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Re: Bought Black FTO mivec 1977 used to belong to ACE (Hobar
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:29 pm
by rock_it
Technikhaus wrote:silverGPX wrote:Ftos are not reliable

Mine has been!
For the 6 months I've owned it :p
Mine has been vert reliable as well. Like anything, it depends on how it is treated..
Re: Bought Black FTO mivec 1977 used to belong to ACE (Hobar
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:42 pm
by PHIL069
rock_it wrote:Technikhaus wrote:silverGPX wrote:Ftos are not reliable

Mine has been!
For the 6 months I've owned it :p
Mine has been vert reliable as well. Like anything, it depends on how it is treated..
They are easy to look after because working on them is so addictive

Re: Bought Black FTO mivec 1977 used to belong to ACE (Hobar
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 10:09 pm
by FTOdream
shadowarrior wrote:Welcome to the club. Nice looking front kit and wing.
Thanks~ACE was responsible for that....did a good job in tastefully modifying (to my taste anyway).
I guess he might be happy it's gone to a good home (he must be missing her).
Thanks for the welcome....
Seems I'm up for a stepper motor....stalling occasionally.....I'll try cleaning it first.

Re: Bought Black FTO mivec 1977 used to belong to ACE (Hobar
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 10:15 pm
by Technikhaus
FTOdream wrote:shadowarrior wrote:Welcome to the club. Nice looking front kit and wing.
Thanks~ACE was responsible for that....did a good job in tastefully modifying (to my taste anyway).
I guess he might be happy it's gone to a good home (he must be missing her).
Thanks for the welcome....
Seems I'm up for a stepper motor....stalling occasionally.....I'll try cleaning it first.

Reset the ECU and then give it a week and see how it goes.
Re: Bought Black FTO mivec 1977 used to belong to ACE (Hobar
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 10:18 pm
by shadowarrior
And if all fails pm dstocks (Dwayne) in this forum.

Re: Bought Black FTO mivec 1977 used to belong to ACE (Hobar
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 10:21 pm
by FTOdream
Technikhaus wrote:FTOdream wrote:shadowarrior wrote:Welcome to the club. Nice looking front kit and wing.
Thanks~ACE was responsible for that....did a good job in tastefully modifying (to my taste anyway).
I guess he might be happy it's gone to a good home (he must be missing her).
Thanks for the welcome....
Seems I'm up for a stepper motor....stalling occasionally.....I'll try cleaning it first.

Reset the ECU and then give it a week and see how it goes.
Thanks ~
Will disconnecting the battery reset the ECU ?
Re: Bought Black FTO mivec 1977 used to belong to ACE (Hobar
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 10:22 pm
by FTOdream
shadowarrior wrote:And if all fails pm dstocks (Dwayne) in this forum.

Thanks

Re: Bought Black FTO mivec 1977 used to belong to ACE (Hobar
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 10:38 pm
by Vectose
Yes, disconnect the battery for about 10 minutes to reset the ecu.
Re: Bought Black FTO mivec 1977 used to belong to ACE (Hobar
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 10:45 pm
by FTOdream
Vectose wrote:Yes, disconnect the battery for about 10 minutes to reset the ecu.
Thanks.....will do

Re: Bought Black FTO mivec 1977 used to belong to ACE (Hobar
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 8:59 am
by Bennoz
silverGPX wrote:My Fto is not reliable

EFA
Re: Bought Black FTO mivec 1977 used to belong to ACE (Hobar
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 11:18 am
by Taz
Bennoz wrote:silverGPX wrote:My Fto is not reliable

EFA

Re: Bought Black FTO mivec 1977 used to belong to ACE (Hobar
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 7:24 pm
by FTOdream
Bennoz wrote:silverGPX wrote:My Fto is not reliable

EFA
EFA? Translation please
Re: Bought Black FTO mivec 1977 used to belong to ACE (Hobar
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 7:26 pm
by Technikhaus
FTOdream wrote:Bennoz wrote:silverGPX wrote:My Fto is not reliable

EFA
EFA? Translation please
Edited for accuracy

Re: Bought Black FTO mivec 1977 used to belong to ACE (Hobar
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 7:48 pm
by silverGPX
Re: Bought Black FTO mivec 1977 used to belong to ACE (Hobar
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 9:28 pm
by FTOdream
Technikhaus wrote:FTOdream wrote:Bennoz wrote:silverGPX wrote:My Fto is not reliable

EFA
EFA? Translation please
Edited for accuracy

Thanks

Re: Bought Black FTO mivec 1977 used to belong to ACE (Hobar
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 2:55 pm
by ObsidianRadio
Welcome to the club mate!
Good to see cars staying in the club, it's what we like to see
Looks good for a 1977 model!

Re: Bought Black FTO mivec 1977 used to belong to ACE (Hobar
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 4:28 pm
by FTOdream
ObsidianRadio wrote:Welcome to the club mate!
Good to see cars staying in the club, it's what we like to see
Looks good for a 1977 model!


thanks for the welcome.
She looks a bit like the car in your avatar (black and shiny

Re: Bought Black FTO mivec 1977 used to belong to ACE (Hobar
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 4:30 pm
by FTOdream
FTOdream wrote:ObsidianRadio wrote:Welcome to the club mate!
Good to see cars staying in the club, it's what we like to see
Looks good for a 1977 model!


thanks for the welcome.
She looks a bit like the car in your avatar (black and shiny

Maybe I'm colour blind? Can't tell now if its dark maroon or blackm

Re: Bought Black FTO mivec 1977 used to belong to ACE (Hobar
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 5:00 pm
by Kustom
I reckon they are. Your just unlucky matt
Sweet car !
Re: Bought Black FTO mivec 1997 used to belong to ACE (Hobar
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:28 pm
by BorepYano
WTTC
btw, I changed the topic to 1997 instead of 1977, it was making my eye twitch every time I see it lol