My 1986 Mercury Grand Marquis

[DerekTheGreat]

Stuck at WOT

Just never had that happen before, it was odd

George

Certainly better than the alternative, and how those should have been engineered to fail.

[Georges86]

No kidding, it'd be a lot less heart attack inducing if it defaulted to high pressure.

So taking a trip this Saturday (about 1000 miles) , ordered in preparation;

All new hoses

New Belts

Fresh coolant (obviously)

Valvoline 10-30 and a FL1A

PCV Trio

Today I greased and inspected the front end, cleaned and greased the battery terminals, checked the spare, and put my road toolbox and jack in the trunk.


George

[DerekTheGreat]

Good luck man. I take tools too, was nice not to need them.

[Georges86]

Did some long over due maintenance today.

New hoses

Coolant and cap

Oil and filter

Belts.

Pictures















Looks like 20 year old replacements


George

[DerekTheGreat]

Whadja do that for?! Someone already replaced those hoses for you, you must like spending money /s

That's I roll with the stuff we pick up. Peace of mind for going down the road. Although it looks like you're missing the ground that goes from the core support to the battery.

[gadget73]

You put that Type F in the power steering pump, and not the transmission I hope.

Don't think 86 had the extra grounds. Mine never had them anyway.

[Georges86]

You put that Type F in the power steering pump, and not the transmission I hope.

Don't think 86 had the extra grounds. Mine never had them anyway.

Lol yes! Type F is always what I was told to use on older Ford's for the PS fluid. Stuff in the cup is the old nasty fluid, thin as water too.

I didnt see any obvious signs of a missing ground, guess I'll have to research further.

George

[gadget73]

yeah, it wants F in the PS pump. Makes them a lot quieter, though just changing nasty old fluid will do that too.

[Georges86]

It's amazing. Didn't realize how loud it was until I started it today, and it's silent in the engine compartment. New belts helped too.

Didn't mess with the trans fluid. Trans was rebuilt at 140k, and it's a nice pink color. I'll do it at the end of summer maybe


George

[knucklehead0202]

Yeah the PS pump in my newer '90 sounds like ass. It was low so I added some fluid today, but I picked up some type f to replace it with. Got over there to do it and realized I didn't have anything to remove old fluid with and was awaiting the tow truck for dead car. Doh! Maybe next weekend...

[gadget73]

unhooking the return hose drains them very nicely, but the hose is usually rock and will generally need to be cut off and replaced if you want to do it that way. Probably not a bad idea honestly.

[Georges86]

Well I finally got the rear two windows back to working.

The bushings were obviously destroyed, so I pulled, cleaned, installed new ones, greased and reinstalled.

Used the doorman window plug set, worked great.

When I pulled the panels I was pleasantly surprised to see how beautifully mint the doors really are, not a single spec of rust pleasant.

I oiled down inside of the door bottoms, for piece of mind, and removed the old sticky grease on the window tracks and regreased them as well. Used dielectric grease on the window motor harness plugs too.

Both windows are fast and quiet, and now stay all the way up. They would droop down about a quarter inch before, and this made it quite noisy driving around. Very happy with the results.

Also had a friend run the VIN and looks like the car was:

Bought new in Junction City, Oregon, there from April 18th 1986- June of 1997. Phoenix Arizona from 97-2013, then Michigan until I bought it. Explains why it's so clean.

Took a nice 200 mile cruise today, long road trip is postponed for now, due to my buddy's work schedule.

Freshly fixed motor




And look! A Ben Franklin 5 and dime. Saw it in Wilmington Illinois today, haven't seen one in years.



George

[Georges86]

Just a wash, and general cleanup today. Took some pictures













George

[87gtVIC]

I really like the steering wheels wood accent. At least I think its wood in there?!
Looking good. Nice scenery for photos.

[Georges86]

I really like the steering wheels wood accent. At least I think its wood in there?!
Looking good. Nice scenery for photos.

Thanks! Little tree/bush looks good when it blooms, and the clouds were perfect.

It is a wood inlay, looks nice I agree

George