Not a good day

[modette]

Now my car has locked me out of gears again (manual), I think I can see the part that has slid out of a bracket. The bracket is U shaped, so it is open on the top. This is fucking funny in some ways because last night I changed my review on that mechanic from 5 star to 1 star...and yep it fucking has a problem again.

Now I am fixing it myself, just waiting for the car to cool off...I hate working on cars thats why I paid the guy almost $700.

Yep seems to be one of those weeks, Windows are not flashed properly on the house, Car has problems, and Leo Vince exhaust has/had problems...ahhh now all I need is for IBM to call saying I have an interview tomorrow...LOL

I'm simple, I'm thinking maybe a new vehicle...Jeep Rubicon looks nice, and I like the 2012 Focus, and I also love the Taurus SHO. HMMMM Might talk it over with the wife, still need this car fixed to sell myself to get the most cash I can. She did say I could get a new vehicle...hmmmm

[Electrical_Tech]

I remember *vaguely* the early SHO's .. what are the new ones like? Or is it new-to-you kinda?

[modette]

Originally Posted by Electrical_Tech

I remember *vaguely* the early SHO's .. what are the new ones like? Or is it new-to-you kinda?

No my Aunt bought the early one when it came out, it was fun to drive, hers had the Yamaha engine in it...later I think they changed.

My best friend and I took a new one last year for a test drive, it is a beast and there is no turbo lag and the AWD system works great. Its a lot bigger vehicle then the older ones but much nicer too...but then again for a max MSRP price of $43K it should be.

[Electrical_Tech]

Yamaha made engines for Ford? wow. Did not know that.

[modette]

Here you go:
Ford SHO V6 engine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[RiverRoadWarrior]

Don't believe everything on wiki.

[blurr]

Originally Posted by modette

Now my car has locked me out of gears again (manual), I think I can see the part that has slid out of a bracket. The bracket is U shaped, so it is open on the top. This is fucking funny in some ways because last night I changed my review on that mechanic from 5 star to 1 star...and yep it fucking has a problem again.

Now I am fixing it myself, just waiting for the car to cool off...I hate working on cars thats why I paid the guy almost $700.

Yep seems to be one of those weeks, Windows are not flashed properly on the house, Car has problems, and Leo Vince exhaust has/had problems...ahhh now all I need is for IBM to call saying I have an interview tomorrow...LOL

I'm simple, I'm thinking maybe a new vehicle...Jeep Rubicon looks nice, and I like the 2012 Focus, and I also love the Taurus SHO. HMMMM Might talk it over with the wife, still need this car fixed to sell myself to get the most cash I can. She did say I could get a new vehicle...hmmmm

Yup thats why I do as much as I can, got tired of paying mechanics and then having to fix it again myself

Originally Posted by RiverRoadWarrior

Don't believe everything on wiki.

+1, have a friend (author) who's wiki article about her said she had a Penis. Uhmm yea any jack ass can sign up and post what they want.

[Electrical_Tech]

Intermeresting.

[modette]

LOL
SHO page on Wiki
Ford Taurus SHO - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

As for my car it cooled off and I was able to get up there, actual found I could get to the piece from the top easier. Yep the mechanic in no way replaced the piece, plastic piece screws on to clamp it down and there is some springy thing...I assume that is what holds it on from loosening....so I put it back together and I used a zip-tie to hold everything into place by going around the bracket and through two cracks in the plastic piece also keeping the spring inside with tension to help hold it on.

Car seems to shift fine...yeah mechanic probably did not replace that because I bet with Ford you got to by the whole shift linkage. For now it shifts fine...time will tell.

[modette]

What is not to believe that Yamaha made a SHO engine remember I come from a Ford family...so Fords I know more then most people....LOL I remember as a teen ager thinking how cool it was that the Ford SHO used a Yamaha engine.