Another Ford Festiva. Some questions.

[25Horseplay]

First off I love the car!!! And if you need corner lights with the bump and second bulb WWW.FESTIVAMOTORSPORT.COM has them. I would love to import a GTX or a GTA here!!

[kjchernov]

Another problem came out... When I'm fastly accelerating (usually, on 1st and 2nd gear), I hear a crackling sound from the left front side... What can it be? May it be a symptom of failing of inner CV joint?

P.S.> even if not, I'm wondering... are the inner and outer CV joints identical in Festiva?
P.S.2.> is the festiva motor sport dead? I send them a message via email, but havent received any answer

Thank you very much.

[Damkid]

P.S.> even if not, I'm wondering... are the inner and outer CV joints identical in Festiva?
P.S.2.> is the festiva motor sport dead? I send them a message via email, but havent received any answer

Thank you very much.

-I would assume your axles will be the same as a normal festiva
-festiva motor sports is still in business, but the best way to get a hold of him is to call, i've heard he usually never responds to emails

[kjchernov]

Thanks, but...

-I would assume your axles will be the same as a normal festiva

Still, is there any difference between inner and outer CV joints in normal festiva? I know, that some cars have the same CV joint both for inner and outer sides.

[Damkid]

ops: now I understand your question, the inner and outer cv joints are very different

[kjchernov]

ok... that's not good...

I'm not able to make a call in USA till next month... If you dont mind, can u make a call in a FMS? I will really appreciate that.

I need to know:
- Whether they can ship an order to Russia
- Can I pay to them via VISA Classic card or via bank transfer? If yes, how can I?
- Do they have a new inner CV joint set for Festiva or just CV joint? Manual transaxle.

There are part numbers, but I hope, they will not be needed:

Original: B004-22-520
From Mazda 121: B001-22-520A or B001-22-520B

P.S.> If they cant ship order to Russia, can someone here buy it and ship it for me? I will pay for order, shipping tax ofc, and a few extra dollars

Thank you again...

[Safety Guy]

Konstantin, your best bet might be to contact Autozone or Advance Auto parts and see if they would ship overseas:

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/homePage.jsp?cmpid=Google

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/home___

That way you could do this yourself.

Or if you want I could call one of the stores and ask if and how you could order parts from them.

Or someone may have a used CV axle to sell to you. That would be cheapest and should do fine.

Karl

[kjchernov]

Or if you want I could call one of the stores and ask if and how you could order parts from them.

They have a good online catalogue, and, I hope, will respond on e-mails so there are no need to call them yet Thank you very much.

Also, I will try to find matching inner joint in our stores by principe 'find 10 differences' at least, many of my friends did the same thing when they were forced to buy CV joint

P.S.> left corner light havent arrived yet I'll post here as soon as I'll get it

[Safety Guy]

Good deal, Konstantin! I bet someone should be able to sell and ship you a CV axle and any other parts normally available. Keep in touch.

Karl

[gerard]

hi kjchernov,
i love your festiva gtx.... =) one of my dream cars to have..=)
here's the sample of the clearance light that I'm telling you... (2 holes, for the signal light bulb and parklight bulb...) i'm willing to give it for free (if you still want it..and that's because i love your festiva gtx...in return please have it clean and post more pictures...=)) oh, just pay the shipping cost...

http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/5657/clearancelight.jpg

[gerard]

nice festiva gt-x...=)

imho, you can't just add a hole in Karl's clearance light because it has reflectors on the other side... and i think it will look bad....
i have a friend who is selling the same clearance light as yours (with two bulbs) but without a bump...

i'll try to post pictures maybe this week....

sorry for the late reply....
2 bulb slot without a bump..
i can give it for free if you still want these... (that's because i love your gtx..just handle the shipping cost).. in return, please clean your gtx and post more pics here...


pics....





^please pm me your exact address if you want these...

[kjchernov]

Thank you for your replies! I will wait 'till the Safety Guy's corner light comes. I hope it will fit If it will, then, probably, I will need a second light without a bump So... thank you for your offer, guys

[Basement_Modder]

You could just cut off the socket to the light that's always on and just have the turn-signal light in the corner lamp like we do in American festivas.

[kjchernov]

Safety Guy, your corner light has finally arrived!))) I'm so happy to finally get it!)) I will install it as soon as it will be sunny and not so cold here

[kjchernov]

By the way, can u help me with this little problem, please?...

I'm driving on mechanic transaxle, but still dont understand how much rpms I should get before switching to a higher gear...

For now, I'm almost sure that from 1st to 2nd I can easily switch at 1500rpm. But, for example, If I'm switching from 2nd to 3rd, from 3rd to 4th and from 4th to 5th at 2000rpm, I'm gaining speed too long...

Yes, of course, I can run on every gear 'till 3500-4000rpms, but that will decrease my mpg really fast!

So, the question is, how many RPMs should I reach before switching up from each gear to next one to get normal boost and normal mpg? Thanks.