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    just checking in.

    Good morning Folks.

    After spending a few hours swapping a fuel pump on my 1986 Town Car last night, I decided it was time I popped in and created an account here. I found an excellent tutorial complete with photos on here someplace that was of significant assistance, and allowed me to get 'ol reliable back up and running for the snowy morning commute today, with only a few scraped knuckles

    I had a lengthy conversation with one of you, perhaps the site's founder? (I'm sorry. I do not remember your name) at Carlisle this last year, where I was showing my 1997 Mark VIII. You dispensed a tremendous amount of ignition system advice that was immediately put to successful use upon my return. 327,000 miles on the old Town Car, and she's still going. The experience of folks like you is indispensable.

    Thanks!
    Mike Martin
    -1986 Lincoln Town Car
    -1997 Lincoln Mark VIII
    -1972 Jeep Commando
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    #2
    Welcome, Mike! I'm originally from the Twin Cities area, myself. Glad to have you here, and congrats on getting that much mileage on your car!

    2001 Ford Crown Victoria P71 - "The Fire Engine"
    1985 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series
    But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8

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      #3
      Welcome. Sounds like you spoke with Scott or Thain. They are the brains for sure.
      ~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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        #4
        welcome to the site! Hope the car lasts for many more miles

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          #5
          Welcome!
          '79 Continental Town Car
          '90 Crown Victoria LTD
          '94 Crown Victoria

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            #6
            welcome mike!

            that was gadget73 and i you were talking to.......we both have 86 town cars and 91 mark VII's

            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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              #7
              Indeed it was. Thanks for the good advice and the warm welcome. After I returned from Carlisle, I replaced plugs, wires, cap, rotor, and ignition module. No more misbehaving after damp nights. Thanks!

              that reminds me. I've got a stupid "noob" story for you folks. in the process of replacing the ignition module, I couldn't quite get to one of the bolts. "No problem" I thought. I removed the bolt that secures the distributer, yanked it out, swapped the module, and shoved it back in. it wasn't until I was in the process of re-tightening that bolt where I thought. "Shoot. I'll bet I should have paid attention to the direction that thing was pointing when I pulled it out.." Sure enough, I turned the key, and not even a pop.

              panic..
              panic..

              after a bit of digging, I came up with a service manual that was "close enough" for the Ford V8, a timing light, and the knowledge that I needed to unplug the spout connector to make adjustments. *whew!* Next time, I'll be more careful.
              Mike Martin
              -1986 Lincoln Town Car
              -1997 Lincoln Mark VIII
              -1972 Jeep Commando
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