Tiffany
New Member
Hi! I am new to the group and I am the proud owner of a 1988 Mustang GT convertible. This is my second, as I bought my first in 1991. She was my first car and she was my pride and joy. I had her until 2005 when I reluctantly sold her. I missed her. This past August by happenchance I came across a Mustang that looked identical to my original vehicle with the exception of the mods the former owner had made. I do have some experience and a bit of knowledge about the vehicle in general, but this one has some “quirks” that my previous vehicle didn’t have. I will make a proper introduction when she is put back together and I can take a photo. She is currently pulled apart in the garage receiving some TLC.
Issue One
I had this same issue with my first 88 Mustang which makes me wonder if it is a manufacturing problem. I decided to sell my first car when it really became an issue so I never pulled it apart to find the problem. The back of the car fills up with water when it rains. There is so much water that I can hear a sloshing sound coming from the back of the car while I’m driving. I had a fairly significant puddle on the floor behind the driver’s seat. I also had some standing water in my trunk. We pulled it apart looking for the drains. We removed the back seats and the black shroud that covers the convertible mechanics. We then nosed around the trunk and found the drains and the rain channel. We discovered the rain channel had come loose and was hanging almost completely down while the gutters were bone dry. The drains were not plugged. I finally got the black adhesive removed from the body and the channel (if you’ve every touched this black goop you know it is NO fun). It needs to be put back together now. Has anybody else had this problem? My concern is that we can bond the rain channel back up, but I wonder if over time it is going to fall down like this one has. I am guessing my first car had the same issue.
Issue Two
I should begin by saying while I know every car is different, I am comparing my current Mustang to my previous one. It was factory stock except for the wheels. It always started up quickly without hesitation when I turned the key. This car does typically start on the first turn, but I noticed immediately that while I wouldn’t call it a true hesitation it has never fired up as quickly as my first car. Fine. But, I have more of an issue now which I believe is likely related. It has become slower to fire up when the key is turned. While it does start and run great, after I park it and leave it overnight, when I start it in the morning my radio presets are gone. It starts fine the rest of the day and the presets will hold throughout that day. But sure enough, first start in the morning is fairly sluggish and the presets are gone again. I have also noted that when I have my heat and blower on when I have shifted gears on back roads it has hesitated or felt like it missed a bit. I turned the heat and blower off and it stopped. I also experienced this same feeling when I was driving 60 on the freeway and I put my front side windows up. They are a bit sluggish and worn out. All of these things may or may not be related. We have tested the battery and the alternator. We have also replaced the solenoid and the ignition control module. The problem persists. Thoughts? Has anybody experienced this? I found online how to test for codes with a paperclip. It threw no codes.
Issue One
I had this same issue with my first 88 Mustang which makes me wonder if it is a manufacturing problem. I decided to sell my first car when it really became an issue so I never pulled it apart to find the problem. The back of the car fills up with water when it rains. There is so much water that I can hear a sloshing sound coming from the back of the car while I’m driving. I had a fairly significant puddle on the floor behind the driver’s seat. I also had some standing water in my trunk. We pulled it apart looking for the drains. We removed the back seats and the black shroud that covers the convertible mechanics. We then nosed around the trunk and found the drains and the rain channel. We discovered the rain channel had come loose and was hanging almost completely down while the gutters were bone dry. The drains were not plugged. I finally got the black adhesive removed from the body and the channel (if you’ve every touched this black goop you know it is NO fun). It needs to be put back together now. Has anybody else had this problem? My concern is that we can bond the rain channel back up, but I wonder if over time it is going to fall down like this one has. I am guessing my first car had the same issue.
Issue Two
I should begin by saying while I know every car is different, I am comparing my current Mustang to my previous one. It was factory stock except for the wheels. It always started up quickly without hesitation when I turned the key. This car does typically start on the first turn, but I noticed immediately that while I wouldn’t call it a true hesitation it has never fired up as quickly as my first car. Fine. But, I have more of an issue now which I believe is likely related. It has become slower to fire up when the key is turned. While it does start and run great, after I park it and leave it overnight, when I start it in the morning my radio presets are gone. It starts fine the rest of the day and the presets will hold throughout that day. But sure enough, first start in the morning is fairly sluggish and the presets are gone again. I have also noted that when I have my heat and blower on when I have shifted gears on back roads it has hesitated or felt like it missed a bit. I turned the heat and blower off and it stopped. I also experienced this same feeling when I was driving 60 on the freeway and I put my front side windows up. They are a bit sluggish and worn out. All of these things may or may not be related. We have tested the battery and the alternator. We have also replaced the solenoid and the ignition control module. The problem persists. Thoughts? Has anybody experienced this? I found online how to test for codes with a paperclip. It threw no codes.