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Fri Jan 24, 2020 6:26 pm

Ah, phone dials won't clear anything unfortunately... you really need 16" wheels to clear most anything.

That's not true. Most 15's will clear most of the "big brakes" options.

But as you indicate, 14's are a problem.

Thanks for agreeing to return this year Steve! Looking forward to V2.0 of your talk at the Radisson Saturday night. Also, if any of you have a vehicle which you think might be suitable for featuring in the Euro Ford Garage, you can submit an application here: https://carlislefeatures.com/inv/carlisl...

"About 1.5 gallons (6 liters) of fuel remain when 0 miles/km range is displayed. The Fuel Computer will automatically recalculate a new range value when more than 2 gallons are added to the tank with the ignition turned off." Ah, I guess I should actually read the owner's manual some day! At least ...

I'll create a listing when I get a chance, but I realized yesterday that I've accumulated a second batch of most of the parts you need to do this swap, which I'd be willing to sell. At his point I have the following: - Astro pump w/ Reservoir - Lower pressure regulator from Saab - Pulley with correc...

A real-world update... Filled up the Scorpio yesterday and got it down to an indicated 1 mile on the fuel range computer as I pulled in. It took 15.4 gallons, and that was with going to the second shut-off. Given that the tank is 16.9 gallons, I'm going with 1.5 gallons remaining when it is down to ...

If you're concerned about losing vacuum in your booster, Bosch and Hella both make an electric vacuum pump designed specifically to supplement engine vacuum for a conventional brake booster. I think the biggest driver for installing these in XR's is saving space by loosing the booster. I get that t...

I figure I should post a pic of this car in it's current, semi-finished state. Drove it today in the snow. Snow tires make such a difference. It eliminates the need for AWD in most cases.

Just thought I'd paste this into this thread for reference. I'm not sure if everything is exactly the same for the Teves II used in the Scorpio, but the timing of the '87/8 Turbo coupe matches exactly with the Scorpio, so I suspect yes. I grabbed it from here, where you can also see the images... ht...

Found a few more cars that have the Teves mark 2 electric pump booster system.. 1990s thunderchicken SC, passat, Saab 900, Cadillac circa 1989. I pulled a good bomb/accumulator off a Cadillac that's good for 25 presses until the pedal goes rock hard. Was wondering about those other cars that use th...

But I seem to recall reading somewhere that it was about a 20-25 mile reserve. Thanks for actually answering my question. :mrgreen: Apparently I'll be testing this soon as a ~12 mile trip was taken the other day and I am told the range is now indicated at 10 miles. I'll be getting it filled up this...

I can provide a little bit of an update... The fuel range indication is NOT very accurate. My wife went out yesterday for what would amount to about a 25 mile drive. When she left, the range was indicated 36 miles to empty. When she returned, it indicated 31 miles to empty. She was very proud of how...

On my Audi when the fuel message indicator tells me I have 0 (zero) miles until empty, I actually have about 2 gallons left and so could travel another 50+ miles if I had to. I'm wondering what the similar real story is with the Scorpio fuel range indication. Anyone have any real-world data-points h...

Today's warm weather was enough motivation to get this fixed. First I tried putting my finger on the relay as I hit the horn pad - I could feel and hear it click, so the relay was likely fine (it is). I opened the hood and found the horn behind the RH headlight. It didn't look great so I removed it ...

Sold about as soon as I realized it was for sale! Do you mind sharing what part of the country the car is going to Gene? Feel free to direct the new owner this way - I'd love to see the car at Carlisle one day.

Did you switch the relays around and see if anything changes? Finally just now looked at the EVTM and saw that indeed there is a relay in that circuit. Funny how the troubleshooting section doesn't even offer up a failed relay as a possibility, only the fuse. :beats head I'll try swapping in a spar...