[V8] New V8'er here (sort of), DeHoff's car lives!

[Kneale Brownson]

#1 sounds like possible trap arm bushings.

#2 have you changed the display to something else?  I usually keep the V8
one on the accumulated mileage figure so that it reminds me to go easy on
the accelerator pedal.

#3 May be the coolant thermostat.  Do you know if it got warm before?  Our
V8 #2 was running about right when we got it last summer, but in the winter
cold, it's running quite low on the gauge.  Cabin gets warm on days when
the ambient temp is around 20F, but when it's in single digits or below
Zero, cabin barely tolerable.  I'm expecting the thermostat change when I
do the timing belt in a little while will fix that.  It did in my 200q20v.


At 04:42 PM 1/7/2005 -0600, robert_a_dupree at bankone.com wrote:
>
>1.  From a dead-stop, accelerating with anything more than 
>minimal-throttle; a shudder is felt in the right elbow and heard faintly. 
>Very reminiscent of a locked center diff, turning a corner with gobs of 
>sound insulation added.  Goes away by roughly 25mph.  Repeatable.  ABS 
>fully function I believe, although cannot disable via switch.  It takes 
>action when stopping quickly on snowy roads in the last few days.  I 
>haven't a clue whether this is an issue requiring repair, or simply 
>annoyance.  Please advise.
>
>2.  Trip computer annoys me.  It's telling me I've got 30miles left with 
>over 15gals in the tank remaining.  Which harness on the back of the 
>cluster could I pull to leave this feature dark?  Or possible fix in some 
>other manner (low, low priority)
>
>3.  Replaced heater core while HVAC was pulled to swap main harnesses. 
>Marked all removed items for position, but after re-assemled and cooling 
>system burp it doesn't get hot.  Is this an HVAC-controller re-calibrate 
>issue, or a block-off the radiator cause the car is only getting to 75c 
>issue?  (Guessing the later).
>