"Bandit" (2bandit)
06/27/2020 at 11:23 • Filed to: crustang
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"Bandit" (2bandit)
06/27/2020 at 11:23 • Filed to: crustang | 0
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Went to the dealership today and picked up a new fuel tank filler neck grommet. Apparently on these mustangs, a seal between the filler neck and tank can fail and cause fuel leaks when the tank is near full. On my tank you can clearly see a shiny clean leak path from around the seal where gas has cleaned off road grime. I know the previous owner struggled with the issue for the entire tenure of his ownership, so it’s time to get fixed.
While I was at the dealership, the parts guy was able to look up the part needed for my dash out AC repair, he was surprised that it was discontinued and not available at any dealers or warehouses across the country. I took the part number home and found the one single part on the entire internet for sale, a NOS actuator on eBay from a guy in Alabama. I bought it and it should be at my house by the time I get home from vacation!
Not as fun but I also deep cleaned a bunch of interior trim that I had to remove when I pulled the dash. Need to pick up a new center console door since mine is cracked beyond repair, and I wouldn’t mind a new shift boot too since the factory one has a small slice in it from 160,000mi of wear.
Urambo Tauro
> Bandit
06/27/2020 at 12:34 |
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Can confirm, had to change that grommet on my ’ 95 a few years ago. I seem to recall the filler neck being a bit awkward to maneuver out of the way, but other than that it wasn’t too bad of an undertaking , considering that I had about half a tank of fuel at the tim e.
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Bandit
> Urambo Tauro
06/27/2020 at 12:36 |
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H aving you comment saying I’m not going crazy with my failure investigations is helpful, I’m a much bigger GM guy and haven’t really worked on any car newer than the ‘ 80s.
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Urambo Tauro
> Bandit
06/27/2020 at 13:01 |
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I’d rather work on a ’90s Mustang than a ’90s Camaro! Y’know, f or as mu ch as the SN95 was based on the old Fox platform, there are some really nice refinements that do help make them easier to deal with than the ’80s ’Stang s .
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> Bandit
06/28/2020 at 04:11 |
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how expensive was the actuator?