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yeah i bought the new switch, and have my haynes... its just that you have to take apart 1/2 your truck to replace it... i was tryin to find a way around it haha... oh well --bryan

Hey guys... Im having problems with my ignition switch... I can finagle (sp?) the key and get my car to stay running, but if i hit a big bump or sometimes (most of the time) when I try to start it, if i dont let it "rest" in the right spot, the engine dies... Ive been able to live with this...

Hey guys... my 91 5spd has about 150k miles on it, and its starting to slip. Ive not lost use yet, and so wanted to look into my options. Obviously Id rather fix somethin now, before big things go break. haha. Any ball park numbers for tranny fixin? Like I said... a 91 with a 5spd 4x2... when...

whatever it costs you, it will be less than my parents cotss... they've got 8 dogs... labs, mutts, etc... only 1 was a "pure bred" the others were all dogs we rescued from various locations (middle of the freeway, parking lots, side of the road, etc)... Its so sad how ppl dont care about their...

so here i sit, tryin to figure out where exactly the switch is... i have my replacemnt part, and it looks like what the picture in the Chiltons/Haynes manual shows... but... I dont see this part anywhere in my car! haha. I removed the lower instrument panel cover, the bottom of the steerin...

Haha, dont worry, Ive been here long enough to take this advice with a grain of salt... There have been many times when I "thought" I knew what it might be... and then got to the shop and it was something different. Something like an ignition switch (autozone :: $8) I think I can chance the...

Fortunately there is no airbag... as this is a 91. I never thought I would be glad at that fact... haha. Thanks for the heads up tho! Ill let you know what happens this afternoon. --Bryan

Think Ill go ahead and replace the ignition switch tomorrow... and it that doesnt work ill do the fuel pump relay... thanks guys. --bryan

ok so... i thought it was workin fine again... we replaced the IAC, I made several runs around town starting and stopping my engine... and now, ive come home, let it sit a few hours, and it has decided to stop working again. Ideas? Are there any things I can do to check the fuel pump? or any of...

replaced IAC, and its workin again... for now. haha. thanks guys. --bryan

Well lets see if I can recap all from today... I spoke with a man about "the problem". He said it sounds like the IAC. He is going to meet me in the morning to look over it. He suggested I try to give it lots of gas upon start up and see if i can get it to stay on... I did as he instructed...

Hey guys, Its been a while since Ive been on the board... and that usually means things are runnin ok with my Ex... but Im back. :( I went out this morning to fire up my Ex. I can turn the key, get it to fire up, but the minute I let the key out of "start", and let it back into "on", the...

haha thats awesome --Bryan

thanks guys. makes sense now. --bryan btw... whats the shift pattern on a 3 spd... ? .2? 13? .13 13? or 2? or R2? Does that ? make any sense? haha

Thanks for all your help SVO. Ill get in touch with you with that other info we discussed... also, on that 2nd ad I showed you... it listed a Rally Pac... haha, can ya fill me in? thanks man... --Bryan

Hey guys, Ive got my explorer, and its not horrible... but its startin to get there. Im interested in a new car, and one option I want to investigate... a classic mustang. I found a 1968 Mustang here in Houston, for $8500. Seems to be in good shape... I havent seen it personally yet tho...

haha awesome --bryan

Haha I was just thinkin about that as I read this thread... Hence my desire to live in a small suburban community where there are actual yards and trees and grass, not this "modern neighborhood" crap where there are 2 pine trees povided on a 1/2 sodded yard... haha ahh the good ole days.. --bryan

Houston Downtown Building: Toyota Center: --Bryan

i know this goes without saying but... that sucks explorerkid... --bryan

my prayers are with you guys... Its only a matter of time before this kinda junk heads into Galveston/Houston again... we are well overdue for somethin big... --Bryan

goin to colorado, thru kansas, we ran into a dust storm... looked really creepy driving into it... we pulled over for a bit, but kept goin slowly, until we hit major traffic... there was an accident on the opposite side of the road. Winds up to 65 mph... couldnt see the car in front of you at...

pics not working... --bryan

hapy birthday all... and let me say... thats a lot of birthdays! --Bryan

congrats... a good lookin baby boy he is... --Bryan