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I've had several MAF sensor failures that caused the same problem. Pushing the pedal very slowly would allow it to get back home, but there was very little power for getting up hills. If I remember correctly, unplugging it would force the computer to use a default value.

I am going to Walmart. $76.00 plus tax for removal of old tires, cleaning up the bead, putting on the tar product used to enhance seal, mounting and balancing of the "new" tires and then lifetime rotation.

You got a great deal on those tires! I'm curious about how much it cost you, or will cost you, to get them mounted and balanced on your wheels? I did it in two steps for mounting my tires that come on the Mustang on the wheels Gary gave me. First I took Gary's wheels to the place I normally buy tires and had his old tires removed so I could clean and polish the wheels. That cost me $20.00 including tax for all four. At that time the service guy there said it would cost 25.99 + tax each to swap the tires from my old wheels to Gary's wheels when I brought them back. I thought that was high but I was already started down that road. When I went back and got the tires swapped to Gary's wheels I got a pleasant surprise. When I went to pay the service guy was gone and I talked to the lady who is the store manager. After looking in her computer and seeing how many sets of tires I had bought from them over the years, she told me she was only going to charge me $80.00 including tax if I could pay with cash which I did. She said she was counting the $20 I had already paid toward the total price. So I have a total of $100 in getting my tires mounted on Gary's wheels. I don't know if that is a great price compared to other places but I'm happy with the outcome.

It sounds like you are going down the same road I did with my Mustang by being proactive and replacing parts before they give problems. One of the common failure items on the 4.6 engine in my Mustang is the intake manifold. The original manifold was made of plastic and they were prone to cracking, especially in the front area around the thermostat. Lucky for me the previous owner noticed a coolant leak around the thermostat and took it to a dealership to have the manifold replaced. The new replacement manifold is aluminum instead of plastic around he thermostat so the new manifold should be less likely to crack. I'm sure you have replaced all the normal wear items like belts, hoses, brakes, etc. That's what I have been doing and found that even when you do the work yourself the cost can add up pretty fast. The good news is the money spent can bring you a lot of piece of mind knowing you don't have to worry so much about old parts failing and leaving you stranded on the side of the road.

In my earlier post on the front strut mount, I asked RadRide if he had any issues after installing the thicker mount. He did not reply but it now appears there may be problems with that mount. I managed to stuff that mount on the drivers side strut but despite trying several times, I could never quite center the strut rod in the hole in the pan that sits atop the spring. While I'm not sure how the height could affect camber, having the strut slightly askew seems a possible culprit. Rather than ask for more trouble, I'm going to clean up and reuse the old mount on the passenger side even though it means removing the strut assembly on the driver's side to do the same. RadRide90, did you manage to get the strut rod to center perfectly in the upper pan that acts as the upper perch for the spring using the "fat" mount?

There are three bolts from the pan into the timing cover. It does help to loosen the pan to allow a bit of clearance where the pan gasket and front cover meet. You do not need to remove, but all of the bolts down the sides need to be loose to get the pan to drop at the front interface.

You might also try installing a camber bolt that will allow for somewhat more camber adjustment then the OEM bolt in the knuckle. I like them because the installation is so easy and once in, alignment shops do the camber adjustment as part of the alignment without any additional charge.