Well, I bought my 5th festiva today. Here is a copy of the link on craigslist...

[jimdigs]

https://holland.craigslist.org/searc...y=ford+festiva The red one. I have never owned a carbed festy. Anything I should know? It runs real good. Took two hours to drive it home. It is the cleanest one I have owned too. The clutch is different though, the guy told me that the previous owner had it put in or did it himself, I don't know but it shifts high on the clutch. I'm used to them shifting further down. Plus just 4 speeds is different and the thing tells me when to shift, a little light comes on with the word "shift". I'm the 4th owner.

[Festiver]

Wow that's neat I've never heard of one having a Eco shift light


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[FestYboy]

Standard on the 88-89 L models

[Advancedynamix]

Congratulations! Yeah the carbureted cars have the shift light, but they can be a little whacky.

[jimdigs]

I know nothing about clutches. Is there a easy way to adjust where the clutch engages? Its almost at the top of the travel before it engages.

[bravekozak]

Yeah. At the clutch fork. First clean the rust from the threads. Loosen the two jam nuts on the clutch cable, adjust and then re-tighten. There has to be a little clearance beween the split finger pull and the swaged dog on the cable.
Report back if that didn't cure the problem.

[jfd64]

Congrats.I noticed that one on cl.about an hour from me.What town are you in?

[Festiver]

Standard on the 88-89 L models

Congratulations! Yeah the carbureted cars have the shift light, but they can be a little whacky.

Oh that's pretty cool and yeah I remember my Sonoma had one basically useless but neat


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[radi8u]

Nice find!!! That's just like the first Festy I ever had, back in 1990. Ran the hell out of it and still got excellent mpg. Good times!!!!!

[jimdigs]

Yeah. At the clutch fork. First clean the rust from the threads. Loosen the two jam nuts on the clutch cable, adjust and then re-tighten. There has to be a little clearance beween the split finger pull and the swaged dog on the cable.
Report back if that didn't cure the problem.

Thanks, I will have till it warms up some, I don't have anywhere to work on it inside and as you know living near me that its pretty cold out right now. Appreciate the help though.

[jimdigs]

Congrats.I noticed that one on cl.about an hour from me.What town are you in?

I am in Jackson County which is 2 hours from where the car was located.

[jfd64]

I have family in jax co.Most around Jackson itself and a bro in Concord.

[jimdigs]

I have family in jax co.Most around Jackson itself and a bro in Concord.

I'm right down the road in Spring Arbor.

[jfd64]

I go through there to my bros.Nice town.