A new battery, a bad taste, a lot of rain and a paperclip later here is the latest:
1. The noise wasn't as loud as before - may need warming up or driving, don't know yet. Sounded like air moving (vacuum) but could not find the leak. Will try carbuerator cleaner next time. btw - the incense trick didn't work for me.
2. Sucked on the tube above the EGR and the engine RPMs went down - yuck, next time I'll use an extension. Removed the green tube top of the EGR and nothing changed - sound, RPMs, nothing.
3. Got the codes via the ol' paperclip trick - THANKS!
Let her warm up until the temp needle was just into the Normal zone. Put the 5spd manual into Neutral w/ parking brake on.
543 - Fuel pump circuit
563 - Radiator cooling fan relay or circuit
Nothing useful I can see.
4. This seems BAD - checked the exhaust and there was barely any air movement. Had Anne increase the RPMs and the air flow hardly increased. Had noticed the smell of exhaust in the engine compartment earlier - no smoke that I could see. Maybe I'm just paranoid.
I've seen where Ford had a recall or something for the emissions or cat. With 57.7k miles bought June '95 if this is the problem do you think Ford will cover it?
All the above was done in the driveway.
I need help...
