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    Clean looking 1989 Grand Marquis with a blown head gasket in NW OKC - $1250

    Probably could talk the guy down to much less if it does indeed have a blown gasket.

    https://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/...806029324.html

    From the ad: "1989 mercury grand marquis. Very clean in and out. One dent in the drivers side rear quarter. Very comfy ride, ac works great!!! BLOWN HEAD GASKET. Don't have time or want to fix it. 99k original miles. I'm the 3rd owner. Clean green title tags just UPDATED!! TAGS GOOD TILL 2020. 302 Windsor"

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    —John

    1985 Ford F-150 XLT Lariat
    1990 Mercury Grand Marquis LS (POTM March 2017 & May 2019 - gone, but not forgotten)
    1995 Mustang SVT Cobra coupe (cream puff)
    1966 Mustang coupe (restoration in-progress)

    #2
    Hopefully it is only a head gasket. Shops around here charge $500 to change those. Hope it isn't a cracked block because the owner kept driving it until it quit or got way too hot.
    Decent looking car.

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      #3
      Explorer swap, done.
      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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        #4
        Originally posted by gadget73 View Post
        Explorer swap, done.
        Honestly, the newest 5.0 Explorers in junkyards are now 18 years old. Any time I happen upon a 5.0 Explorer in a yard, it's clapped out with >200K miles. They're just not a "drop-in" swap anymore. Still good for the better heads, though.
        —John

        1985 Ford F-150 XLT Lariat
        1990 Mercury Grand Marquis LS (POTM March 2017 & May 2019 - gone, but not forgotten)
        1995 Mustang SVT Cobra coupe (cream puff)
        1966 Mustang coupe (restoration in-progress)

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          #5
          Not a drop in, but they're still the newest source of a 302. Mark VII's used to be the commonly cited source but that ended in 1992, Mustangs stopped using them in 1995. Or you just rebuild the block in the car and buy better heads and intake since a high mileage engine needs the heads rebuilt anyway. By the time you do that, its not that far off the cost of something better.
          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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            #6
            Originally posted by gadget73 View Post
            Not a drop in, but they're still the newest source of a 302. Mark VII's used to be the commonly cited source but that ended in 1992, Mustangs stopped using them in 1995. Or you just rebuild the block in the car and buy better heads and intake since a high mileage engine needs the heads rebuilt anyway. By the time you do that, its not that far off the cost of something better.
            The primary benefit of the Explorer engine is still that you get the GT40 heads along with it.
            —John

            1985 Ford F-150 XLT Lariat
            1990 Mercury Grand Marquis LS (POTM March 2017 & May 2019 - gone, but not forgotten)
            1995 Mustang SVT Cobra coupe (cream puff)
            1966 Mustang coupe (restoration in-progress)

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              #7
              yeah, or you could just buy something better. Unfortunately the P-compatible headers aren't so easy to get anymore so it seriously limits engine donors.
              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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