SuperKid

Whoops. I just realized that there's a troubleshooting forum. Could someone move this there? Thanks. Sorry about the confusion.

I'm not sure if this is the right place to put this. It's about a Ford V8, but it's not in a Z so... I'll ask the question and if it's in the wrong place, could someone please move it? Thanks. I've got a 1990 F150 with the 302 EFI. When I start the truck up in the morning, I let it warm up. I forget the reason, but when you first start it up when it's cold, the engine revs high for about 45-60sec, then slows down to idle. I usually wait for this to happen, then I put it in reverse, and it dies. Then, I start it up again and it goes through the same routine, revs for about 45-60sec, then slows to idle. I put it in reverse, and it's fine. It only dies after it's been sitting a while (usually overnight) and only when going into reverse. I'm not sure if this is an electrical problem, an engine problem, or a transmission problem. The truck has 104,XXX miles and AOD transmission. Can anyone figure out why it dies and how I can fix it? Thanks for any help.

You're so lucky! Corvettes are nice! There was a kid in my auto tech class last year that had a vette. His was an '81 and it was sloooooooow. lol. He lost to a V6 firebird! BWAHAHAHA! But, what was really funny was his girlfriend was a giant (we called her sasquatch), and her head stuck out of the T-tops! To make their relationship even funnier was that he was like 5-11 and weight 97lbs. while she was like 6-5 and weighed like 285lbs. It brings tears to my eyes thinking about them. ROFLMAO!

850HP? I think they were exagerating a bit. I mean, there are N/A Honda's that run better than that. Here for example. They probably needed the parachute because they took off their brakes to save weight.

I don't know how that one does it, but I remember seeing a school bus wheelie car on TV, and they cut part of the floor out to see and they rigged up some sort of steering mechanism.

To be honest, that's not very impressive. I mean, anything will do a wheelie when you put all of the weight in the back.

I've never see one of those before. It's got a nice design. I wish I could get a job where I was paid in cars. lol.

LOL. That's a pretty good (and funny) list.

No offense, but I hate when people say "stick" in reference to a manual trans. Everytime I bring a car into my auto tech class, the first thing I hear is, "Is it a stick?" And everytime, I answer, "No, it's a car/truck." I never get tired of that joke either. I also don't like when people say, "crotch-rocket" in reference to a sport bike. I especially hate when people call an engine a "motor." That's so annoying. "Are you going to do a motor swap?" "No, I don't want to convert it to electric." Sorry about the rant. lol. Conratulations on learning how to drive a manual.

Okay, this is going to sound stupid, but here goes: My mom was wondering if the leaves fall off of the trees during the fall. I told you it would sound stupid! But, if someone could answer this with a quick yes or no, I'd appreciate it. I'm assuming they do, but my mom thinks they may not because california doesn't have the temperature extremes like we have in Indiana. Thanks!

My parents' boss is getting ready to sue Ford. But it's definetly not a frivelous lawsuit like this. Ford's not doing too good these days. What with stuff like this lawsuit, their recalls, falling sales, and a whole bunch of other things.

I heard saw this poem a while back. I don't know what it's called, but I'll try to give a goodd discription of it and maybe someone has read the same poem and can tell me what it's called or perhaps give a link to a website that it's located on. Okay, the poem is about being an automotive technician. It says something about doctors being payed more and getting more respect although new cars and new technology are coming out every year and the human body hasn't changed in over 2000 years. It says that techs have to learn more and I believe the last line is something like, "for every page of their manual, there is 25 in ours." I know this is kind of a long shot, but I would really appreciate if someone knows of this poem. Thanks.

Very nice looking! But, doesn't the SR use gasoline? (Sorry, pet peeve of mine. )

If I had the money, I'd buy a 350Z in a heartbeat. They may not be the most bang for the buck performance wise, but they have a real sense of heritage when you drive one. Up until I drove one, I always thought that they were nice cars, but I probably wouldn't buy one. But, ever since I drove one a while back, I've been head over heels for them. When I sat in the driver's seat and started it up, I got this warm and fuzzy feeling. It's hard to describe I suppose.

I'm glad I had my speakers off. Someone should tell the person who made that video that scion's use gasoline.

I don't know if this will help you or not, but here it is: LINK

That's a very beautiful dog! I love dogs. I've got a beagle. He's a fat ***. He's just over 15" at the shoulder and ways almost 50lbs! He's a relatively small dog, but he's a beast. His vet recommended that I ride a bike and allow him to run along side me to help him lose some weight. Well, one day out on a ride, he saw a tree he wanted to sniff. He dug his feet into the ground and stiffened up his bady, and I was yanked off my bike. Keep in mind that I'm almost 270lbs, and we were going about 7mph.

ROFLMAO! That was great!

OMFG! This thread is possibly the funniest thread in the history of the internet!

I use carb cleaner and a wire brush in the shower. Sometimes, when I'm working on a car, I forget to wash my hands before I eat dinner so I eat a bit of oil and gunk. But, then I always seem to wash my hands before I go back to working on the car. lol.

Pink and purple are a bit too feminine for my tastes. But like I said, it's fast, so it doesn't matter what it looks like.

I can't say I'm a fan of the paint job, but if it's fast, it could be painted pink and purple for all I care.

Wow! Your car is unbelievable! I couldn't stop looking at it! You definetly got my vote! I hope you win! (I just used an exclamation point after ever sentence, so you know your car is exceptionally beautiful!)

This is apparently a popular story. I've read about it in 2 newspapers, and heard about it on Leno.

That was an awesome video! A wicked run! It sounded to me like the guy said, "There's going to be some hurt feelings." In reference to the TransAm.