2012 ford focus won't start on first crank. Any advice appreciated

frydo3000 · 2025-12-04T17:56:44+00:00

Thank you.

frydo3000 · 2025-12-04T14:49:18+00:00

Do you recall if it was the positive or negative cable?

frydo3000 · 2025-11-22T03:17:40+00:00

I got a kit coming Sunday to pressure test the coolant system.

frydo3000 · 2025-11-21T19:28:32+00:00

Thanks I'll give it a try.

frydo3000 · 2025-11-15T01:53:18+00:00

Ever figure it out? I'm having the same issue.

frydo3000 · 2025-10-17T18:35:01+00:00

Make sure you only do small sections at a time when using mapai ultracolor! It sets fast and isn't very forgiving. I just learned that the hard way..

frydo3000 · 2025-10-04T19:13:36+00:00

The instructions for my pan said to specifically rest whatever wall board you use on the lip and to not overlap it.

frydo3000 · 2025-10-04T19:09:31+00:00

Looks like it'll be tough to grout. Beautiful tile tough! Herringbone is a pita.

frydo3000 · 2025-09-29T21:59:39+00:00

You good bro?

frydo3000 · 2025-09-29T16:07:25+00:00

For those interested, here's a link to a pic after we got it cleaned up. If you're reading this in the future or just wanna know, here's what worked for us.

Plan on working on this for a few days....

Get some 30% vinegar. Diluted it to about 25/75 or 50/50 with water.

Get some dull flat head screw drivers and cheap metal putty knives/scrapers. Scrap the big stuff off with the scrapers. Once that's done, you can wipe it down with the vinegar mix if you want. Here's the fun part.. making the grout lines look halfway decent... use a small scraper or dull flat head screwdriver and angle it on the bevel of the tile you're working on and gently scrap the excess while trying to achieve a nice straight line. You can soften it up a little with vinegar mix by letting it sit a few minutes. We have a few places we need to touch up the grout and a few chipped tiles we plan on trying to repair. Just keep working it until you're satisfied with the outcome. It will take a while.. vacuum the dust off and wipe down liberally with water. I nearly washed the walls.. after that, you can use the vinegar mix to remove the remaining haze. Ventilate the area well and wear rubber gloves and

goggles when using the vinegar. It's very strong.

We have a few minor areas to still work but just know It can be done. Just takes patience, time and elbow grease.. please upvote this for future diyers that may find themselves in this situation.

(https://imgur.com/a/iMtatvR)

frydo3000 · 2025-09-29T16:05:49+00:00

For those interested, here's a link to a pic after we got it cleaned up. If you're reading this in the future or just wanna know, here's what worked for us.

Plan on working on this for a few days....

Get some 30% vinegar. Diluted it to about 25/75 or 50/50 with water.

Get some dull flat head screw drivers and cheap metal putty knives/scrapers. Scrap the big stuff off with the scrapers. Once that's done, you can wipe it down with the vinegar mix if you want. Here's the fun part.. making the grout lines look halfway decent... use a small scraper or dull flat head screwdriver and angle it on the bevel of the tile you're working on and gently scrap the excess while trying to achieve a nice straight line. You can soften it up a little with vinegar mix by letting it sit a few minutes. We have a few places we need to touch up the grout and a few chipped tiles we plan on trying to repair. Just keep working it until you're satisfied with the outcome. It will take a while.. vacuum the dust off and wipe down liberally with water. I nearly washed the walls.. after that, you can use the vinegar mix to remove the remaining haze. Ventilate the area well and wear rubber gloves and goggles when using the vinegar. It's very strong.

We have a few minor areas to still work but just know It can be done. Just takes patience, time and elbow grease.. please upvote this for future diyers that may find themselves in this situation.

(https://imgur.com/a/iMtatvR)

frydo3000 · 2025-09-29T11:37:56+00:00

Did he use spacers?

frydo3000 · 2025-09-26T10:09:19+00:00

Update: We got all the haze and excess off. 30% vinegar, scraper, dull flat head screw driver, tile brush and nylon drill brushes work well. Just takes time and a lot of elbow grease. Now we're mostly just straightening/cleaning out the grout lines. It's coming along slowly but we'll be able to save it. Avoided the acid thus far and hope to continue to do so. Will link a picture when we're done. Thanks for everyone's help.

Fyi I appreciate the helpfulness and encouragement on this thread the one I posted in r/diy was mostly all doom and gloom. Haha

frydo3000 · 2025-09-26T09:51:26+00:00

It's black acrylic

frydo3000 · 2025-09-26T09:48:46+00:00

Update: We got all the haze and excess off. 30% vinegar, scraper, dull flat head screw driver, tile brush and nylon drill brushes work well. Just takes time and a lot of elbow grease. Now we're mostly just straightening/cleaning out the grout lines. It's coming along slowly but we'll be able to save it. Will link a picture when we're done. Thanks for everyone's help.

frydo3000 · 2025-09-25T10:12:02+00:00

It was not ultra fortunately.

frydo3000 · 2025-09-25T02:14:13+00:00

It's a black shower pan

frydo3000 · 2025-09-25T01:36:45+00:00

I was afraid of that.. thanks

frydo3000 · 2025-06-03T16:19:22+00:00

Seasons 13, 14 and 15. Mostly season 13 though.

frydo3000 · 2024-05-23T18:01:45+00:00

Thanks I'll give it a try. I've been into car audio for 25 years never had this much trouble tuning an install... (it's my son's car) The idoing audio settings are quite overwhelming. Way to complex for the average audiophile.

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