Hello from NWIndiana

[Markh]

Hey Guys... obviously I'm new to the forum, but I'm not new to the forum type community. I've been a member of the GM Longroof forum (http://gmlongroof.4umer.com/) for over a year new and have found these forums are a great place to meet new people as well as gain insightful tips on our vehicles.

I was looking for a larger American car for my wife to drive around with our two kids. She was driving a full size Ford Econoline Conversion van and it was just too big for her. She wanted something smaller than the van and something smaller than my wagon. I was looking at LeSabres, Regals, Bonnevilles etc... then her step-sister's husband called us up and said he had a cherry Grand Marquis that he had just picked up, that we had to see.

It's a '99 LS with 72K original miles on it and it drives like a dream... VERY nice car!




So that's what brings me here. Like I said, these forums are a great place to learn great little tips and tricks when it comes to working on your own vehicle. Thanks, and I'm looking forward to getting to know you all.

[miamibob]

Nice car! Best of luck with it and welcome aboard!! Bobby

[Piece-it pete]

Howdy! Love panthers in black. What longroof you got?

Pete

[Markh]

Howdy! Love panthers in black. What longroof you got?

Pete

Thanks Pete... I have a 94 Buick Roadmaster with an LT1 and trailer package. She's no beauty queen but is one of the coolest cars I've ever owned.

I picked up Big Blue on Craig's for $1000 in 2011 for daily driver. She barely ran when I got her but she's running smooth as silk now. The first thing I had to figure out was why it surged so badly. I found by reading the onboard diagnostics that the temp gauge was erratic and when it spiked it would shut the engine down. Ended up being a bad water pump sensor... who knew, right?! Then winter came and I found out the heat didn't work. Luckily it was a mild winter. So in the spring I changed out the heater core. THEN... whenever it was really humid out, she'd give me trouble. I found out through the wagon forum that it was most likely a bad ignition coil. Like I said, I really like the forums because if you've got a problem... there's someone out there who's probably already figured out what it was! Just last month, I redid the steering. 90% of the bushings on the front end were bad, so I replaced the drag bar, tie rods, idler arm and steering damper. That was a real learning experience. I'd never done tie-rods before so I felt like a complete fool when I was struggling with the adjustment sleeves for two days. When the weather breaks, I'm going to replace the rusted/leaky brake line going to the bake of the car and replace the factory mufflers with something a big more aggressive. Luckily, I've got two garage monkeys to give me a hand!

[79lincolnlover]

Welcome to the party