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    97 Mark no crank no start

    Update so I got out an electric test light start relay all relays inside appeared to be functioning properly noticed when trying to start I was getting power out of the solenoid under the fuse box but no power down at the starter the cables look good, also tried to jump it using the red wire and...
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    97 Mark no crank no start

    Might be a dumb question, but the solenoid wire is the skinny red wire running under the engine fusebox? I noticed it has a connector and was told I could run a decent guage wire between the metal pin on the male and female connectors to get it going
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    97 Mark no crank no start

    Update I took off the neutral safety switch connector tried spraying with contact cleaner no dice I noticed when I tried to start it this time with that disconnected I heard a click near the tranny which would probably be happening if the switch is bad? I did find some wires coming from the...
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    97 Mark no crank no start

    It seems that didn't work also tried new connector on positive terminal it seems removing the starter relay and fuses does not change the behaviour I think it's the neutral safety switch since I messed with the shifter last is this hard to replace? Any way to bypass it temporarily to test the...
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    97 Mark no crank no start

    Hey everyone, so my Mark 8 had to unfortunately sit for the past few months due to the nasty Winter full of rain and ice, during these months I managed to kill a battery from it sitting, I would at least boost the car once every 2-3 weeks to keep the fluids flowing and rust off the brakes, went...
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    Left Turn Signal Brake light dead

    Was driving my 97 Mark 8 LSC today, unfortunately its been riding low due to bad rear air shocks that I will be swapping out, anyhow didn't hit a bump or anything and out of nowhere noticed my check Brake Lamp Warning come on, I also ironically noticed my 1000w AMP go dead at the same...
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    Air Ride Dilema

    Forgot to mention I also tried reconnecting the electrical connectors and it still won't come on now getting "check air ride system"
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    Air Ride Dilema

    To be honest the whole system was shot when I first bought the car, the compressor used to constantly come on basically until it would die due to a slow leak in one of the back springs so I would usually keep it off until the back loses air after 2-3 weeks, turn it back on, I decided to order...
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    Air Ride Dilema

    Going to try and get solenoid out tonight, do you think I need any extra tools to get it out or does it just pull out of the bag once I remove the tire from the car? Drove it last night and seemed fine until someone decided to sit in the passenger seat then the car dropped several minutes later...
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    Air Ride Dilema

    So the time has come where my air ride I think is finally calling it a quits, since I bought my Mark 8 @ 100,000 miles I've had a failing compressor, one leaking back spring...which really wasn't that bad....only had to turn pump on once every 3 months to inflate it, other springs held air fine...
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    3rd cat clogged

    What would the symptoms be of a stuck IMRC plate and where is it located?? might have this issue, noticed now after the mod my exhaust is making a strange noise like its clogged or restricted from the tailpipes, I also cleared the code using ODB2 software via android called torque, starting to...
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    3rd cat clogged

    I may need to hunt down rear o2 sims does code p0430 affect gas mileage at all? Just started throwing that code today as well of course because the cats are now removed
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    3rd cat clogged

    Work got done today , noticed no more smell better response with 3 rd cat gone, then my buddy decided to hollow out the other 2 to avoid problems down the road...noticed decreased gas mileage in town slightly better mileage on high way back to same power I started with, probably will need the o2...
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    3rd cat clogged

    My buddy at the shop in town is getting me a good deal we couldn't find an h-pipe for cheap anywhere however picked up two test pipes were going to bend to put in place of the 3rd cat and he's going to hollow out the other two near the headers to be safe, the 2 pipes were only $20 not the best...
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    3rd cat clogged

    Been noticing lately my 97 mark 8 has been losing power gradually and found some posts about a rotten egg smell and clogged cat at wot, sure enough tested it out last night and after red lining it at wot got that nasty smell so looks like my 3rd cat is clogged, my question is what's the best way...
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