What is the point of freeze plugs anyways...lol, I pulled my engine completely by myself when I was 19, with only my trusty $100 engine crane I bought off craigslist. Never pulled an engine in my life before, this is just for reference....its not hard in these cars.
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1989 Lincoln Town Car - "Anabelle" - Original block, .030 over with SpeedPro pistons, rods fitted with ARP hardware, FRPP +volume oil pump, GT-40 3bar heads, Crane 1.72 rockers, 89' Fox cam, 93' Cobra lower intake, Explorer upper and 65mm TB, 93' Lightning EGR spacer, K&N intake kit from a 4.0L Ranger, 19lb/hr injectors w/ 87 Mark VII ECM, cat/smog deletes, Big Brake conversion, 3.55 K-Code Trac-Lok/Disc brake rear axle, CVPI LCA's w/1" sway bar in rear, wagon front sway bar, BBK 2.5" off-road H-Pipe, Flowmaster super 40s, HPP wheels, 3G alternator w/LMR.com wiring kit, gear reduction starter conversion, Best 1/4 time: 16.0 @ 85mph. -
they are actually "core plugs" to fill the holes from casting.. no freezing intended.Originally posted by 89LincolnTWNcar View PostGive a man a fish and he will be fed for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will promptly forget that he once did not know, and proceed to call anyone who asks, a n00b and flame them on the boards for being stupid.Comment
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They also usually pop first if some numb nutz leaves water in the cooling system during the winter. This has saved my ass a couple of times in one of my Ladas and my pickup.1990 LTD Crown Vic w/ dead 5.0
1984 Pontiac 6000 cammed 2.5L Iron Duke
1986 F-150 300 6cyl 5spd.
1994 Crown Vic... Free, bad trans?Comment
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Don't sweat the connectors too much.
It's been awhile but I believe the other poster was right the connectors should only fit their respective mates but the tip about labeling them was a good idea too.
Here are some other tips:
If you have a digital camera take pics of different angles for reference.
Get a box of cheap plastic zip-lok bgs from the dollar store and a sharpie marker as you disassemble but the nuts/bolts in the bags and label what they fit.
Pick up some fitting removal tools for cheap at the parts store. Either the "scissors" type or the plastic ring ones should work.
Before you even start look at the motor/trans from different angles to get an idea/feel for where everything is and how it fits.Current stable:
1984 Ford LTD Crown Vic
1994 GMC Jimmy 4x4
1972 Volkswagen Camper Bus
2000 Ford WindstarComment
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Once you unbolt the motor mounts, you can get a few inches before the trans tops out on the trans tunnel. You won't really have to mess with much else to get that far. Beyond that though, you'll need to start unhooking things.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
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really that difficult? I just bought a new 2 ton picker and a load leveler to install my engine/trans together..Originally posted by gadget73 View PostGive a man a fish and he will be fed for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will promptly forget that he once did not know, and proceed to call anyone who asks, a n00b and flame them on the boards for being stupid.Comment
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Yeah we have an overhead beam in our garage with a 4 ton loadmiester trolley and chain fall. works pretty darn well, and plenty high enough."Shakedown"- 1991 Grand Marquis GS Dual exhaust, Magnaflow xl turbos, Rear anti sway bar, Outlaw 1 wheels, 43k miles
1985 GMC 1500
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I admit defeat - Can't get it pulled, so gotta sell it
I am not going to go into the long drawn out story, but the short of it is I am in over my head trying to pull my engine.
I have to admit defeat. I cannot do it. Period.
I have to head home to Texas in 9 days, so the Grand Marquis has to get sold as a parts car or project car, now that I have all the accessories removed, hoses, lines, etc disconnected.
So, look in the for sale section if anyone is local to me and wants a nice 1990 Grand Marquis GS for $500 bucks. Needs freeze plugs replaced and the engine and accessories remounted. Once that is done it will be a damned nice car. Engine sounded/ awesome, transmission shifted great, car drove great. Just had a neglected cooling system that caused the freeze plugs to rot.Comment
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:hairraise:2012 Mazda5 Touring | Finally working on the LTD again!
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