Hey guys i am now a proud owner of a 1990 5.0 lx gray 5 speed. It was originalloy getawfewlives on the forum by the way:D.
I have a few questions is it normal to have some grinding when you put it in reverse? How can you prevent this? Also my power lumbar seats only works 1 way? the + switch works but the - doesnt do anything? Also if the temperature needle is moving up and down does this mean i need a new thermostat? Lol I wanna drive this thing bad but i still dont have my licence yet:(Ill get pics up when I get some new tires and lights put on.

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....you bought it off of getafewlives, huh.....? Sucker.....









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What lol, this bad. Well thers is a few things wrong.

well as for the grinding when going into reverse, you need to put the car into a forward gear, then back into reverse and it shouldnt grind

j/k. That car looks clean to me, welcome to our world. Yes, the grinding is your synchros, which happens to all cars with miles. To put my car in reverse, I double clutch, hit 5, then R. If I hit R straight shot it either doesnt go in or gives a short grind.

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ORIGINAL: USMC1775

j/k. That car looks clean to me, welcome to our world. Yes, the grinding is your synchros, which happens to all cars with miles. To put my car in reverse, I double clutch, hit 5, then R. If I hit R straight shot it either doesnt go in or gives a short grind.

I thought there were no syncros in 1st or reverse...I may be quite wrong but thats what I've heard. Mine has only grinded once but sometimes you can feel the gears sort of "clash" always thought it was normal.

Lol dont worry brendan, it even states in the manual you have to wait 5 seconds before putting the car in reverse... or you can just put it in 5th first like I always did. Also the power lumbar works fine.. It only makes a noise when you press the button one way. The other way it just silently deflates. Btw thats a nice lookin car ya got there:D

Ya i found that out i was sitting in there and I could feel it deflate. Ya ive heard that reverse grinds so i wasnt to surprised. But its really hard putting it into second, i think the clutch needs adjusting.

I would sell that piece.















Jk... goodluck, welcome to the 5.0 world.... and i thought my car was the only car that grinds when putting it into reverse :D

Ive never had any problem getting it into second... BUT does that mean you've actually driven it now?? Did ya enjoy it? Did it go smoothly? lol

wait you don't have a DL?!

Well i just have my learners licence since im only 16, here you gotta wait to 17 to drive unsupervised. No not yet getafew I m gonna insure it in a few weeks.

... I have a name. lol Btw I got my car today :) Unfortunately he took the subs and amp out before he sold it :(

Lol ok brad, hows the car?

ORIGINAL: ryan_89_mustang

ORIGINAL: USMC1775

j/k. That car looks clean to me, welcome to our world. Yes, the grinding is your synchros, which happens to all cars with miles. To put my car in reverse, I double clutch, hit 5, then R. If I hit R straight shot it either doesnt go in or gives a short grind.

I thought there were no syncros in 1st or reverse...I may be quite wrong but thats what I've heard. Mine has only grinded once but sometimes you can feel the gears sort of "clash" always thought it was normal.



Only reverse

yay another youngin[8D]

im 17 :D

anywho.... congrats on the car.

And WHERE ARE THE PICS OF THIS NEW CAR?

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii14/brendan67m/IMG_0903.jpg

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii14/brendan67m/DSC01396.jpg

These are getafewlives pics ill take some newer ones once I get a chance

thats a sweet color. mine is dark gray with light gray interior...

Thanks it is, hard to find these with black interior.

Sweet. You got nice clean car. Congrats and Welcome to the forums.:D

No matter how many times I see it, I just hate the airbag steering wheel, it's so HUGE.

Anyways, how many miles(I guess km's for you) on it and how much was it?

I've got an 88 hatch 5.0/5-speed, mine's no where near that clean though. It does run like a champ(now that I got my hands on it, it hadn't been started in six years when I bought it) and it only cost me 900 US :D

that is a nice looking pony! also getafewlives i have subs and amp for sale if you wanna talk about it? im selling cheap $300 for both and the amp alone was $699 when i bought it and the subs were $150 each, i have no use for them anymore and they look/sound as new so let me no

Its got 189 000 kms and i paid 5500 for it, i know i paid to much but....................

I wouldn't say you paid too much you got a flawless rustfree mustang with a black interior.

Ya well thers a bit of rust on the door hatch and the paint is showing its age, its original paint

ORIGINAL: sYckmYnded

that is a nice looking pony! also getafewlives i have subs and amp for sale if you wanna talk about it? im selling cheap $300 for both and the amp alone was $699 when i bought it and the subs were $150 each, i have no use for them anymore and they look/sound as new so let me no


$300 is a bit out of my price range right now, the car has left me broke. On craigslist I found a few for $100 (subs, box and amp) so I might just get something cheap like that. Plus unless you live in the Vancouver area, it would be too much of a hassle to get it.

[quote]ORIGINAL: Hollister Hoodlum

yay another youngin[8D]

im 17 :D


lol thaqt makes it 3 im 17 as well

make it 4

make it 5 guys


my car likes to clunk if i put it in reverse, no grinding tho, i dont do the forward gear prep tho, and when cold under med-heavy acceleration and downshifting my second gear enjoys grinding on me

Nice car, now all you have to do is through some nice new rims and tires on there and you will be ready to go, also my car grinds to when putting it into reverse, but like they all said throw it in first and you will be fine nice car take care of it lol

you all got it lucky if u r just grinding into reverse like that. mine grinds going into 4th and reverse. and downshifting... HAHA!!! not to 4th u arent. u will break the shifter before u get it to downshift into 4th, thanks to the florida state patrol for that.

ORIGINAL: FuzzyDiceRule

make it 5 guys





Geez all your 17 year olds, makes me feel old at 18 :D

ORIGINAL: clewis32

Nice car, now all you have to do is through some nice new rims and tires on there and you will be ready to go, also my car grinds to when putting it into reverse, but like they all said throw it in first and you will be fine nice car take care of it lol


ya im getting new tires, but im not gonna get new rims, I love the pony rims that are on it, I also have a set of 10 holes for winter.