Cable broke probably. If the cable was stuck out and still connected, it would hold 1st forever and never shift.
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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
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Eureka! A few light taps with the hammer, WD-40, then some lithium grease loosened the lever and it seems that I'm back in business! Thanks for all your help folks!
1989 Mercury Grand Marquis GS
1999 Lincoln Town Car SignatureComment
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Pull the cable off that lever and clean the ball stud up too. Its probably rusty in there and binding somewhat. THats the other end of the TV cable where it controls transmission pressure. If that doesn't track properly, it will do dumb stuff.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 worksComment
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Did you park the 89 this past winter and drive the Town Car? If you did that might explain how this stuff seized up on you. If you drove the 89 daily throughout the winter it seems kind of strange that it would seize like this.Vic
~ 1989 MGM LS Colony Park - Large Marge
~ 1998 MGM LS - new DD
~ 1991 MGM LS "The Scab"
~ 1991 MGM GS "The Ice Car"Comment
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I drove it throughout the winter, but it has been occasionally seizing up on me for the past 18 months. A cycle through the gears would snap it back in place, and I was not even sure what that was doing. All good in the end.1989 Mercury Grand Marquis GS
1999 Lincoln Town Car SignatureComment
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The TV lever and the shift lever are next to each other with a concentric shaft. They were likely sticking together and the shift lever movement was just jarring it loose.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 worksComment
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Yep, sure thing that is exactly what happened... It seems to be running without an issue now and, shifting without a problem. Transmission still seems okay! Bought the brass grommet, should be here by Tuesday, will tackle it then. Once again, thank you all so much folks, this is probably the greatest and the most welcoming forum out there!1989 Mercury Grand Marquis GS
1999 Lincoln Town Car SignatureComment
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You're lucky. On my car the TV cable snapped on the transmission side. They're a PITA to find a replacement.
I ended up using on from a mustang. It's longer than ours so I had to feed it in a way it didn't bind on stuff.
'78 LTD | '87 Grand Marquis | '89 Crown Vic (RIP) | '91 Grand Marquis (RIP) | '94 Town Car (RIP) | '97 Town Car (RIP)Comment
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For a used replacement cable he would have been set since there are at least half a dozen in the local yards around here.Vic
~ 1989 MGM LS Colony Park - Large Marge
~ 1998 MGM LS - new DD
~ 1991 MGM LS "The Scab"
~ 1991 MGM GS "The Ice Car"Comment
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