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    New Merc Owner

    I inheritted a 91 GM LS, 50k. I had to replace a rusty fuel line along the chassis but other than that and a tune up it runs great. It's been on the road for over a month now. I'm not use to driving in such luxury. 3 cigarette lighters, interior lights up the wazzoo, comfort, light in the door key slot, like I died and went to heaven,lol. The car has been sitting in a garage for the past ten years, very little use.
    I do have a question about the shift lever. Seems kind of sloppy. To back up I have to go to N then back to R and it just don't feel right. It hasn't failed me yet but wanted to know if this sounds familiar to anyone. The trans is an OD unit I think, P R N D D 1.
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    i had something else here until I realized you have a 91 with the other style shifter. Check the bolts under the column. The 91 has an aluminum shift tube that operates a cable. The bolts underneath get loose sometimes and make the shifter sloppy. The tubes also crack and cause wierd problems, but usually you'll lose gears completely when that happens.


    Welcome
    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

    Everything looks like voodoo if you don't understand how it works

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      #3
      welcome to gmn , you'll meet some great people on here
      sigpicTHE H.I.D MASTER
      87 mercury grand marquis
      88 crown vic lx
      89 mercury colony park ls (sold)
      89 mercury grand marquis (sold)
      00 ford crown vic lx hpp
      03 mercury marauder aka punisher (sold )

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        #4
        welcome! It's good to see another one of these back on the road.


        If it's been sitting that long, your tires are probably dryrotted as hell, you'll also want a new fuel filter if it wasn't included in the tuneup. Also check that you have the brass TV cable bushing.

        85 4 door 351 Civi Crown Victoria - Summer daily driver, sleeper in the making, and wildly inappropriate autocross machine
        160KMs 600cfm holley, shorty headers, 2.5" catted exhaust, 255/295 tires, cop shocks, cop swaybars, underdrive pulley, 2.73L gears.
        waiting for install: 3.27's, Poly bushings, boxed rear arms, 2500 stall converter, ported e7's, etc

        06 Mazda 3 hatch 2.3L 5AT (winter beater that cost more than my summer car)

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          #5
          Welcome to the Site!

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            #6
            Welcome! Be sure to post pics if you have a digital camera handy.
            '79 Continental Town Car
            '90 Crown Victoria LTD
            '94 Crown Victoria

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              #7
              Originally posted by johnunit View Post
              welcome! It's good to see another one of these back on the road.


              If it's been sitting that long, your tires are probably dryrotted as hell, you'll also want a new fuel filter if it wasn't included in the tuneup. Also check that you have the brass TV cable bushing.
              Brass TV cable bushing? Didn't see that in the abbreiviations.

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                #8
                Originally posted by rampage84 View Post
                Brass TV cable bushing? Didn't see that in the abbreiviations.
                Never mind, found it in the search. Thanks.

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                  Originally posted by gadget73 View Post
                  i had something else here until I realized you have a 91 with the other style shifter. Check the bolts under the column. The 91 has an aluminum shift tube that operates a cable. The bolts underneath get loose sometimes and make the shifter sloppy. The tubes also crack and cause wierd problems, but usually you'll lose gears completely when that happens.


                  Welcome
                  Thank you sir. Those two torx screws were almost completely backed out. Snugged them up and it's good as new. Thanks again.
                  Paul

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                    #10
                    Welcome!
                    ~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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                      #11
                      New Guys 91 GM



                      Mileage 50k

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                        #12
                        ooo, turbine rims.

                        That looks like a clean, clean car.

                        85 4 door 351 Civi Crown Victoria - Summer daily driver, sleeper in the making, and wildly inappropriate autocross machine
                        160KMs 600cfm holley, shorty headers, 2.5" catted exhaust, 255/295 tires, cop shocks, cop swaybars, underdrive pulley, 2.73L gears.
                        waiting for install: 3.27's, Poly bushings, boxed rear arms, 2500 stall converter, ported e7's, etc

                        06 Mazda 3 hatch 2.3L 5AT (winter beater that cost more than my summer car)

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                          #13
                          I love the color.
                          ~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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                            #14
                            nice gmq!.......welcome to gmn!

                            1986 lincoln towncar signature series. 5.0 HO with thumper performance ported e7 heads, 1.7 roller rockers, warm air intake, 65mm throttle body, 1/2" intake spacer, ported intakes, 3.73 rear with trac lock, 98-02 front brake conversion, 92-97 rear disc conversion, 1" rear swaybar, 1 3/16" front swaybar, 16" wheels and tires, loud ass stereo system, badass cb, best time to date 15.94 at 87 mph. lots of mods in the works 221.8 rwhp 278 rwt
                            2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature. Stock for now
                            1989 Ford F-250 4x4 much much more to come, sefi converted so far.
                            1986 Toyota pickup with LSC wheels and 225/60/16 tires.
                            2008 Hyundai Elantra future Revcon toad
                            1987 TriBurner and 1986 Alaska stokers keeping me warm. (and some pesky oil heat)

                            please be patient, rebuilding an empire!

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                              #15
                              very nice I don't like those new new york plates lol I like the 91 turbines where in new york are you?

                              1989 mercury grand marquis gs / 2014 ford focus s daily driver
                              302 lopo with ho upper/ aod with trans go shift kit
                              k code 3:55 posi rear/big brake swap tow package car

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