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Holy Cow! Temp Guage Sensor Replacment #933264 04/19/04 04:20 PM
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 237 Orlando, FL aka Mouseville Z zaphod_fl OP CEG\'er
OP zaphod_fl CEG\'er Z Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 237 Orlando, FL aka Mouseville	Wow! I think I am hitting plan obselesence on my Mystique! I have had a myriad of 'silly' problems lately... Light bulb out in the clock Temp Guage no longer works Drivers side Power window switch broke in the 'locked' position Rear sway bar bracket broke EGR valve gone bad First Drivers side then Passenger side Window Regulator bad Waiting for whats next. Replaced the EGR valve (3 hours!) and just did the Temp Sensor for the Dash Guage (2 hours!) Most of the time was just trying to turn a wrench or socket. I should have invested in an engine puller ... Oh well... it's better now. Only have the Window switch and Passenger window regulator left. I keep dreaming of that CTA intake, but money keeps going for this stuff... '97 Mercury Mystique GS (Not mine anymore...) Now running a Toyota Matrix XR Red, 16" wheels, Sunroof, VVT-i

Re: Holy Cow! Temp Guage Sensor Replacment #933265 04/19/04 04:32 PM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,085 Northern B.C. Canada W WestCoastAjax Hard-core CEG\'er
WestCoastAjax Hard-core CEG\'er W Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,085 Northern B.C. Canada	Almost the same things. I consider them to be minor , as I have replace lots of stuff on pre '80s cars. We are both getting off 'light' compared to some of the posts I've read... 2012 Lotus Evora --------- 95 Mystique MTX - GONE 395,000 Kms --------- Both Zetecs '97 Contour Mtx - stock - GONE

Re: Holy Cow! Temp Guage Sensor Replacment #933266 04/19/04 10:59 PM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 7 Nova Scotia, Canada J Jethro Newbie
Jethro Newbie J Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 7 Nova Scotia, Canada	What did you do about the clock light? Is the bulb replacable?

Re: Holy Cow! Temp Guage Sensor Replacment #933267 04/19/04 11:32 PM
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 237 Orlando, FL aka Mouseville Z zaphod_fl OP CEG\'er
OP zaphod_fl CEG\'er Z Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 237 Orlando, FL aka Mouseville	Well, now that is a story! It is a #74 bulb (found out in this forum...) and some people have had mixed sucess with replacement. For $3.00 for two bulbs I thought what the heck, I'll give it a try. Clock came out easy. Bulb socket carrier came out easy. Bulb came out with a little Help. :-) Problem... The clips for the bulb are crimped on to the bulb wires and were not letting go... So I get out my trusty soldering iron... Nope! Whatever the coating is on the metal clips, did not work. I figure I have it out, now what are you going to do? So I droped some 'goop' in the bottom of the socket, bent the wires to touch, and pushed the bulb in there... It's still working. When it dies, I'll call Bill Jenkins at get a real replacement! '97 Mercury Mystique GS (Not mine anymore...) Now running a Toyota Matrix XR Red, 16" wheels, Sunroof, VVT-i

Re: Holy Cow! Temp Guage Sensor Replacment #933268 04/20/04 01:25 AM
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 237 Orlando, FL aka Mouseville Z zaphod_fl OP CEG\'er
OP zaphod_fl CEG\'er Z Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 237 Orlando, FL aka Mouseville	Good Point! It is just anoying, and the fact that it takes money from mods just sucks! The price of the darn window regulator (even from Bill) is the same as a CTA Motorsports Intake! Oh well... At least it's paid for! Still runs good! And with all the Contour / Mystique / Mondeo friends on ths board, I hope to keep it that way for some time. '97 Mercury Mystique GS (Not mine anymore...) Now running a Toyota Matrix XR Red, 16" wheels, Sunroof, VVT-i

Re: Holy Cow! Temp Guage Sensor Replacment #933269 04/20/04 04:41 PM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,085 Northern B.C. Canada W WestCoastAjax Hard-core CEG\'er
WestCoastAjax Hard-core CEG\'er W Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,085 Northern B.C. Canada	I've seem some window regs on E-bay ei: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33706&item=2474414035 2012 Lotus Evora --------- 95 Mystique MTX - GONE 395,000 Kms --------- Both Zetecs '97 Contour Mtx - stock - GONE

Re: Holy Cow! Temp Guage Sensor Replacment #933270 04/20/04 04:48 PM
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 237 Orlando, FL aka Mouseville Z zaphod_fl OP CEG\'er
OP zaphod_fl CEG\'er Z Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 237 Orlando, FL aka Mouseville	Thanx! '97 Mercury Mystique GS (Not mine anymore...) Now running a Toyota Matrix XR Red, 16" wheels, Sunroof, VVT-i

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