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1) Buy parts 2) ask a friend to help you. Loosen the retaining nuts/screws attached to the hood just rear of the fron wheel wells. you will need a friend to hold the hood up once they are removed. 3) place the new hood struts in place, attach them, thank your friend and voila!
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In a 97 Ford Taurus if you lift hood to disable alarm will the ignition shutdown and lockout automatically?
in a 1997 Ford Taurus if you lift hood to disable alarm will the ignition shutdown and lockout automatically?
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What is the name of the part that keeps your hood up?
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e Remove the cover of the master brake cylinder - which is under the engine hood and directly in the line of the brake pedal area.
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where is the fuel filter on a ford taurus 2001?
