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> Newbie To Ford Tempo, Help'n my kid w/his 1st car
cupsz71
post Aug 12 2009, 01:57 PM
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Joined: 12-August 09
From: Minot ND.
Member No.: 1,874
Drives: 93 Ford Tempo GL 2.3l 4cyl
Location: Minot ND.



Hey all.
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Newbie to the site, but NOT to forums like this one or to "backyard" mechanic'n my vehicles/toys. I should also add that my current "line-up" of said vehicles & toys represent ALL the big 3 and Arctic Cat. I'm push'n the big 40 and have been "fixing" cars since I was 14 - helping my old man at his shop - but I'm NOT a mechanic by trade. So feel free to take off the "kid gloves" when it comes to explaining your position/opinion/techniques/ideas when it comes to sett'n me on the path to TEMPO "enlightenment" tongue.gif

I joined this site to get what ever info & pick the brains from fellow members, because my 17yr old son just bought his 1st car this wk.

A '93 Ford TEMPO GL 4dr - LOADED - 4cyl/auto - sitting w/ 105000k.
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He bought it at a decent price of $900 bucks w/4 new tires on it. (less that 300 miles). It has some "cosmetic" issues that turned out to be a bit more involved than we 1st realized - but I've resolved for him by buying a new passenger fender/grill/header panel and headlights today for $100 bucks off a '92 TOPAZ. (according to the wrecker all parts should fit.)

And I put $400 bucks into new brakes - transmission flush & filter - coolant system flush w/new hoses & thermostat yesterday.

For a school/work car I feel it's a decent little car to get him started since ALMOST everything works. The exception is the DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SEATBELT.
Now it didn't work when he bought it and I surmised it was just a bad wire somewhere's (My wife (and I) owned a '92 FESTIVA for 12yrs and the Automatic belts were a constant pain) & it's "locked" in the closed position.

Now it ain't rocket science but I understand that it could be :
1. FUSE
2. RELAY(S) under the glovebox?
3. seatbelt switch in the A or B pillar?
4. fried motor?
5. jammed track
6. stripped gear(s) - but it makes no noise

I should add that it makes NO ATTEMPT to do anything........at all. And the previous owner said it did work periodically. So I'm surmising electrical.

Other than the obvious fuse/relay senerio.......any other insight on how to approach this repair and what steps to take.......would be greatly appreciated. liebe011.gif
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