Kiss of Death
Changed plug wires, but still felt like a miss. Noticed during a road test it was lacking power, when flooring it felt like it was struggling. Got back home and reved it, and it started knocking and not in a good way. Pulled the valve covers to check the valve train. Started it up and it sounds like it knocking in the bottom end (and not the low oil pressure knock). Thinking it has spun a main or something else serious in the bottom end. Have decided to take what i want off of it, part it out, then scrap it. It was fun while it lasted.
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2011 Grand Marquis LS Ultimate Edition
Dual Exhaust w/ AP XLerator mufflers and 3 1/2" tips, Eibach 1" rear sway bar, Pioneer Head unit and speakers, 17X8 Drag DR-72 wheels
RIP 1984 2Dr Crown Vic "The Millennium Falcon"
Carbed 5.0 HO w/nitrous , Performer RPM intake, GT40P heads, E303 cam, FRP Shorties, FRP 9mm plug wires, Off-Road H-pipe, Magnaflow round mufflers, 2000 rpm stall
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The engine or the whole car?Scars are tatoos of the fearless -
I drove one for months with no bearings or oil pressure, and the PO drove it for over a year the same way. It'll be fine. Go to the track and turn the N20 up.Builder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons
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This is borrowed time but these engines can live for years on it
See how much juice you can feed it.sigpic
- 1990 Ford LTD Crown Victoria P72 - the street boat - 5.0 liter EFI - Ported HO intake/TB, 90 TC shroud/overflow, Aero airbox/zip tube, Cobra camshaft, 19lb injectors, dual exhaust w/ Magnaflows, Cat/Smog & AC delete, 3G alternator, MOOG chassis parts & KYB cop shocks, 215/70r/15s on 95-97 Merc rims
- 2007 Ford Escape XLT - soccer mom lifted station wagon - 3.0 Duratec, auto, rear converter delete w/ Magnaflow dual exhaust
- 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis Ultimate Edition - Daily driver - 4.6 2 valve Mod motor, 4R75E, 2.73s. Bone stockComment
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Please post up when and what you are parting. I am looking for things tudor specific price pending.~David~
My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz
Originally posted by ootdega
My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."
Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck
Originally posted by gadget73
my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.
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Will part out everything except the wheels and axles, and anything else required to move it around. I plan on keeping the nitrous system, gauges i've added, and a few small odds and ends. Anything that is left after its been picked over is going to scrap (not a wrecking yard)Originally posted by turbo2256b View Post
2011 Grand Marquis LS Ultimate Edition
Dual Exhaust w/ AP XLerator mufflers and 3 1/2" tips, Eibach 1" rear sway bar, Pioneer Head unit and speakers, 17X8 Drag DR-72 wheels
RIP 1984 2Dr Crown Vic "The Millennium Falcon"
Carbed 5.0 HO w/nitrous , Performer RPM intake, GT40P heads, E303 cam, FRP Shorties, FRP 9mm plug wires, Off-Road H-pipe, Magnaflow round mufflers, 2000 rpm stall
NA-15.78@91.21, 80hp shot-14.48@96.21Comment
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What will your replacement toy be??'79 Continental Town Car
'90 Crown Victoria LTD
'94 Crown VictoriaComment
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seems a little drastic...
Maybe someone would buy it whole? It'd be shame for a knocking engine to be the end of a pretty nice tudor.
85 4 door 351 Civi Crown Victoria - Summer daily driver, sleeper in the making, and wildly inappropriate autocross machine
160KMs 600cfm holley, shorty headers, 2.5" catted exhaust, 255/295 tires, cop shocks, cop swaybars, underdrive pulley, 2.73L gears.
waiting for install: 3.27's, Poly bushings, boxed rear arms, 2500 stall converter, ported e7's, etc
06 Mazda 3 hatch 2.3L 5AT (winter beater that cost more than my summer car)Comment
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Have started tearing the engine down, and removing things I want to keep. Will start selling parts once i get the newer things off.
2011 Grand Marquis LS Ultimate Edition
Dual Exhaust w/ AP XLerator mufflers and 3 1/2" tips, Eibach 1" rear sway bar, Pioneer Head unit and speakers, 17X8 Drag DR-72 wheels
RIP 1984 2Dr Crown Vic "The Millennium Falcon"
Carbed 5.0 HO w/nitrous , Performer RPM intake, GT40P heads, E303 cam, FRP Shorties, FRP 9mm plug wires, Off-Road H-pipe, Magnaflow round mufflers, 2000 rpm stall
NA-15.78@91.21, 80hp shot-14.48@96.21Comment
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Too bad! That was a nice car. For most people, that would be a good excuse to do a performance overhaul of their engine. Though, you may be looking at something lighter (sportier) for a future toy. Good luck!
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Too bad you're in TX. I'd like to have the doors off that car.**2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302: 5.0/ 6 spd/ 3.73s, 20K Cruiser
**2006 MGM,"Ultimate": 4.6/ 2.73/ Dark Tint, Magnaflows, 19s, 115K Daily Driver
**2012 Harley Davidson Wide Glide (FXDWG):103/ Cobra Speedsters/ Cosmetics, 9K Poseur HD Rider
**1976 Ford F-150 4WD: 360, 4 spd, 3.50s, factory A/C, 4" lift, Bilsteins, US Indy Mags, 35s Truck DutiesComment
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shiiping would be a killer. I would be willing to bet it would have to go truck. Too big/heavy for UPS.Originally posted by 86VickyLX View Post2020 Volvo XC90 T6 Momentum (Ice White / Blonde)
2022 Ram 1500 4x4 5.7 Etorque, Built to Serve Edition, (Granite Crystal / Black)
Past Panthers
1989 Grand Marquis LS (Cabernet/Grey), 1989 Lincoln Town Car SS (White/Blue), 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis Ultimate (White/Black)
Originally posted by Lincolnmania
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I would concider the whole car stripped of what you dont want too far for me. Sad end for something only a few thousand of which were made.Scars are tatoos of the fearlessComment
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When I was in a bind I found a door in Nevada or somewhere around there. They wanted 150 just to ship the damn thing. To anyone who hasn't had the privilege to carry one they are just extremely heavy.Originally posted by tjc78 View Post~David~
My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz
Originally posted by ootdega
My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."
Originally posted by DerekTheGreat
But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck
Originally posted by gadget73
my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.
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