Okay...after the master cylinder was repaired and the breather valve was tighten. Usually, I forgot to ask a question about the starter. Why does the starter get killed almost every 4 months sometimes 6 months, sometimes 3 months? The starter we bought is brand-new more expensive than the rebuilt starter. We replaced the starter solenoid, but doesn't make sense that the starter just DIED like that. What is going on??? Is it the cable from the starter solenoid (fender area) to the starter?? It's embarrassed. Nothing happened this morning when going to DMV, but I came home and rest for a while. Then I drove to the middle school to pick up my daughter. I parked there in the street, waiting and waiting for her, engine off. Once she jumped in, I started the car and the car won't start. Then tried changing the starter solenoid which cost me $9 from Autozone (luckily, it's near her school and near where I parked the car). I called AAA and has it towed to my home. :( I told him to get rid of it but he loves his car. I know I like that car but it drives me crazy when it keeps on killing itself; on the street, freeway, parking lot, college parking lot, etc.. The only I can scream here is HEEEEEEELP!! :( Thanks.

Check the cable that goes from the solenoid to the starter. It may have a break in it causing an intermittent power loss.

What I've found, though is that a bad ground can have you pulling your hair out. So, check every ground, including the ones on the r/s strut tower, the ones just in front of the battery, the main battery ground cable's connection to the engine, and even the one atop the core support just above the right end of the radiator. I hope this helps you; electrical problems can drive you crazy-been there, done that!

Okay, thanks :) . I will tell my children's dad to check the whole thing. I have been telling him to get rid of the Tempo because it has some problems since he bought it from the Cars101 dealer. It has since closed its business. First the axle, we did not know it was involved in an accident prior to our buying it from the dealer. The SunRise auto center told me, showed me, and asked if we were in any accident: none. But once I found out, I got the dealer to cough up the truth if that car was in an accident. He admitted. I was furious. Then the starter acting up sometimes..then the lighting wires went haywires but fixed immediately. The A/C unit is still going crazy..so I told my kids' dad to sell it. He said he loves his car. The engine was replaced by the Cars101 because of the accident. <sigh> I told my children's dad the reason I didn't like it because it drives me crazy and because I kept missing classes from college all due to the starter and the radiator heating up (that radiator's area has been fixed... I didn't pay, he paid.)

I've got a few spare parts around; at this time, I own 6 Tempo/Topaz cars. 2 are parts cars & 3 I'm selling. Depending on where you live, I've got one I'm cannibalizing now & I've already made my money back on it, so aside from the rear struts & coils, it's up for grabs. I've already taken the HSO engine (needs work anyway) and the sport-geared 5-speed from this tortured '88 GLS (sport model). The body's wasted. It's a 4-door, black w/gray interior. Non-powered driver's seat, but it has power lumbar support.

Cool. That's a lot of vehicles. It sounds like you're rebuilding from the scratch until it'll be like-new or in excellent condition. I love it when some like to dig in and pull 'em apart and put 'em together. :D He's going in the junkyard today to get a few stuffs fast. :) Thanks. I'll keep you posted of how his car is doing. ;)

Keep the poor old Tempo. Those cars are the one of the best cars that Ford made in recent years.

Especially the old 85 - 86 diesel's.
Only the new TDI V.W's even compare

Hey Overload, I know this is off-topic, buuut,
I looked at your pics, that Topaz is beautiful!! If that's any indication of your work, those other projects will be worth the wait!

And I agree about the Tempo/Topaz being good, one of the most durable I've seen in ages. Most run around with little or no care, many are abused & neglected. They've been out of production for over 10 years, and still can be seen everywhere! In fact, most of the ones I see are older, '2nd-gen' cars built from '88 through '91. My '88 LX 4-door 5-speed is tighter & more solid than my '01 GTP, believe it or not.

I don't know if you're familiar with www.tempotopaz.com, but it is a goldmine of info about these cars, and is populated by many who love these cars too. The 'Tech Center', is full of useful info. You can find data on year-by-year model changes, engine availability, options, even rare cars like the '92 GLS, XR5, and LTS models. Also, a great forum full of helpful people, with categories for most any need. Check it out if you get the chance, good people!

Thank you for the complement Mr3GTP
I just love this car. And it treats me so good.

I hate to say it, but I had to abuse it for 1 1/2 years while recovering form a boating accident. I couldn't even change the oil myself. And since I couldn't work and the insurance company was trying to starve me my poor car couldn't get any of the attention that it deserved..
During that time I had to put on over 50,000km to the doctors alone.
You bet that I treated my car to a good tune up and everything as soon as I was able to!

Thanks for the link, and everything.