I came across a set of 4G 5 spoke wheels with good tires for only $127 and just couldn't resist. When I tried to mount the rear wheels, I found that the tires slightly rubbed the suspension knuckles. After a while I determined that I could get adequate clearance with 5 mm spacers on the rears...

Fixed it.

As requested.Not bad. In fact, I think they may look better on the 1G than the 2G.

The same car with photoshoped 18 inch 4G wheels.

Was not particularly impressed then but when, a few months later, I came accross a set of 4G wheels, with good tires, for only $127 I just couldn't resist. In order to get the rears to fit I had to use 5mm spacers to clear the suspension knuckles. These are the painted wheels, not chrome...

Just an update to my post last year. I tried some 4G, 17 inch, wheels on my 1997 Talon AWD and discovered that, due to the wider rims and tires, the tires rubbed slightly against the suspension knuckles. Recently I made some mearurements and determined that the front wheels would fit fine but...

This is an old thread but I have something new to add. I have a 97 Talon AWD with the stock 17 inch wheels.To see what the car would look like with 4G wheels, I photoshoped it with the 4G 17 inch wheels.Some time later I came across a set of these same 4G wheels, with good...

I was wondering what 4G wheels would look like on my 97 Talon. Rather than actually buying the wheels I just Photoshoped them. What do you think? I think I like the 18 inch 4G wheels best.

I did a search on this one and have found conflicting answers. Some posts say that the Homelink opener will not work with rolling codes. Also, the 97 Talon owners manual gives only instructions for non-rolling code openers. However, the Homelink website gives instructions for programing the...

I had one separate, causing the A/C belt to be stuffed inside the timing belt cover. It jumped timing belt by 5 teeth, destroying about ever moving part in the head.:barf:

Every time that I have experienced this problem (3 times on 3 different cars) it has been plug wires.

I would check the coil resistances on the ISC. A bad ISC will sometimes cause this to happen. I once had an ISC that tested good, when cold, but produced an open circuit coil reading once warmed up.

Found the answer to my own question. The Homelink sunvisors that work with rolling code garage door openers have triangular LED's and the a molded imprint of a house on them. Got this information from Homelink customer service.

I did a search on this one and have found conflicting answers. Some posts say that the Homelink opener will not work with rolling codes. Also, the 97 Talon owners manual gives only instructions for non-rolling code openers. However, the Homelink website gives instructions for programing the...

Ebay is the way to go. I bought the 2 Volume factory set for the 1998 Talon for $9.99 last week. :thumb:

And if you don't spin the wheels under hard acceleration it's AWD. FWD + hard acceleration = wheel spin.

You probably don't need to replace them. I just had mine turned and the problem went away.

I had the same problem with mine. Didn't seem to affect performance but the CEL was annoying. Eventually bought one from a local forum member for $20. Problem solved.

I know that the 1G cars had the cover. However, my present 2G does not have the cover and I have 2 spare 2G throttle bodies and none of them have the cover. Are we sure that the cap was used on the 2G cars? :confused:

I have done the synchromesh swap on two different 1G cars with mixed results. When I put it in a 90 Laser FWD it made a huge difference in shifting ease. I couldn't believe it was the same transmission. However, on my 91 Talon AWD, I really couldn't tell much difference. I wonder if there is...

This may be a stupid question but have you checked to see if you might have accidentally pushed in the dash button which causes the lights to stay in the up position. I seem to remember there was such a button, on the left side of the dash, on the 91 Talon that I previously owned.Seems to...

The first thing I would do is check your ISC coil resistances. It also might be a dirty throttle body or vacuum leak.

At least, Ebay has now killed this auction. Better late than never. :thumb:

It's a common problem, called idle surge. Usually caused by one of three things.1. Bad ISC (Idle Speed Control) servo. 2. Vacuum leak 3. Dirty throttle body.

Several years ago I had a friend that had just bought a used car. We found it in a parking lot and dumped about a pint of oil under the front of the car. Then we tied a piece of rubber surgical tubing around the drive shaft with about 8 inches of tubing sticking out from the knot where it was...

$98 for a simple contact switch? Outrageous! Go to a local junk yard or buy one on Ebay. Right now there is a 1g throttle body on ebay, with all the sensors, and the current bid is only $5, with 5 hours to go. It even has the recent updated ISC. I would buy it myself, except that I already...

Better fix it soon. When my pulley "left me" it took the A/C belt with it and stuffed it inside the timing belt cover. Timing belt jumped 5 teeth and trashed the engine.

It won't hurt anything to leave it unpluged. However, it probably won't completely solve your problem. Anyway, it doesn't hurt to try it.

It's really easier to do it yourself than to find someone else to do it. Just disconnect the connector, remove 2 screws, and pull it out. Then insert the new ISC and put the two screws back in. Takes about 5 minutes.

This a typical problem when the ISC goes bad. Measure the coil resistances in your ISC. Resistances between the two center pins and the pins on each side should be between 28 and 33 ohms. If one of these resistances is very high, open circuit, that is your problem.

I had the same problem, caused by a bad ISC. Check the ISC coil resistances after warm up. Mine checked good, when cold, but when hot tested open circuit.

$100 seems about right for a powder coated one. However, uncoated ones generally go for only $30-$50 on ebay.

That's what happened to my previous 91 Talon AWD. A/C belt ended up inside the lower belt cover, and the timing belt jumped 5 teeth, destroying the engine. However, I understand that this is rare.

I have a 97 Talon AWD that has the same problem. Fortunately mine reads only 5 mph high. I checked this against a GPS, which reads to 0.1 mph. Seems to read 5 mph high at all speeds.

I understand that the 2G TPS will work on a 1G but the 1G will not work with the 2G.

I have occasionally been getting a CEL with a code P1400 (Manifold Differental Pressure) reading on the scanner. Car still runs great. After clearing the code I can drive it for some time before the CEL appears again. No other codes are present. Is the MDP sensor really bad and is this a...

Like you, I previously had a 91 Talon AWD but now have a 97 Talon AWD. They are similar but somewhat different. I like both of them. The main reason that I recently bought the 97 was that it had only 31K miles on it and was priced at $7,500. After all, a 91 Talon is now 14 years old and can...

It won't hurt anything, except drivability. However, you can probably find one from salvage or Ebay for only about $50. They usually fail due to one of the two internal coils going bad. I have repaired several by swaping good coils for bad ones. I once bought a perfect ISC on Ebay for $3.50...

Take a look at this for the answer.http://www.tmo.com/howto/ecu1g/caps.htm

If you have two bad IAC motors, you can probably swap coils in them to produce one IAC which works. Total cost $0.00 Each IAC has two coils. If one of these coils is bad, the IAC won't work. If you open the IACs up, by removing three screws, you will see the two coils. They are held in...

The ISC in the 1 @ 2 G cars are the same and are interchangable, except for the 1990, which is somewhat different.

I had a 91 Talon AWD that did the same thing. It was caused by a bad coil in the ISC. The ISC coil resistances would test good when cold. However, if you warmed up the ISC by driving the car or heating it with a hair dryer, one the coils would test open circuit. You might want to test ISC...

Yes, they can be replaced. A good procedure for doing this is found at http://www.vfaq.com/mods/CVboots.html I followed these instruction to replace the boots on my 91 Talon AWD. However, it it's making noise the entire axle shaft will have to be replaced.

Vacuum leak or bad coil in your ISC. Check the resistances of the ISC coils. Resistance between the two center pins and the pins on each side of it should be 28-33 ohms. If one or more of the four resistances is very high, open circuit, the ISC is bad and will cause this problem.

You can sometimes pick up factory manuals on ebay cheap. Might want to take a look.

The thing you are talking about is called the Idle Position Switch. To test it, check the electrical continunity between the body of the switch and the conector blade at the top of the switch. When the switch is fully open it should be non conductive. When closed it is conductive. Yes, it is...

Should not hurt the ISC if left unplugged. A bad ISC will damage the ECU if there is an internal short in the ISC. Usually, this not the case but it sometimes happens. Have you checked the resistances of the ISC coils. Resistances between the two center pins and the two pins on each side...

If all the other belts are turning, the only thing that I can think of is the possibility that the ribs on the belt, at the crankshaft sprocket, are gone or the belt has lost tension. I would remove the lower timing cover and take a look to see if this sprocket is turning and if the belt is...

The ECU could be bad. However, I would first check for stored codes and see what is causing the check engine light to come on.

I did get a CEL with mine.