$50 1985 grand marquis questions

[colinlesser]

ok i opened up the radiator to check the antifreeze.... the is no antifreeze just water, thats whay it over heated the rad was frozen and it got no coolant to the engine, so im heating the radiator with a spache heater and draining it so i can put anti freeze in, now another question how doyou get the damned hubcaps off? i already got them loose but they wont come off, HELP

[Grand Marquis GT]

The rattlers?

Under the centercaps, there are what they call wheel locks.

Look in your glove box for a tool to remove them...

[colinlesser]

no tool, but on the upside the car purs like kitten now, the radiator was corroded like a bizatch, so i flushed it with warm water and it runs better than when i got it, i think the head is good to go, so how can i get this thing off the wheel

[boXman]

Awesome! My dad got an '86 for $50 once.

to gmn!

[85MercPark]

no tool, but on the upside the car purs like kitten now, the radiator was corroded like a bizatch, so i flushed it with warm water and it runs better than when i got it, i think the head is good to go, so how can i get this thing off the wheel

without that tool will be tough, try needle nose vise grips maybe
check in the trunck for the tool, T shaped and round
any suggestions guys?

[colinlesser]

wires wire wires!!!!!! little tubes!!!!!1 i hate this shit!!!! i swear if i touch another little tube and it breaks im gunna FREAK!!!!, i wish i could cut this thing down to a (+)Pos,and a (-) Neg wire

[Grand Marquis GT]

Damn CFI! :cuss:

[colinlesser]

cfi

[Grand Marquis GT]

Yeah, central fuel injection...

the throttle body stuff you got.

IT SUCKS. lol

[grandpaslincoln]

Yeah, CFI is teh junk




Unless is works right, then it's alright.

[colinlesser]

can i jsut put a carb on?

[colinlesser]

the reason im asking is cause i have a 4 barrel edelbrock thats sitting on my 351w 1979 f150, that isnt going anywhere anytime soon

[Mercmarquis]

Ha, I'm swapping to a 4bbl within the next few weeks. Funny thing is you have an 85 mercury and a 79 ford pickup, I got an 85 mercury and a 77 ford pickup. :banana:

[colinlesser]

cool, but will it be a direct bolt on for me , basically thats what i need to know

[Grand Marquis GT]

not a direct bolt on...

theres a good amount of work also needed, the igition and TV (kickdown) setups all need to be reworked, as well and the fuel system, a tad...

It aint imposable, and I run an edelcrock myself (and like it) but it just tkaes some work and $$...