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Ford Probe

The Ford Probe was a compact sports car manufactured by Ford from 1989 to 1997. It was completely based on the Mazda G-platform using unique interior and sheet metal. The car was sold in both North American and European markets.

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How do you fix engine overheating in a 1989 Ford Probe?

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My best guess is that it is either a coolant fan relay or switch of some type. I have exactly the same problem and it left me on the freeway once or twice. The way I fixed it is i took some wire and ran it from the positive terminal into the cab of the car to a toggle switch, then two wires to the fans and then a wire to the negative terminal. When i connected the connection on one of the fans caught on fire so that didn't work for that one,but one of the fans did work and that was enough to get it the 200 miles back home and it has sat there ever since. I'm going to be working on this problem again here soon and if it is still a problem for you then E-mail me to let me know and i will E-mail you with what i find out. If you have found the solution by some other means then could you please E-mail me and let me know? Thank you.

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Engine overheating may be caused by many different things. First, ensure that there are adequate levels of coolant in the system, and that the system is flushed completely every now and then. I bought a Prestone flush kit from Kragen for around $12 (i think). All that's required is to splice into one of your hoses near the firewall, where you install the fitting, and screw on a garden hose to reverse flush the system. Timing may also contribute to heating, especially if it is too far advanced. As the previous poster stated, check to make sure that your cooling fan comes on once the engine warms up. Cooling fan is the one on the drivers side of the engine, the other fan is only for the air conditioning. If your fan doesnt come on, you may have a bad coolant fan switch, located on the thermostat housing, or a bad fan relay switch, located in the relay switch box on the firewall. Also check that your fuses are all ok. Im not sure, but there may be multiple fuses, ones under the dash on the driver side, and also in the front under the hood, near the right side next to the battery. Also replace your thermostat, which is at the engine end of the coolant hose coming from the top of the radiator, as these are usually only $8-$20, and if frozen, will cause overheating. Water pump can fail as well, which requires a little more work, and should be checked. Lastly, if there is a leak in the head gasket or cylinder head, it could cause back pressure into the cooling system, preventing it from working correctly, and/or burning coolant in the cylinders (this just happened to me, and I just replaced my cylinder head and all gaskets). Check to see if there is any white colored smoke coming from the tailpipe when the car is running, if there is, your cylinder head or gasket may be bad. Take off the radiator cap with the engine running (when its cool), and add water til its full, if the water/coolant continually splashes up from the radiator filler neck, then pressure is escaping from the cylinder head and/or cylinders into your cooling system. Another sign of blown head gasket or warped or cracked cylinder head. A compression checker may help to narrow the leak to a certain cylinder.Sorry for the novel, but hope it helps someone, as overheating can be frustrating to pin down sometimes.

-Shaun

Where is the location of ignition control module for 1996 Probe 2.0?

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The Control module (I am assuming you are referring to the ECM) is located forward of the center consol and below the dash. The center consol and radio a/c control trim faceplate must be removed to gain access to it. Stan

Whats the best way to take the starter off a 1985 Ford Probe LX?

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If it's a 1997 or similar age, jack up the front and remove the bar that holds the radiator up, (you'll have to support the radiator by another means) there's 3 bolts to undo, as well as the 2 electrical connections. There should be enough room to squeeze it past the radiator.

Where is the neutral safety switch on a 1995 Ford Probe?

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the neutral safety switch is located near the rear of the engine driver side below the throttle body and air intake hose mounted on the transmission connect to spring that is connected to the transmission hope this helps you

Where is the oil filter located on a 1993 ford probe?

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The 1993 Ford Probe oil filter can be found on the left side of the engine. The oil filter will be near the oil pan. The oil filter is easily seen from the bottom of the engine looking up.

How do DNA probes work?

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These are the tiny fragments of single stranded DNA which are labelled with radioactive materials or fluorescing material with base pairs complementary to the fragments of the VNTR regions of a DNA. These are used during electrophoresis or DNA fingerprinting in order to get the position of desired DNA.

For example; a VNTR region has base pair ATG, then the probe has got the base pairs TAC and a radiactive isotope, like P32 is attached to it. Now the probe combines only to those places where there are the VNTR regions. The isotope will now radiate and so the places from where radiations are received only contain the VNTRs. Hence we can specify the region.

hope u'll understand:)

What is a cDNA probe?

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These are the DNA probes (searching tool for DNA sequences) are made up of short DNA fragment and lablled with Biotin. The biotin bound to dUTP generally at the 11th position, eg.. biotin-11-dUTP. These lablled neucleotide are incorportaed using the procedure of polymerase chain reaciton (PCR) as the labeling is carried out using a doped nucleotide mix at ratios from 1 to 10% of the labeled nucleiotide to its unlabeled counterpart.

The biotinylated lablled probe are used in southern blotting , plaque lift, colony lift, in situ hybridization.. The enzyme coupling reaciton is Streptavidn affinity. Detecting methods are Colorimetric, chemiluminiscece, immunogold, and fluorescence

Is it possible to bypass the fuel pump cutoff switch on a Ford Probe 1993 and if yes HOW?

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I suppose you could wire your fuel pump directly to the keyed side of the fuse box.

Where is the fuel pump fuse on a 1990 f 150?

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The Fuel pump fuse is below dash on drivers Kick Panel...BUT make sure it is the fuse because the Ford F150's have a fuel shut off switch which can be easily triggered. The Fuel shut off switch is located on passengers Kick panel ..Just push button in!

How do you wire a Ford Probe radio?

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the stock radio is hooked to a built in amp to power your speker so if you going for new speakers and a neck your going to need to pull the old amp it in the back on the passenger side by the door behind the speaker

How do you remove drive shaft 1996 probe?

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remove nut in center of rotor

lift vehicle & separate ball joint

pull drivshaft out of rotor/hub assembly as you swing spindle out of the way

pull or pry out driveshaft

Replaced battery on '96 Ford Probe now car stalls when slow down but battery clamp broken so clamp have to do with stall?

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More than likely. Get the clamp fixed! When going at speed, the clamp will vibrate, and will only be half re-charging the battery (the alternator re-charges it during operation). This means that when you slow down, you may not be getting any charge to it at all. Either that, or its just not making contact with the terminal when you have slowed down.

What do Probes attach themselves to?

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Probes attach themselves to nothing.

Probes are attached by technicians to various points in a circuit that need to be examined to test a circuit.

What is use of probe?

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How do you drain fuel tank 1989 Ford Probe?

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If you have the original factory tank, it has a drain plug (bottom center) you can remove with a wrench.

Stereo wiring diagram 89 lsc?

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on the lsc its most likely the same with a bill blass mark 7 1988 which i own in perfect shape . but im 18 and its 2009 so the car reallly needed a stereo. that worked ! and so i replaced the regular tape deck with something new but old. a kennwood digitall aduio everything you need i pod hook up / charger / CD storage. store up to 80 hours of music into your car ! lol. anyway to wire up some bad ass sound your going to need to get a ''wiring harness'' they sell them at any autozone or other ''car sound'' shops. just tell them the year. and if it helps do what i did and bring the old radio out of youre car and show the guys because sometimes they get 1988 lincolns confused with god damn towncars !!!

that happened to me but to get there after you buy a wiring harness go out and buy a classy new deck for youre lsc it will really bring your car into the newr age yet still looks classy. plus what ever youre interior color is they have tons of new car stereos that light up certain colors and all kinds of stufff. re doing a vehicle is always good enjoyment

but once you get the wiring harness..

plug it in to the main wiring

there should be a white/whiteblack,purple/purple black,grn/grnblk, , gray/gray blk - those are all audio. your speakers

and red yellow and black are youre power power control/ on off ! and ground.

hope i helped you...

What modifications do you need to do to fit a 305 in a 95 Ford Probe?

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putting a 305 in a ford probe would be more expensive that buying a car that would outrun it in the end. ford probe is front wheel drive and the body and frame (unibody) will not come close to taking the weight or abuse that the v8 will expose it to. as far as modifications they would be MAJOR. into the thousands of dollars. dont waste your time. get an SHO motor from a probe and put it in there. it will run with most v8s comfortanly and at a huge savings to your wallet.

What motors could you put in a 5 speed 24V 95 ford probe GT?

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KLZE it has 30 more hp than the KL03 and fits perfectly.

What are the symptoms of Worn valve guides and rings?

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oil consumption, tapping noise (because it is loose), burned valves or valve breakage

Can you have fun while running?

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that's a easy question to answer. u just simply can't have fun while running it even says in the rule book!!

What is a versa probe?

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My94 probe pukes fluid from breather on top trans does any one no why?

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YOU WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE MAIN CONTROL COVER WITH THE FOLLOWING PART #'S. F6RZ-7034-BA, F4RZ-7G004-AA AND F7RZ-7034-CA THIS IS A REMOTE VENT KIT, MAIN CONTROL COVER AND VENT TUBE ASSEMBLY. THIS IS A TECH SERVICE BULLETIN FROM FORD. IT CAN BE FOUND ON MOTORS/ ALLDATA SITE ALSO.