Been hearing about this site for a while and finally decided to join (yeah... I can be lazy). I've got an 88 Grand Marquis and 93 Vic. The 88 has all the toys since the wife drives the 93. I'll post about it all as I get un-lazy enough to do so. :smirk:
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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. -
welcome! from which part of the world are you from?
1981 Mercury Marquis Brougham 2-Door 302/ 5-speed -special blend (GMGT)
1987 Lincoln Mark VII 5-speed (Errand runner)
1989 Mercury Grand Marquis (Base Runner)
2007 Lincoln Town Car Signature Limited (Hustlyn)
2011 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (Down with O.P.P) -
Welcome! Owning 2 (or more) Panthers is always good.'79 Continental Town Car
'90 Crown Victoria LTD
'94 Crown VictoriaComment
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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.Comment
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until you find out about the vent duct gasket design defect and realize that fixing the leak will take more than just a little time (pull dash, ducts, etc).Originally posted by 79lincolnlover View Post
I call it a defect because there are a few (very easy too) ways to design the air vent so that it wouldn't leak the way it does and wouldn't need a gasket to keep the water out, just to cushion the plastic from the metal. Both cars have this issue and the passenger side floorboards are almost always wet (unless there's been a rather long dry spell of at least a month or so with some warm days).
I do wish ford had extended the intake manifold vacuum hard-lines to end edge of the plenum on the 5.0L to ease the replacement of the rubber lines (ie: wouldn't have to take the upper plenum OFF to get at the line clamps) and didn't make the heater pipe with a 3 inch segment of rubber on the 4.6 UNDER the intake manifold so that when the rubber breaks, it's $700 to fix it (mostly labor in removing and installing the intake manifold).
/rant
I rather like the land yachts though. They ride very nice and with the duals, ram-air (sorta) intake ala Home Depot, and wide range gearset (trans) on the 88, it gets off the line real well. Doesn't get very far before the weeny intake/heads choke it, but it's fun.
Lazy link to the mods to my car: http://blogs.myspace.com/myhomeintexas
That's my myspace blog with all my projects on it.Last edited by sly; 03-13-2010, 10:06 PM.
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.Comment
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Welcome mang Feel free to start a readers ride page~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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They do have some design deficiencies to be sure, but find me a production car that does not. The point about the vacuum nipples being hidden under the intake is extremely valid though. Its a really damn stupid design, and its annoying to have to pull the intake just to plug a rubber hose on. That under-intake heater hose on the 4.6 is also really stupid.
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 agree. My blew out last winter when i was stuck in the snow. Luckily, it only cost $20 worth of hose to fix.
and welcome!!!08 Lincoln Navigator L - 233k
03 Mercury Marauder- 63k
97 Ford Crown Victoria HPP "Tank of Justice III" (TOJ3) - 194k -->578.9 miles on ONE tank of gas<--
94 BMW 325i Convertible - 135k
73 VW Super Beetle "Bunky" <----- Wifey's
12 Mini Cooper S - 90k <---- Wifey's
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Welcome to the site!
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