Picked up a Mystic Cobra for my son 2 weeks ago. I bought the car from the original owner (older man) and it has remained 100% stock. It drove great for the test drive. We got it home and took it for a spin and it ran fine. After 2 spirited pulls to 60, it developed this noise. I realize with...
So I think that I have narrowed down the vibrations and clunking in my front end.
This video is the driver's side gear where it attaches to the inner tie rod.
I was turning the steering column from below, with the wheels turned all the way to the stop.
http://youtu.be/9ohw0-KdyHE
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Over the past several months the noise is getting worse. When turning and applying the brakes, I can feel the brake pedal pulsate along with the wheel. There is also a slight rattle when going over bumps at lower speeds, but is solid otherwise. It sounds like I am driving a hooptie when I am...
I can't find any markings on it. The last owner did say it was a 2.8. I have searched for them for sale and in photos online and none look like this one. It is maroon and looks to be aluminum.
Thanks.
The lights look great and work like I expected.... except when you hit the brakes. When you apply the brakes, the lights sequence and remain lit as they are supposed to, but then the outer lights continue to flicker at interval with the brakes applied.
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I didn't see any write-ups in the how to section, so I just wanted to see if anyone has any "heads up" or know of any good links or tips on what to look out for when removing the Terminator engine.
I have torn apart and rebuilt the Ford 4.0 SOHC, so I think this will be similar. Is it better...
Ever since I got my car (2 weeks ago), once it is warm, sometimes it sputtered at WOT. So after doing some reading here I pulled the plugs to see if they were gapped to large for the boost I am getting. I think I found the problem. This and 4 of the plugs were pretty loose.
I went to the parts...
While doing the brakes, I noticed that the passenger side brake hose is making a loop. This can't be right, is it?? Also is the hose supposed to go over or under the
upper arm?
And the driver side.....
I have never driven or even rode in a Terminator and I am coming from a 98 Cobra. This 03 Cobra steers straight at highway speed, but the car seems sloppy when turning from side to side while cruising. It feels like driving on nearly flat tires and seems slow to react. Is this normal? The car...
So yesterday, I was driving my car (in a 15mph school zone) and out of nowhere, an 18 year old guy slams my 98 Cobra in the front left and caused the carnage you see below. There was an SUV sitting at the intersection who when I was spun around from the impact, my rear quarter panel hit her car...
Is the low oil light on the dash supposed to come on when you turn on the ignition with the rest of the error lights? I had the bulb for the brakes/e-brake go out and noticed when changing it out that there is a bulb and circuit board in the low oil light socket, but it never comes on. I tried...
So, I ended up cleaning my 98's IMRCs in the hopes to fix my car's sputtering issues which turned out to be defective new Ford plug wires. After spraying the plates down with carburetor cleaner, the carbon buildup seeped into the bores around the shafts and caused the plates to no longer move...
I am finished cleaning everything up and didn't take a picture of the order that the plates and gaskets go on. The Haynes manual shows a 96 with aluminum IMRCs and I have the 98 plastic IMRCs.
So in the book, it shows ..... directly on the head is first, the thick gasket, then IMRC plates...
The start of the problems were a few months back when the car... after sitting, it would have a hard time starting and then idled very low for a few seconds and then corrected itself and drove fine. I also noticed that the half dozen or so times that this happened...when I got in the car, I...
I was checking to see if my car had a performance chip. I found that someone had removed the bracket for the plugs and that this one white plug was tucked away and unplugged. Any idea as to what it goes to? I don't know what the POs have done and I am afraid to plug it in.
Thanks!
Dave
I just finished replacing the clutch with a ProMotion Kustom King Cobra clutch kit.
Here is a video clip of the fork hitting.... YouTube - 98 Cobra clutch fork hitting bellhousing‏
When I removed everything I found that the previous owner used a pivot ball stud with longer...
I had been experiencing the clutch to start grabbing low then releasing, then grabbing at the normal spot for a few months, then last week when shifting from 2nd to 3rd @ approx 5k rpm, it made a noise and the pedal dropped and started to make a screeching noise. I could tell something went...
I replaced the pinion seal on my rear axle when I replaced the bearings last week. The pinion seal was leaking when I got the car 4 months back and now after putting in the new one, it is leaking worse that before. It is leaking between the differential housing and the seal. There was no oil...
Well after hearing people saying not to tackle doing a gear swap or rebuild, that it is too difficult, I found this dvd and bought it. http://www.badshoeproductions.com/
This video is very detailed and high quality, giving a step by step guide from start to finish. I would highly recommend...
I just replaced all the bearing and races in my rear end and this is the pattern I am getting.
DRIVE SIDE:
http://spectrum-photo.com/gearp1.jpg
COAST SIDE:
http://spectrum-photo.com/gearp2.jpg
I have been looking at all of the pattern charts and I am unsure if this is acceptable. If the...
The car just started making this noise. The pinion seal was leaking when I got the car so I believe it could be the pinion bearing. The noise sounds like it is coming from the rear end, but not 100% positive. I do plan on changing to an aluminum driveshaft, as I believe the pulsation the car has...
Yesterday I removed the BBK X pipe because I couldn't take the rattling metal sound anymore. Having Flowmasters, so I am told, makes it worse.
I took out the old 02 sensors and replaced them into the new H pipe. So now when cruising at 1800-2200 RPM the car bucks slightly but quite...