Ford Thunderbird Help!

bill__k

i'm looking for a set of whitewalls for a 2003 t-bird and not finding much. any suggestions???

stever

Try asking in the Tires, tires, tires discussion too. There's only about a half a dozen whitewall related posts in there, but someone may know of an option for you.

56bird

All of a sudden at one time I lost power to the heater-power to the rear window D-fog, and oilpressure gauge. Have checked all fuses and relays. Anybody ever here of this???

mcalister

i recently saw a late model t-bird probly a 2006-7 or 8,this car had a jag engine i was told it was a 1 of 1 proto type..does anyone no anything about it??

kanuchi

My radio went out which also controls my antenna on my 1996 ford thunderbird
I know its the fuse but when I checked all the fuses they were fine????

also my right front passenger side is pulls to the right when driving is it hopefully
just the alignment because my wife lives at a condo with alot of bumps so you dont drive fast do you think thats the cause

pls advise

toomanyfumes

Hard to diagnose a front end without looking at it. Could be alignment, look out for bad ball joints, too. My car was pulling, finally the ball joint popped out of the socket.

Dont know about the radio.

kanuchi

any ideas why my radio and antenna both stopped working,especially when I bought the car the dealer already put a new antenna in it and why cant i get even
any kind of sound out of the radio?

thanks

oklahoma

MY SON HAS A 1990 T-BIRD- THE TRUNK WILL NOT OPEN- I NEED HELP

jaxe

Hello,it's possible the lock is shot and the tumblers arent hitting,did you try to put the key in and at the same time push down on the trunk lid as you turn the key?some times that may work,if not perhaps you can take the back seat out crawl in the trunk area and open it from the inside,then replace the trunk lock.Jim

toomanyfumes

Does it have an electric trunk release button in the console or glove box? Will the trunk open with that?

euphonium

If it has keyless entry (keypad) on driver's door. Enter the code to unlock the cabin and then press the key (5/6) which opens the trunk.

jaxe

Perhaps 1 of the fuses is out blocking the code for the trunk,you could possibly try disconnecting the battry alot of times doinf that resets alot of different codes,unless the code pad went out

toomanyfumes

You would think it would open one of the ways. Either the key or the inside release or door pad.

A few years ago my wife took my '95 to the grocery store. She never drives it. She comes home with the back seat full of groceries. Said the trunk won't open. She had tried the ignition key to open it.(her car had only the one key.) She tried the key fob by pressing the unlock button repeatedly. (her car worked that way and didn't have the trunk button.) She didn't know about the button in the console or using the key pad. Four ways to open the trunk and she couldn't quite do it. :P :blush:

candleman48

iam looking for a brake pressure control valve for a 1989 ford thunderbird sc with abs brakes

Mr_Shiftright

Did you try the dealer?

candleman48

yes dealers say they cant get this part

Mr_Shiftright

Are we talking about the solenoid valve assembly attached to the master cylinder?

SEE DIAGRAM

candleman48

no its the valve between the master cylinder and the brake lines attached to the back of the motorone line in one line to master cylinder and the top of the valve is electrical

Mr_Shiftright

Have you tried another dealer? Some of them are....shall we say....lazy....when it comes to ordering parts for older cars, and it's so easy to say "nah, we ain't got that".

Get on the horn and try another place.

Otherwise, I guess it's the auto wrecker for your search.

dtbird

Would it be possible to take a fuel injected 5.0 out of a 1986 Grand Marquis (this motor was actually originally out of a Mustang or a T-Bird), & put it in a 1986 Thunderbird with a throttle body injected 3.8?
What do ya think??

dtbird

Sorry,
That is a '87 fuel injected 302.

Mr_Shiftright

Any engine swap is "possible" with enough money, time and skill.

But the question is, is this a good idea?

Seems like a fair amount of work and expense, even with a "free" motor, for piddling 20 HP. The Mustang motor of that year has more HP than the Marquis motor.

If you are saying that the Marquis motor used to actually be in a Mustang, then you have 165HP instead of your stock 120 HP--but still no big deal for all the work IMO.

I'd go either with a used T-Bird V-8 motor, or with a 5.0 crate motor that was built up. I'm sure there are kits around to make this kind of swap and the engine builders probably know which ones work best.

If you find an entire 1986 T-Bird to cannabalize parts from, all the better.

Also you have to consider that a 1986 T-Bird is not worth very much, so this will be a labor of love, not any kind of investment.

Best thing to do is HOMEWORK and a BUDGET before you buy, or try, anything. Find someone who's actually done a V-8 swap and find out what difficulties they ran into. Did they use the same transmission? How did they mate up the V-6 wiring and computer to the V-8 engine?

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candleman48

i have a 1989 ford thunderbird sc with abs brakes is there any way to switch it over to regular brakes and if it can be done how

onlyfords2

i have a 2002 tbird that i keep having the same recurring problem with and i can"t seem to find anyone who can understand or fix the problem. i have had to have every one of the plugs and coils replaced at least twice in the last year because of miss fire problems. i have taken the thing to several different dealers here in the tampabay area and none of them can seem to find the problem. i am about ready to sell it and move on, has anyone else had this problem and what is the fix? i love the car otherwise but if i can"t drive it then what good is it?

nvbanker

I truly wish I could help you - mine however, has never had this problem at all..... and from your description, it's hard to see how this could actually be an electrical issue. Any chance it could be a fuel pump or filter?

toomanyfumes

I assume this car has the COPS (coil on plug) like the Lincoln LS. Common for these to have to be replaced.

However, if they all have been replaced, they should be good for years. Maybe it is another issue and the dealer automatically replaces the COPS because they are usually the culprit when there is a miss?

zeus7

Is anyone familiar with the engine? Specifically the fuel pump and sensors? Mine is in the shop and at first I was told it needed two fuel pumps, now they are telling me they were wrong, that it only has one fuel pump and two sensors, one regular sensor and an auxiliary sensor.

Thanks

Mr_Shiftright

one pump, + fuel pressure sensor and fuel temperature sensor.

zeus7

Thank you for the quick reply!! Much appreciated.

daver35

i have a 94 bird replaced the starter on it still makes the dreaded whirring sound when engaged trying to locate the starter relay or solinoid having no luck finding either any advice on where to look or other possible solutions to fix it would be appreciated :confuse: