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Is that an auto or manual transmission engine? Still have it? (Curious about the flywheel shown.)

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https://barnfinds.com/one-family-owned- ... kur-xr4ti/

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Hi all, I doubt a Motorcraft is out there anymore. Ford themselves don't make such parts; they have them made and with their brand name on the box. I believe that Gates was the OEM for that part as they make many parts for the US car makers. They also make many Delco parts. The Gates would be the be...

Hi all, Well, Garnett was good again. There were several original Cobras there, including #53 production unit. a gaggle of Datsun 2000 convertibles, rarely seen these days, lots of other cool stuff and an ALPINE with Renault engine, of course. That car had only been seen in photos before by me. Cool...

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A failed, stuck open thermostat would act like this. Just a thought.

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For that sort of money a 2003-2005 Aviator is possible and maybe lower mileage. Nicer interior as well.

Bought a 2004 in April for ~$5K with 137K miles in great shape. 32v 4.6L runs well and more power. Lincolns depreciate more than Fords...

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The annual car show and race car parade for all sorts of old sports cars and sedan race cars is in Garnett, Kansas this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Anyone within a two hundred mile circle should consider it. Seen a Lotus 23 race lately? Usually one there. Race tuned original XR4Ti going around a tr...

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Going to Garnett this weekend? There might be the KC based Ford Racing XR there again. I am definitely going as it is good times and hoping to see it again.

The Quaife had good reviews in UK mags in the past.

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Hi all, In a world far away: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/401390782408?hash=item5d74c147c8:g:7HUAAOSwnXJgR4k0&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8JhlcJUsPFxeaVHZl%2BP%2BN1tmMVz8iT0Vr%2F2lHnak7wbr%2FvOo5JtSyjKyoTmrAaHRjql6OPH6srfOl46sF9HoCj%2FaCar2cpYxU4J12iZtYOYy7ABYVJ4qoluEs0NYijiWg1MICX4DFbs2NEBecks5yiOUGZbg...

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How did I miss that?

There were left over European Appearance Package 17" SVT wheels and they were used on some ZX4 Focus in 05/06 period.

17 spoke 7" rims. Not the five point style like most SVT. A spare from those should be good if found.

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Hi all,

As the hub shown has five studs it should be good with late model Focus rims for a spare as well.

An SVT Focus is four studs, not five.

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Hi all, Is the cooling system clean? It has been flushed with a good cleaner, rinsed out and then filled with 50/50 coolant and water? These motors have some quirks and trying to have a build up of crud in the cooling channels is one of the quirks. In mine it seemed OK but not totally good so I drai...

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More Cali XR parts like the filter cover: https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/sea ... allery~0~0

Someone must have parted out an XR.

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Hi all, Typo on the WIX filter number, sorry. There is a sensor in the VAM so I cleaned it with MAF cleaner and sat that in the sun to dry as well as the lid when I painted that. Only clean any sensor when it is not connected to power. After rooting around a bit online in various shopping areas it m...

Once in a while a complete, normal Sierra comes up on UK fleabay. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166341773594?hash=item26babe091a:g:ZFoAAOSwa0xlDFBu&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwCw8mb02aoJ51WhQLk%2BUfpeg5y6WJaJ83QtYRJP8IoRMDSNQ1dcwJW5XXQuLta0QtWOwiefUOMgHRIuOenHvbVhkVaSnl7xOgISJjaXrPSkJT%2BnRg55ET%2BERdEvI...