Ford Thunderbird

Around $3,415 loaded.

It seems to me that this would be a drastic engine break, maybe a cracked piston or cracked cylinder. Although with multiple cylinders showing signs of oil leakage, I would lean more towards bad head gaskets, leaking fresh oil into the cylinders. A way to check this is to remove the oil filler cap with the engine running and see if there is a significant amount of "blow by" air coming out of it. Also if your radiator is loosing fluid, or your exhaust is white with steam, this would be a sign of a faulty head gasket. If it is just one side, or row, of cylinders, I would check both the head gasket, and the intake manifold gasket to make sure they are in good working order.

the dash has to come away from the firewall but does not have to come all the way out 2 3 hour days if you take your time and take some pictures with digital camera as you take it out

You need to first check your relays to make sure they are passing power, then check your switches to see if they are passing power, and if so, you will need to remove the interior panel on the door, (Some plastic clips and a couple screws/bolts located near the door opening lever should do it) Once this is removed, you'll look to the bottom left corner and you'll see a cylinder covered in black rubber. There is one rivet holding this to the car along the jamb, drill the rivet out and twist the lock motor gently off the hook attached to the actual locking mechanism. You will need to either re-rivet the new motor/solenoid into place, or use a small bolt/nut to hold it there. Reassemble.

According to my Chilton's Auto Repair Manual :

A 1990 Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe ( that has the supercharged 3.8 liter V6

engine ) is rated at

( 210 horsepower at 4000 RPM and 315 ft. lbs. torque at 2600 RPM )

to change the gaket youl have to drain all the oil out and change your oil fluid filter and gasket the gasket is the seal between your pan and car take pan off drain clean and put new gasket on pan and put it back on.

Most Ford power steering Pulleys are pressed on.There should be a 1" diameter hub in the center,front of the pulley with a small groove around it.This groove is where the tool connects.A two armed wheel puller with hooks facing inward,can be used,but it's very difficult.Most vehicles don't allow enough room to remove the pulley,requiring removal of the entire pump.I'm not sure if a pulley can be purchased new,it may be a salvage item,If so,you would be getting the entire pump.Most likely around $25.00,since a new pump is about $50.00 new at Advance Auto or Auto Zone. .

ON the 1992 Thunderbird you MUST remove the pulley in order to remove the actual pump.

Most of the major parts chains (AutoZone, O'reilly's, etc.) have the puller in their "loaner" program.

The electric fuel pump is inside the fuel tank

I had this problem on a 93 tbird, i had to replace the odometer gear, so while I had the gauge cluster out I removed the bulb from the check engine light. Not recommended, but i figure the dumby codes flash up more often than something serious, and If something obvious happens you will notice. I had an 02 sensor go bad, noticed the rough idle. You can still pull the codes anyways.

The OBDII system in your vehicle has several sensors that monitor conditions and "report" to the system's computer. When a sensor senses a malfunction, a signal is sent to the computer and the Check Engine light will illuminate. To find the malfunction you have to have the sytem scanned by an OBDII scanner tool for the trouble code(s). AutoZone and similar auto supply stores offer free scans.

Please search before posting a question, as there are other answers that may apply. I just replaced this myself on my '90 SC. It's above the gas pedal & a rather large black box (about 2" square) & a pain to remove. I had to order mine from the local ford dealer for about $50, got it popped it right in & the intermittent flashers worked just like they should. It may say hazard unit on it, I can't remember exactly.

I owned a '67 T-Bird, 4 door. The rear doors were (SUICIDE) doors. I don't know what you mean by "promo" Promos are plastic models dealers gave to prospective buyers of the car. There is a big collectible market for these All 67 and 68 Thunderbird promotionals were modeled after the 2 door base models

The "dip stick" usually dips directly into the oil pan, so if it fell "in", it would still be in the oil pan. Now on the other hand if it fell "out" then you would know better where it went;-0 If the top broke off and it fell down the tube it cannot go all the way into the oil pan you can take a small magnet and fish it out. if you don't have a small magnet try holding a biger magnet to a piece of metal such as a long , small screwdriver or another dip stick it will magnatize it and make it stick to the one in the hole. you may also try one of those screw retrivers with the retractable fingers in the end you may be able to get it with that it shouldn't be more than 5 inches down in the tube

The pcv valve is located on the right side (passenger side) valve cover. Look towards the back top of the cover you will see the vacume hose going to it, they buried it good.

There are several things that can assist in preventing your 1956 Ford Thunderbird from overheating. In short, The International Thunderbird Club (ITC) recommends you check the following: Use higher octane fuel, install a 160-degree thermostat, ensure the fan belt is at the proper tension, fill the radiator with a 50/50 mix of anti-freeze and water, install the factory optional four-core radiator, install a baffle between the water pump and the spacer for the engine cooling fan, and adjust the timing for 20 inches of manifold vacuum. These checks should ensure many years of driving pleasure in your early bird. Good luck and I hope to see you out on Route 66!

If you replaced the hose and it happened again, it's probably an over-pressure condition. If you HAVEN'T replaced the hose, try it.

I had this exact problem. I put a screw type clamp on it instead of the spring type.

took care of that problem..

Manual or automatic transmission?

Press or hammer...only way

Replace spark plugs

Replace air filter

Replace PCV valve

Replace fuel filter Timing and engine idle are computer computer controlled and not adjustable Spark plug wires too also O/2 sensor in some cases.

ok cut two four inch pieces of clothes hanger wire. and bend it into an arch until your sure it can fit into the two holes on the side of the stock radio. Their will be two on each side of the radio. than insert it and after a couple tries you should be able to pull the wires out like the one on the right should be pulled toward te passenger side door and the one on the left should be pulled towards driver side. than doing this just pull it out and it should come out perfectly fine.

in the gas tank

My mechanic was able to pull one from his tech computer for the 1966 Ford V8 Thunderbird. it says " copyright 2001, Mitchell Repair Information Company. Also, have you tried Thunderbird Headquarters in Concord, Ca.? 800-227-2174. They have just about everything and only do Thunderbirds www.tbirdhq.com

Remove - battery cable

Raise and support vehicle

Disconnect the wiring at the top of the starter

Remove starter mounting bolts

Remove starter