11-23-2012, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Dschinghis Kahn

Right? I wonder how many transmissions it's eaten. I highly doubt it's on the original.

I have 340,000km 211266miles on the original tranny!

Dschinghis Kahn · 11-24-2012, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by SloppyJalopey

I have 340,000km 211266miles on the original tranny!

Lies.

QuinnSHO · 11-24-2012, 12:36 PM

^ Lol. I did nothing but chuckle at that.

SloppyJalopey · 11-24-2012, 08:34 PM

Im serious! the first owner was an old lady who kept all service records, and there was regular flushes and filter changes. If it has another tranny then it has no evidence of ever being changed.

Dschinghis Kahn · 11-24-2012, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by SloppyJalopey

Im serious! the first owner was an old lady who kept all service records, and there was regular flushes and filter changes. If it has another tranny then it has no evidence of ever being changed.

It's not that I don't believe you, it's just that the thought of one of these god awful transmissions living that long doesn't compute. I like to think I'm not particularly hard on my cars, but even my transmission seems to view finding "reverse" as on the same level as finding Amelia Earhart, and it's been pulling that crap since 65,000 miles.

It does eventually find it, and it hasn't gotten any worse, so I've classified it as a "minor issue" since the only repair is a very costly transmission rebuild according to this site. I figure I may as well wait until it finally loses reverse completely or starts messing up the other gears before I commit to that kind of expense.

11-22-2012, 07:55 PM	#613 (permalink)
Dschinghis Kahn Moderpony Member Number: 7950 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Wisconsin Chapter: Midwest Drives: 2004 Taurus SES, pulled around by a vulcan Visit: My Garage Posts: 968 Trader Score: 0 reviews Rep Power: 10	Not much with mine. Did put some tires on a Gen IV.5 the other day with drumroll please....... 340,000 miles on it! It was pretty beat though. __________________

11-24-2012, 12:36 PM	#618 (permalink)
QuinnSHO Senior Member Member Number: 37321 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Ogden, Utah Chapter: West Coast Drives: I own a 1996 Black Taurus SHO Visit: My Garage Posts: 872 Trader Score: 0 reviews Rep Power: 2	^ Lol. I did nothing but chuckle at that. __________________ Do you like Mountain Dew? Then you like 75% of me

11-24-2012, 08:34 PM	#619 (permalink)
SloppyJalopey Senior Member Member Number: 47151 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Brantford, Ontario Canada Chapter: Eastern Canada Drives: 2002 3.0 V6 Sedan Visit: My Garage Posts: 515 Trader Score: 0 reviews Rep Power: 2	Im serious! the first owner was an old lady who kept all service records, and there was regular flushes and filter changes. If it has another tranny then it has no evidence of ever being changed. __________________ 2002 Ford Taurus LX - Trans Failure at 350 000 KM 2000 Ford Taurus SEL - DD 225 xxx KM

11-13-2012, 06:54 PM	#611 (permalink)
TaurusSE98 Junior Member Member Number: 49924 Join Date: Sep 2012 Chapter: West Coast Drives: 98 Taurus SE 3.0 Visit: My Garage Posts: 56 Trader Score: 0 reviews Rep Power: 1	I started it and let it run for a while since I haven't driven it much lately. At least no squealing belt to annoy the neighbors anymore!

11-13-2012, 10:48 PM	#612 (permalink)
YoungGunzBass01 Senior Member Member Number: 41104 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Detroit, MI Chapter: Midwest Drives: White 2006 SE, 3.0 Vulcan Visit: My Garage Posts: 587 Trader Score: 1 reviews Rep Power: 2	Changed the idler pulley, AGAIN, got a different brand this time. Put a brand new dayco belt on the car, and poured in a bottle of that lucas fuel system cleaner that was on sale at the auto parts store, then filled up at shell. No more squealing pulley, and maybe ill clean out my engine a little bit.

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