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myTempo 1986 Ford Tempo - (1996-1999) Pictures: 6
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Me and the boys
halfway Chicago-St. Louis (Feb 1999)
O'Hare airport, Chicago (Jan 1999)
Lancing, Michigan (Nov 1998)
Brampton, Ontario (Oct 1998)
inside (Oct 1998)
Temagami, Ontario (Sept 1998)
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History 1986 Ford Tempo L - 2.3 L, 4cyl automatic
First days: April 25, 1996 - 203,718km (127,000mi) Last days: Sept 1999 - 312,000km (195,000mi)
1997 (Toronto) - Waterpump replaced.
April 1998 (Toronto) - I did 100hours of bodywork for rust on doors - gotta look good.
Sept 1998 (Temagami) - sides scraped on branches during bushwacking on car-trails. Bottom of front hit hard at the bottom of a hill (before a new hill).
Nov 1998 (Lansing, Michigan) - ran out of gas.

Jan 1999 (Chicago) - ran through yellow-wood-bar gate.
March 1999 (Chicago) - windshield wiper flew off in rain in 80mph (damaged from gate).
April 1999 (Chicago) - rear left strut broke, tire wobbling for 60 miles.
July 1999 (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) - on a hot humid day i left windows all open; thunderstorm came while i was working.
July 1999 (Illinois) - bald front tires replaced with 2 used tires, just before 300mi business trip. First tire broke a belt inside. Second got shredded in 80mph - quite a feeling trying to hold the steering wheel. I bought new tires on arrival to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Never again used tires in the front!
Aug 1999 (Chicago) - rotors so thin they almost broke... car not braking; new brakes.
Sept 1999 (Chicago) - moving, need Jeep.
Afterthoughts: Nice car, no theft concerns, possible to sleep in back seat. No A/C = No problem. Slight "backfire" after being pushed for 500miles at 80mph (not real backfire, but a "pop"). Just minor maintenance issues, never a big deal. Worth 10 times the $400 i paid for it. The best color for Ford Tempo - Sky Blue.
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