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    #31
    Eh, your photos look good to me. Just 'cause you didn't go to photography class or got low grades in it doesn't mean you're not or can't be in the same league as those who have. Just look at the guy who started FedEx, his professors essentially told him his idea was a lost cause.

    Oh, yeah statistics would agree with you there. That's the thing I like about the Ferds- all the lights up front.
    1985 LTD Crown Victoria - SOLD
    1988 Town Car Signature - Current Party Barge

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      #32
      when I take pictures you end up with an off-kilter and out of focus shot that probably has my thumb in it. I have no eye for it at all. Also why you never see me post pictures of anything.
      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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        #33
        Eh, at least your YouTube vids are entertaining.
        1985 LTD Crown Victoria - SOLD
        1988 Town Car Signature - Current Party Barge

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          #34
          Car-working-on things have happened.

          As I ran this car out of gas recently, it was the ideal time to address the inoperative fuel sender. Pulled it out, testing showed it works, so the float just didn't float anymore evidently. No visible holes, but it must have one somewhere. I have a few new plastic floats and one will go in this, as one did into the wagon.

          The sender as a whole is a "rare" item, in that it's the carb setup (fuel pickup tube and float combined on a 2" sending unit. The pickup strainer seems to be D1FZ-9A011-A or very similar.

          However, something I had wondered about in the past has surfaced. This car sat for a number of years before I bought it...well over a decade. It sat for that time with very little fuel in it. These conditions are how you rust the inside of a fuel tank.















          I just put it back together with no float for now. The tank and sender pulled out of the junk Town Car are correct for this car, so I'll likely just do that. Very convenient timing on that.
          Last edited by kishy; 05-22-2020, 10:12 AM.

          Current driver: Ranger
          Panthers: 83 GM 2dr | 84 TC | 85 CS
          | 88 TC | 91 GM
          Not Panthers: 85 Ranger | Ranger trailer | 91 Acclaim | 05 Focus
          Gone: 97 CV | 83 TC | 04 Focus | 86 GM
          | Junkyards

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            #35
            Backlighting on that cluster is nice.
            1985 LTD Crown Victoria - SOLD
            1988 Town Car Signature - Current Party Barge

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              #36
              Originally posted by DerekTheGreat View Post
              Backlighting on that cluster is nice.
              It's stock, or atleast mine's like that too. Mine has the mph and km/h digits switched around and the inside digits are in blue for some reason.
              The blue numbers are insane hard to read when it gets even slightly darker outside. The dash lights don't help at all, I've memorized the corresponding mph and use those even in daytime.
              Also kishy's car doesn't have a gas light or trip meter, which is really interesting.
              1985 Mercury Grand Marquis LS, "Maisa"
              1995 Chevrolet Caprice Classic STW, "Sally"

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                #37
                Originally posted by Arquemann View Post
                It's stock, or atleast mine's like that too. Mine has the mph and km/h digits switched around and the inside digits are in blue for some reason.
                The blue numbers are insane hard to read when it gets even slightly darker outside. The dash lights don't help at all, I've memorized the corresponding mph and use those even in daytime.
                Also kishy's car doesn't have a gas light or trip meter, which is really interesting.
                His is a Metric cluster. You’re right about the blue numbers at night, they’re hard to make out.

                The low washer/low fuel light and trip odometer were optional. The cluster I have in my ‘87 has a similar basic idiot light panel.


                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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                  #38
                  Originally posted by kishy View Post
                  Car-working-on things have happened.



                  I just put it back together with no float for now. The tank and sender pulled out of the junk Town Car are correct for this car, so I'll likely just do that. Very convenient timing on that.
                  Condition of that tank?
                  ~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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                    #39
                    If the sender is basically solid but crusty, maybe some EvapoRust is the answer. You can wrap soaked rags around the sender and put it in a bag or wrapped in plastic to keep it wet for a day or so. It will stabilize the rust at least.
                    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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                      #40
                      Originally posted by gadget73 View Post
                      If the sender is basically solid but crusty, maybe some EvapoRust is the answer. You can wrap soaked rags around the sender and put it in a bag or wrapped in plastic to keep it wet for a day or so. It will stabilize the rust at least.
                      I can attest to evaporusts greatness. Use it on many many things and am always amazed.
                      ~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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                        #41
                        Originally posted by Arquemann View Post
                        It's stock, or atleast mine's like that too. Mine has the mph and km/h digits switched around and the inside digits are in blue for some reason.
                        The blue numbers are insane hard to read when it gets even slightly darker outside. The dash lights don't help at all, I've memorized the corresponding mph and use those even in daytime.
                        Also kishy's car doesn't have a gas light or trip meter, which is really interesting.
                        Yeah, I've just never seen an early stock cluster illuminate so nicely with that flood lighting. I'm a big proponent of backlit gauges for that reason. But even those get nasty when a car left in the sun or without a shelter for years. I remember my '88 Townie the first time I sat in it and drove it at night. The cluster was (and still is) beautiful, the indicator needles perfectly orange and the text bright white like brand new. I was stunned, especially when compared to Ashley's '89 TC which did not have the "garage kept" power up.
                        1985 LTD Crown Victoria - SOLD
                        1988 Town Car Signature - Current Party Barge

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                          #42
                          Originally posted by DerekTheGreat View Post
                          Yeah, I've just never seen an early stock cluster illuminate so nicely with that flood lighting. I'm a big proponent of backlit gauges for that reason. But even those get nasty when a car left in the sun or without a shelter for years. I remember my '88 Townie the first time I sat in it and drove it at night. The cluster was (and still is) beautiful, the indicator needles perfectly orange and the text bright white like brand new. I was stunned, especially when compared to Ashley's '89 TC which did not have the "garage kept" power up.
                          This kind of gauge lighting does look pretty cool yeah but, as I've mentioned and most of you've realized, it just doesn't work that well, especially trying to see the needles. Meanwhile my Volvo has the most readable backlit gauges ever, even if a couple bulbs have burned out.
                          1985 Mercury Grand Marquis LS, "Maisa"
                          1995 Chevrolet Caprice Classic STW, "Sally"

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                            #43
                            the stock lights in mine were horribly dim. Ended up converting it to LED in warm white. Stock color, just brighter. Not sure why mine is so dim honestly, the domes are nice and the inside of the cluster is clean. 86 doesn't light the needle, but the lighting was dim to the point where I could barely read the speedo. Might be low voltage through the dimmer switch or something, don't know, don't care to put all the stock bulbs back in and screw with it.

                            The Towncar cluster is black back with white numbers and an orange needle. Its easier to read than the silver face with black digits. Earlier Towncars had that, never cared for it. The clocks on the early ones only tell time in Italian too, which doesn't work for me.
                            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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                              #44
                              "Tach? Whaddya need that for, dude? I've got a three inch clock! I always know what time it is, even when I'm putting in OT in the back seat! "

                              The lighting on my TC is so bright I had to turn it down. I do this on all of my vehicles now though, actually improves night time visibility. I kind of chuckle a bit when I pass by cars and the driver's side window is glowing from how bright the person's instrumentation is. Equally same reaction when people change the cluster lighting to blue. That's the worst color for night time driving as it's the hardest on your eyes. Phones even have an option to reduce blue content at night for that reason.

                              Yeah, maybe the dimness was a result of the voltage through that dimmer switch. I'm pretty convinced that with cars which have backlit gauges and they're dim, it's also because of UV damage to the plastic which is supposed to carry the light to the numbers and all that. Also, if the bulbs are old and all black on the inside from use then that's a problem as well.

                              Clocks only tell time in Italian? Seems like a joke that went right over my head.
                              1985 LTD Crown Victoria - SOLD
                              1988 Town Car Signature - Current Party Barge

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                                #45
                                Roman numerals I am guessing.
                                ~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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