Vintage Thunderbird Club International

I know that this is a little late for a follow-up, but I moved to a new location and my computer was packed away. Anyways, just before I moved, my go to mechanic figured out the problem. The computer that controls the fuel pressure behind the rear panel was bad. They replaced it and flashed it and t...

After trying to determine myself the low fuel pressure issue, I had my complete fuel system worked on by my Go To mechanic and was told the module was bad and is located behind the seats behind the covers on the rear cabin wall. The covers just pull off and in the center area of the car behind the s...

Taking it to a good electrical mechanic sounds like the correct course of action. Once the battery shorts out due to grounding of the positive side, anything can be causing these issues, shorts in wiring, melted wires, computer is blown, etc. The only way to solve this is finding a very good electri...

This is just a little FYI for anyone who might being reading these posts. I just got finished restoring/maintenance on my newly purchased 2002 Thunderbird. I won't get into all the things I repaired or replaced, except the fuel pump replacement. The actual replacement was generally straight forward,...

Over the last 4 months, I have been looking to purchase a hardtop for my 2002 Thunderbird blue car. I almost purchased a yellow top last month for $1200, but decided to continue looking. That turned out to be a decision on my part. This past weekend, I just purchased a like new hardtop for my 2002 T...

It's running great, I'm enjoying it daily. I wish I could tell everyone what was wrong, but all I can figure, it was a combination of things. I decided to take it out and drive it before taking it to my mechanic. It started by running poorly again, but the more I drove it, the better it was running....

Replaced the fuel pump with a new one and the fuel pressure sensor with a good used one. Same result, runs rough at mid to high RPMs. I have to finish replacing the rear brakes and suspension parts (the fronts have already been done) and then I'm taking it in to my (when all else fails mechanic) He ...

Vince, Thanks for the advice. Along with changing the plugs, I replaced all 8 of the COPs, so all the boots are new. I also replaced the EGR valve and checked the port at that time. It was actually very clean. Today I picked up a so called good used fuel pressure sensor and will replace that with th...

I used my improved home made cap remover and got the cap off. Now, I'm just waiting for the new pump to arrive. I pulled a used pump out of a Lincoln LS and it looks identical to the Thunderbirds, but I think I will just wait for the new one. I am going back to the recycle yard (politically correct ...

Well, the new MAF sensor did not make a difference. Still runs rough over 2000 rpms. I also received my new fuel injector pressure testing gauge and the fuel pressure is only 30 psi at idle and doesn't go above 40 psi when I give it gas. From my research, it should be between 30-65 psi. I already ha...

That was very gentle, anyways, I bought the Innova 3160 scanner. Considering I've never used a scanner before, I was told this is a decent one for the price and a backyard mechanic. Either way, it seemed to show that it scanned several different engine systems. The only thing I have not done is test...

Well, I got my new Innova engine OBD2 and found only one code. P0122, throttle positioner low voltage input. Changed the throttle positioner and cleared the code. Still did not run correctly. Ran the OBD 2 again and no codes came up, but the engine still does not run correctly. Spoke to my mechanic ...

Bob, thanks for the advice. No I actually didn't check the fuel pressure. I will have to give that a try. Thanks also for the advice with the scanner. I checked it out and it looked good, but I just purchased a Equus 3160 scan tool. It was a little pricey, but I have 12 different cars, so I figure I...

I just recently bought a 2002 Thunderbird. The previous owner truly enjoyed this car,(152000) but was not to good with maintenance. The car needs TLC and such, but the main issue is, it starts and idles fine and sounds great, but once I get over 2500 rpms, it starts running rough and really only get...

I know this issue was posted some time ago, but I also have the same problem and was wondering if Ford is honoring any kind of replacement for this issue.