What have you done to your Festiva today!?

[Chobobulous]

Put the a/c idler pulley on the block, repositioned the VAF with my newly installed red mushroom filter.

Pulled the home-made downpipe gasket, and installed a proper one I had laying around.

Pulled out the a/c evaporator so I could properly clean the dust out of it.

Do you happen to have a photo of the bolt that goes into the side of the compressor bracket and also holds the dipstick tube?

I cannot find this bolt anywhere.

[TorqueEffect]

Put the a/c idler pulley on the block, repositioned the VAF with my newly installed red mushroom filter.

Pulled the home-made downpipe gasket, and installed a proper one I had laying around.

Pulled out the a/c evaporator so I could properly clean the dust out of it.

[ckiesman]

I stared at the empty but greasy engine bay. I'm wishing the money tree would start growing.

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[Gomez]

Bought a paper cone filter at Advance yesterday. The Teenager behind the counter was drooling at all the things that have been done to my car. I do have hope for him though. He was impressed at Shadetree's engine swap work he mostly liked the idea of the brake swapping that can be done on these cars. His boss even let him come out to look at it for about 10 minutes. The boss drives a Miata so he kinda understood. lol

[CUCUY]

uhhhh, showed it to a fellow forum member who is thinking about buying my festy..... only time will tell....

[Chobobulous]

Got everything off the head but valve/springs, will I need to clean hla's while I got this all out?

[drddan]

Installed a Heli-Coil in my transmission. The threads were stripped out where the tranny support bracket bolts to the tranny. Its all good now

[Chobobulous]

Noooooo I have clearancing issues, noooooooooo. My turbo drain hits the crank shaft im going to try to cut it down. Cross fingers.

[Chobobulous]

Sleeping?

Not yet

[bravekozak]

Sleeping?

[Chobobulous]

Guess what im doing tonight.

[bravekozak]

Put in my freshly painted black cargo cover.

You gave me an idea to fabricate a carbon fiber cargo cover. Thanks.

[Chobobulous]

Picked up my block. No cracks. Woooooo! I have received my valves springs rings seals and oil pump. Excitement.

[TorqueEffect]

Cleaned most of the trash out. Finally took out the parts I wasn't using that I brought to, or brought back from Ohiostiva out of the hatch and back seat.

Put in my freshly painted black cargo cover.

Painted a few more dash trim pieces red.

[TorqueEffect]

My mazdaspeed didnt show any difference between windows up or windows down...but either way if I turn the a/c on my mpg drops 5mpg and the car feels laggy.

Eh I can deal with a 5 MPG loss, I mean 35MPG is still damned good IMHO. lol

When I drive Autozones delivery vans, the A/C is on all the time. I honestly don't feel a bit of difference in power in any of the vans while the a/c is on.
I do know the a/c does work better in the Chevy vans though, while the E-150 makes it nice and cool, it doesn't have the capability of freezing you out like in the Chevy vans. I guess Ford thought it was a good idea to bolt a tiny condenser that is probably half the size of one that is on a Festy, directly to the radiator. Just goes to show how outdated the E-150s are, which thankfully are going the way of the dodo in favor of the European Transit.