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theterminator93 said:
I just use the rain-x washer fluid. Seems to do the trick. :)
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But then you need windshield wipers to use it!

XR7-4.6 said:
Anyone happen to know the stock diameter of the exhaust hangers off the transmission mount? 3/8” or 1/2”?
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I think I have at least one stock downpipe set at home that I can measure when I get home later tonight.
 
KevinVarnes said:
I think I have at least one stock downpipe set at home that I can measure when I get home later tonight.
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Thanks! I wanted to just underneath and measure the holes in the mounts to see but this lingering sinus headache I’ve had the last few days has been repelling me from laying on the garage floor for even a moment!
 
My Cougar had an aftermarket alarm when I got it. I thought I removed completely, but just now found this what I'm assuming is a relay and fuse. I'm going to get rid of it but curious what it was for.

Anyone know what wires it's tapping into? It's on the pink/yellow and pink/green wires.... :unsure:

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Kenz said:
My Cougar had an aftermarket alarm when I got it. I thought I removed completely, but just now found this what I'm assuming is a relay and fuse. I'm going to get rid of it but curious what it was for.

Anyone know what wires it's tapping into? It's on the pink/yellow and pink/green wires.... :unsure:

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Those are the lock/unlock wires
 
Thanks for the help! That should be the last of the aftermarket alarm/remote keyless system.

The relay had a date of 1995 on it. Original owner must have got it installed right after the car was bought. Being it was originally from tri-state area it probably was a good idea. I assume it was a high-end system at the time. It even had a glass breakage sensor and a mercury level sensor in the trunk to detect if it was opened.
 
Rather than hijacking the other guy's WTB thread:

Would the Bullitt intake fit an Explorer engine that has been swapped in to a late-model Bird? Or have any issue with an AED supercharger? There's a variety of power upgrade paths and I'd like to know if any of them will interfere with one another.
 
Bullitt intake will fit right onto an Explorer engine. Explorer has PI heads which the Bullitt was designed for. You may have to craft your own coolant pipe that runs under the intake since I believe they are different and the PI might interfere with the Bullitt, but that is fairly minor.

I'm less familiar with the AED. Did they make NPI and PI versions? The port mismatch is the only (minor) thing I can think of that would be an issue there.
 
The AED supercharger replaces the intake manifold entirely, to use a supercharger with the Bullitt it would have to be the centrifugal type(vortech, procharger, Paxton).
 
Yes, a Bullitt with a centrifugal supercharger could be a pretty potent combination. Keep in mind hood clearance it going to be an issue with just about anything except maybe the SVO supercharger setup. I know AED had a specific system for the Thunderbird/Cougar that had a step down on the top to clear our hoods.
 
Here is a strange one...
What would cause the alternator to get hot when the car is off?

Yesterday the alternator went to shit in my Cougar. It started having voltage spikes anytime above 4000RPM or so. Parked the car for the night and the next morning the battery was completely dead. Put it on a 20 amp charge and the battery came back after a few hours, but the alternator was burning up; too hot to touch.

Guessing it has some sort of short in it. It has given a few random voltage spikes last few months so I'm not surprised.

I'd like to just replace the voltage regulator and see if that's the issue, but at this point I don't trust the rest of it... :unsure:
 
Before I make the purchase, I want to be sure that these are the Cadillac Brembo calipers I need to get:

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