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Old 09-06-2008   #1 (permalink)
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Default Hatch won't shut right

New guy here, cleaned on it today, changed oil, filter and OS. Tuned it up, man that's so much better.

Few this left to do. I have been reading about removing air silentser, mine is a FI 2.3, I suppose it has one too.

Bigest problem right now. The hatch will open but won't shut unless I slam it which I hate to do. The remote switch dosent work either. Would that have anything to do with this issue?

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this is usually the culprit.....

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I'll try it, is that a common malfuntion?

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Yes the plastic piece wears out or missing. My bodyman used a piece of old water hose and fixed mine. I liked the price free. Autoparts places sometimes also have the part.
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OK i see the plastic piece on the pic. I had looked at the one on the car and I didn't see anything that could be wrong with it, but it did not have a plastic sleave over the metal post.

I will pick one up at the Ford dealer tomorrow.

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that'll do it...
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Hey, it worked! Now on to the other projects on the LX, thank you.

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