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Re: Gotta 1998 ford winstar mini van today, Very clean 86,000 miles,,,,,, 

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Mon, 04 Sep 17 6:43 PM | 109 view(s)
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Nemo

Glad it is yours and not mine. I would have already had a salvage yard truck here to pick it up and get rid of it.

You have loads more patience than me.... Need I explain anymore why I do not and will not ever buy ANYTHING that has a FORD moniker on it????

Things haven't changed all that much... That Fusion was so great, Car of the year in 2011, my sister in law bought one. Had it less than 3 months when the engine simply stopped running. Called dealership and they came and fetched it. Seems Ford did something really stupid with some wiring which made them susceptible to just stop running and it had to do with "proximity" to some other gadget....

Well, she just replaced that TURD car a few months ago.

It was NOT another FORD.

WHAT I DO NOT understand with my wife's sister is WHY, when you have had a MAZDA 6 that was flawless, and a Mazda 3 that was same, why would you buy a FORD or in this latest vehicle, a Buick Encore compact SUV ????

It's her money but really? GM ????? R U Kidding me??

OUT of BAD and into worse....

I just look, shake my head and act like it looks great, and when alone with wife ask her if her sister has lost her mind....

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Re: Gotta 1998 ford winstar mini van today, Very clean 86,000 miles,,,,,,
By: capt_nemo in POPE IV
Mon, 04 Sep 17 7:58 AM 		Msg. 33037 of 47202

Ford strikes again. What a crazy way and not much torque on tightening the head bolts. Never had to do this before, Funny thing is it took a holf inch breaker bar with a 2 foot cheater bar , to break the old ones loose........

Here's for a 2001 Windstar 3.8:

Torque Sequence
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Frt | 7 3 1 5 |
Of | 8 4 2 6 |
Engine -----------------------

Step 1 - Torque to 14 ft/lbs
Steps 2 - Torque to 29 ft/lbs
Steps 3 - Torque to 36 ft/lbs

Perform following 3 steps on each bolt, before moving to next bolt in sequence

1) loosen 2-3 turns
2) if long bolt: Torque to 30-37 ft/lbs if short bolt: Torque to 15-22 ft/lbs
3) turn 175-185 degrees

Proceed to next bolt in sequence
Recheck final torque in sequence
the torque is the especific tighten that the bolts need in a specifical sequence: in a 3.8 lt. is executed as follow: step1- 15ft-lb. step2- 29ft-lb. step3- 37ft-lb. and step4 loos each bolt 2 turns and tighten until last torque specificated and very important is do that in the specific sequence .(do not loose all the bolts at the same time) intake maniful side 7 3 1 5 8 4 2 6 exhaust maniful side I hope this help you to see the sequence .

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