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    Put everything back together today, it was running good.

    I decided to test the strength of the restrictor and found its cannot handle TEH LOPO WOT WATER POWAH! That thing blew up where it was “sealed” together and sprayed the engine bay all over the place with antifreeze. I thought I sliced a hose until I restarted it and saw it shooting every which way.

    FWIW, all the new hose connections worked great, and the sensors aren’t leaking.

    Guess tomorrow I’ll go to the store, warranty return that fitting and do what I’ve seen around here: a 13mm socket stuck in the hose. I’ll also need a hose barb to reconnect the hose, but that’s no big deal.


    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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      "Impromptu dissection of restriction device was performed by forces delivered by the right foot applying more force to the power metering component and under less than optimal conditions resulting in fluid loss."



      I did get to actually look at how this one is supposed to operate. It has the restricting ring in the middle, but uses a coil spring in the large portion to cushion the force of the water for metering I suppose. The end cap was sealed to the main body, but absolutely just blew apart when I floored it. Like I said above, I'll try something else, since obviously this won't hold up very well on our cars.


      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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        What the heck is that from again?


        I rev the snot out of my 87 with a mustang heater core flow restrictor and have no issues. If this is something you want to persue (even after the socket trick) that may be the route to go?
        ~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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          The Mustang part works well. Basically looks like a piece of plastic tube with a hole in it. No extra clamps needed, it just sits against the end of the heater core inside the stock hose.
          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 87gtVIC View Post
            What the heck is that from again?


            I rev the snot out of my 87 with a mustang heater core flow restrictor and have no issues. If this is something you want to persue (even after the socket trick) that may be the route to go?
            The piece I broke normally fits mid 2000s Chrysler minivans and apparently some mid 90s GM stuff, including but not limited to H and F body cars.

            I saw the Mustang heater core restrictors after I picked up the inline thing. I think I'll try the socket trick first since it's readily available (and I think I have some extras laying about). After seeing what a WOT run did to that thing, I certainly do want to try and prevent damage to the heater core from that abuse. I don't beat on it regularly, but it's peace of mind here.


            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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              Back in business today. Got a cheapie 13mm socket and a brass hose barb from the parts store. Tossed it all together and now I have a functional assembly that doesn't blow up under hard acceleration. Car now also holds vacuum very well after being shut down, hopefully that line doesn't decide to crack again anytime soon.

              Also, this arrived in the mail today from someone here:


              Not going to name drop unless they're comfortable with that since he wasn't publicly advertising, but he messaged me while I was originally just looking for a spare 85 MPH cluster after having read through this thread, since I have a Town Car electronic speedometer head but didn't want to cut up my OE gauge face. He mentioned he had the 135 MPH unit and a 85 MPH unit and to make an offer for both. I did, and he hit me with the number he was looking for, I waffled around, then finally concluded this wasn't likely something I'd cross paths with again so I agreed to his price and made a deal.

              I think I'll put the electronic hybrid thing on hold since I'm sure once this is installed, I probably won't have it out anytime soon. I already told him it will stay in the GMN family, and if anything happens to the wagon, this will be removed for someone else to have here.


              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 one of one remaining holy grail. Good addition to your car!
                1990 Country Squire - weekend cruiser, next project
                1988 Crown Vic LTD Wagon - waiting in the wings

                GMN Box Panther History
                Box Panther Horsepower and Torque Ratings
                Box Panther Production Numbers

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                  Wow, thats a super rare piece.
                  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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                    I want one as wall art. I get chills every time I see one.
                    ~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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                      Ehhh, if I stuffed one of those in my Mercury I'd now have to squint to see what speed I was doing. For all intents and purposes I'd only need the first half of it...
                      1985 LTD Crown Victoria - SOLD
                      1988 Town Car Signature - Current Party Barge

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                        Now to find a whole box Mercury police car as clean as that speedometer. Even harder to find.Have not seen one anywhere in many years.

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                          I've never seen one, didn't know those were things. Talk about a unicorn.
                          1985 LTD Crown Victoria - SOLD
                          1988 Town Car Signature - Current Party Barge

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                            Mostly early years from what I gather. Around '82 and I want to say St. Louis was one of the few that someone said had such a thing.
                            Vic

                            ~ 1989 MGM LS Colony Park - Large Marge
                            ~ 1998 MGM LS - new DD
                            ~ 1991 MGM LS "The Scab"
                            ~ 1991 MGM GS "The Ice Car"

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                              Decided to add an electric fan for A/C assistance. I was planning on doing a setup similar to the '95-'97 cars with the mechanical fan primary with electric fan secondary, but there's not enough room for all of that in front of the mechanical fan, so instead of using the electric fan as a puller, I used it in a pusher configuration in front of the A/C condenser.

                              Since I had originally planned for this to be Aero styled in setup, I only got one 16" fan before realizing my space error. Realistically given front mounting restrictions, maybe two 12" or 14" units would have been more appropriate due to the support bar being present in the dead center of the condenser, but I made use of the single fan.



                              It's a Hayden 3700 unit. Single speed rated around 1100 CFM or something close to that.

                              Wiring is a little spaghetti, however I eventually plan to eliminate most of that with a later style high amp fuse box used on the later cars. I'll also be integrating the protected fusible link circuits into that box as well.

                              Regarding activation of the fan, the trigger wire is actually hooked to the constant powered side of the A/C low pressure switch (not the switched side). Anytime the HVAC controller is set to A/C Max, A/C Norm, Mix, or Defrost, it'll trigger the relay turning on the fan with the car on. The fan circuit is protected by a 30 amp fuse.



                              While I didn't take the car out to see how well it worked in traffic, it certainly seemed to do a good job just even being in the garage and moved plenty of air across the condenser and a fair amount through the radiator.

                              I did not want to go with a full electric fan setup replacing the mechanical fan since I haven't been let down by mechanical fan yet and if the electric fan fails, I don't lose cooling ability. Using an electric fan to help with additional cooling demand in this instance seemed to be a more ideal route.


                              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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                                Were you having issues with your ac? If so I am curious if it helps out.
                                ~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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