5.0 HO winter salvage thread

[87gtVIC]

This is the opener/popper, not the closer/muncher

That is everthing electrical from the trunk. That wiring harness is intact.

We have been through this before and I have apologized once for no reason but I was totally just giving you the benifit of the doubt.

Please in all honesty thick really really hard and tell me how the fuck will the trunk close with those pieces pictured










Well there is no way in hell. All you have pictured is the trunk upper popper/ latch switch and the BRACKET FOR THE ACTUAL TRUNK CLOSER. The bracket in the middle of the pictures has a motor that attaches to to that has a round bar welded to it to allow the trunk upper switch to latch onto the bottom motor and close the trunk.

[andymac0035]

87gtVIC,

Okay, I will admit to being pissed when I read your post.....

Now, having said that, I went out and took a look at the F-I-L's 88', and you know what?
You (and 88crownHPP) are right and I am wrong. I have a THICK head and if I think I'm right about something I tend to stick up for it, till I'm proved wrong. You have proved me wrong, and actually.....I'm glad you set me straight on this.

You may find this funny, but it was you talking about wanting this option that made me go and pull this stuff off of the parts lincoln those few months back.....in other words I'd thought I'd be helping you, or someone else wanting the same thing you did. What I did not know (at the time) was that parts where missing. I was under the impression the car was complete at the time we hauled it home. And it didn't help that I'm not really into convenience options so I wasn't familiar with it.

There, now that we have that behind us......

I am officially on vacation, and the parts harvest starts in earnest tomorrow!.....

[andymac0035]

if the column isn't needed for parts, you can usually break the steering lock by reefing on the wheel, or you can try and drill the pin out that locks the cylinder into place. Its small and hardened though, so its probably easier to just bust the casting around the lock cylinder out, and slide it out. Turn the rod inside the column with a screwdriver.

Well.....after cleaning up all the fresh snow today.....I tried that.
It didn't go so well. I busted out the casting and pulled the lock cylinder....and the rod inside there broke off with it.

So now have 2 options before me:

-I can either try the other suggestion of running a lead to the positive wire of the coil and jumping the solenoid.

-Or I can just not worry about starting it to hear it run.

I do know it ran okay before last winter. And running 2 year old gas through an engine that has sat for 18 months probably isn't the smartest thing to do now is it?

[Brandon]

With two year old gas it should be fine. Just don't let it run all day. The gas would still burn, and should fire up

[gadget73]

Unbolt the ignition switch from the side of the column, and operate the switch directly.

[andymac0035]

I don't understand. But I'd like to try. When I busted the casting, I went and pried the lock cylinder assembly out. Which had a shaft on the end of it, which broke off. So that left a wide slotted washer of sorts with the end of that shaft inside it. I tried making that turn. It did not. So then I popped it off and there was a gear-like piece 3/4 covered with gear teeth. I then slid this and the rest of that broken shaft out, expecting to find a slot to stick a screwdriver into that would turn. Instead I found a casting that at first I thought was an allen head, but it was not. In the process of all this, the wires towards the streering wheel side of the casting popped out as well. I pretty much think I fucked it up badly.

If you need pics I'll gladly take some. If you think this will still work, I'll gladly try.
Oh, and I saw that hadened pin you mentioned, I had no chance in hell of getting at that cleanly either.

[gadget73]

The ignition switch is mounted to the side of the column with 2 funky security screws. its the thing with the plug and all the wires. Unscrew it, and just slide it with a screwdriver.

[andymac0035]

I'm not seeing it. Am I looking in the wrong spot?
I did I destroy it/ruin it?
Or is it that small black plug with the 2 wires to the left of the busted housing?

[marquisman]

you cant just put a screwdriver inthere and pull back on the rod that ataches to the lock cylinder?

[andymac0035]

I honestly don't know what I'm doing......(but I need to learn)
Would you mind putting a little arrow or something where this rod is?

[import convert]

why were you gonna try and start it? not trying to be a dumb question

[andymac0035]

why were you gonna try and start it? not trying to be a dumb question

Because it's been sitting a while, I thought it might help me decide if it was worth trying to pull the whole engine or not.

[import convert]

ahh . then maybe get it turned around

[andymac0035]

ahh . then maybe get it turned around

*EDIT* That was also part of the idea originally, but as you'll read below....

On a different note....

I pulled the turn signal/wiper control stalk for a spare as it looked like mine. (dunno if it actually is or not).

Got the front end of the car lifted up and the front wheels are now sitting on ramps. You can't tell in those pics, but the car is on a downhill slant, and also was actually sinking into the ground. I'm glad I didn't try to move it, and also glad I didn't wait till spring to try this.

[gadget73]

Ignition switch is further down. Pull the big metal plate under the column. 2 T20 torx screws I believe. Switch will be fairly obvious. Its a rectangular metal thing about 2 inches long with 2 rows of wires plugged into it.

Or, just stick a screwdriver in there and push those teeth downward. Its just a slide rod and it pushes on the ignition switch.