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    I can’t wait for the race!

    We should see if a pot of coffee can be brewed by the time you hit 60.
    -Nick M.
    Columbia, SC

    66 Squire, 89 Colony Park, 90 TC, 03 TC, 06 TC, 07 TC (2x)
    03 BMW 540iT, 07 Toyota Tundra SR5 Dbl Cab/5.7 2WD

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      The power side of the relay doesn't care about voltage. The switch side (coil) of the relay would care about voltage. Also, if the DRL module is supposed to drive the headlights post switch... you could tap the output into the post relay side of the harness if the relays are on the high side (positive side) of the lights. If I remember when I get home, I'll check my EVTMs to see if I have a wiring diagram of the DRL circuit to let you know if that will work.

      Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
      rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
      Originally posted by gadget73
      ... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
      Originally posted by dmccaig
      Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.

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        Roller cams don't need break-in. Just lube the cam journals and try to not bang the bearings in the block when you swap it. If you have a long bolt or an aux handle for a drill that will screw into the end of the cam, it helps a lot to get it in that last bit. I think its just 3/8-NC, nothing special. If there is any rust on the cam, polish it off before assembly.
        86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
        5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

        91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

        1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

        Originally posted by phayzer5
        I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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          As long as it's wired into the harness post relays, it should work, but you'll have to use the high beams since the low beam is used to switch it off.

          Also, the DRL module uses a pulsed 12V instead of 6V, so using it behind a relay is a bad idea.

          Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
          rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
          Originally posted by gadget73
          ... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
          Originally posted by dmccaig
          Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.

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            Nick was kind enough to find me a late style P71 air box.



            I need to go re-visit a '91 GMQ in the junkyard and wrestle the inner fender liner out. The '90 LTC air box just kinda worked on the original fender liner, but this air box isn't really agreeing with the funky angle and it looks bad. Air shock and horn relays will eventually find a new home too, since they look funny floating in dead space. Car seems a little happier without the funky restriction on the '90 air box where a MAF would go.


            My Cars:
            -1964 Comet 202 (116K Miles) - Long Term Project
            -1986 Dodge D-150 Royale SE (112K Miles) - Slowly Getting Put Back Together
            -1987 Grand Marquis Colony Park LS (325K Miles) - April 2017 + September 2019 POTM Winner
            -1997 Grand Marquis LS (240K Miles) - The Daily Workhorse & March 2015 + January 2019 POTM Winner

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              You can find this town car relay holder and place your horn and air shock relays in there:



              Bracket bolts right to the two rear mounts of the air box.
              ~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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                So I noticed the headlight aim seemed off a few days ago. Tried adjusting the light, and was met with the lamp jumping around. One of the "headlight bearing pads" had broken off. They're just little nylon seats that the bucket rotates upon while adjusting the lamps.

                Anyway, here's some useful stuff:

                Ford P/N: E25Y-13B160-B







                While some application guides claim these aren't correct, they fit fine and should work on all 1979-1987 Grand Marquis/LTD Crown Victoria and 1980-1984 Town Car. I'm not sure if the '85+ LTC used them, but an '83 LTC at my local yard had them. Seems something was updated on the '88+ GMQ/LTD nose where they just became an integral molding to the header panel, so these aren't used.


                My Cars:
                -1964 Comet 202 (116K Miles) - Long Term Project
                -1986 Dodge D-150 Royale SE (112K Miles) - Slowly Getting Put Back Together
                -1987 Grand Marquis Colony Park LS (325K Miles) - April 2017 + September 2019 POTM Winner
                -1997 Grand Marquis LS (240K Miles) - The Daily Workhorse & March 2015 + January 2019 POTM Winner

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                  Thats an 82 Continental part number. Master parts manual says thats the part for everything except the Escort from 1980-86. The Escort/Lynx uses some 1975 part number thing.
                  86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
                  5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

                  91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

                  1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

                  Originally posted by phayzer5
                  I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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                    Originally posted by gadget73 View Post
                    Thats an 82 Continental part number. Master parts manual says thats the part for everything except the Escort from 1980-86. The Escort/Lynx uses some 1975 part number thing.
                    Good deal. When I found these, they were explicitly listing them for 1990-2011 E-Series vans.


                    My Cars:
                    -1964 Comet 202 (116K Miles) - Long Term Project
                    -1986 Dodge D-150 Royale SE (112K Miles) - Slowly Getting Put Back Together
                    -1987 Grand Marquis Colony Park LS (325K Miles) - April 2017 + September 2019 POTM Winner
                    -1997 Grand Marquis LS (240K Miles) - The Daily Workhorse & March 2015 + January 2019 POTM Winner

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                      The MPM I have is only for cars, but I'm not surprised it was used on trucks. It doesn't make sense to have a ton of different designs for a plastic doo-dad that a screw pushes on.
                      86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
                      5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

                      91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

                      1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

                      Originally posted by phayzer5
                      I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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                        Got the headlight buckets back in, re-installed the lamps, and aimed everything. Painted the buckets while they were out. Also installed fresher turn signal lenses Nick gave me I just never bothered to install.




                        Also started the fender liner swap. Went ahead and got the old liner out.



                        I'm going to clean up the replacement before I install it. I also need to rig up a front bracket to hold the washer fluid tank. I'd been mounting it using just the rear one, and that broke away from the tank, so that's been JB Welded back together and is curing. I also need to pickup some replacement fender liner clips since I just ripped the heads off of the ones in there. Based on their appearance, it didn't look like non-destructive removal was possible.
                        Last edited by Kodachrome Wolf; 10-16-2019, 01:53 AM.


                        My Cars:
                        -1964 Comet 202 (116K Miles) - Long Term Project
                        -1986 Dodge D-150 Royale SE (112K Miles) - Slowly Getting Put Back Together
                        -1987 Grand Marquis Colony Park LS (325K Miles) - April 2017 + September 2019 POTM Winner
                        -1997 Grand Marquis LS (240K Miles) - The Daily Workhorse & March 2015 + January 2019 POTM Winner

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                          Guessing the other adjuster bits were a okay? I wont even try adjusting mine lol.


                          Yay for proper inner fender. Will be much much nicer and modern.
                          ~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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                            Originally posted by 87gtVIC View Post
                            Guessing the other adjuster bits were a okay? I wont even try adjusting mine lol.


                            Yay for proper inner fender. Will be much much nicer and modern.
                            Aimer screws work fine. Usually I’ll hit them with a little light oil so they turn with general ease. I’ve not dealt with crumbling bucket pads, but there’s a first for everything. I will assure you that properly adjusted lights are awesome, but it can quickly become a PITA if stuff is stuck or strips.


                            My Cars:
                            -1964 Comet 202 (116K Miles) - Long Term Project
                            -1986 Dodge D-150 Royale SE (112K Miles) - Slowly Getting Put Back Together
                            -1987 Grand Marquis Colony Park LS (325K Miles) - April 2017 + September 2019 POTM Winner
                            -1997 Grand Marquis LS (240K Miles) - The Daily Workhorse & March 2015 + January 2019 POTM Winner

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                              Aiming the lights makes a whole lot of difference in what you can see. I've become a big fan of my Hoppy aimer.
                              86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
                              5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

                              91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

                              1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

                              Originally posted by phayzer5
                              I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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                                Nothing very fun to report. Only thing I've done was remove the door lock actuator from the driver's door and managed to get a zip tie on the very top of the door handle rod. No more rod popping off at inconvenient times!

                                Also I've been driving it for a few days. Found out today the gauge gauge is off by an 1/8th, so 1/8th of a tank means empty! I was heading to dinner with a friend behind me when I started climbing a hill and felt some stumbling and noticed it wasn't wanting to go. Called him mid-climb and told him I need to beeline to the gas station at the upcoming light. Pulled into the turn lane, light went green, I started and it popped and knocked a few times and shut off. Hit the hazards, popped into neutral while barely rolling, and my friend gave me a love tap with his Tacoma's brush guard on the rear bumper (no damages to anyone) which gave it enough momentum to start coasting down a short hill and I rolled it right up to a pump.

                                It took on roughly 17.5 gallons. Fired up fine after that. Don't plan on repeating that anytime soon!


                                My Cars:
                                -1964 Comet 202 (116K Miles) - Long Term Project
                                -1986 Dodge D-150 Royale SE (112K Miles) - Slowly Getting Put Back Together
                                -1987 Grand Marquis Colony Park LS (325K Miles) - April 2017 + September 2019 POTM Winner
                                -1997 Grand Marquis LS (240K Miles) - The Daily Workhorse & March 2015 + January 2019 POTM Winner

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