Hey everyone,
My name is Tommy and I have a 1989 Grand Marquis GS. It was bought new by my folks. It only has a little over 76,000 as it wasn't driven very much. My Dad passed away in February of last year. Dad kept the maintenance up on the car as much as he could. In the summer of 2011, we were on our way home and not far from home, the car started jerking and shuddering along 35-40 MPH. We tried turning the A/C off and it still did it, but it was a little better. We parked it and never really did anything with it again. Dad's bladder cancer returned and the focus went to making sure he was comfortable in his last few months. Mom's health declined for most of last year, so between taking care of her, working a part-time job and returning to college (online courses), I didn't have the time to do anything with the car. Eventually, I moved the car from out of the carport, to the backyard and covered it up. I would start it on occasion, but eventually, I disconnected the battery and out back it still sits. Months ago, I did call a reputable transmission guy who had done awesome work on my Dad's truck transmission. He took it for a drive after it had not been driven in over a year. He said it was still there. He ruled out the transmission. He said it could be any number of things, such as bad injectors. In 2011, the oil and filter was replace, also the spark plug wires were replaced with new ones. The fuel that was in it when we parked it is still in there as I have not had time to change the fuel filter and drain the old fuel.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what I could do to get rid of the shudder and jerking? I realize now since the car has set for essentially two years, I will have to change the oil and filter again, as well as do some other tune-ups to it. I also have to ask, although I realize it's probably a piece of cake, but... how do you charge a battery? The battery was replaced last year, but I let it sit too long to the point it drained down and wouldn't start the car. It was then that I proceeded to disconnect the battery to keep any further damage from happening.
Thanks in advance for the help.
Tommy
My name is Tommy and I have a 1989 Grand Marquis GS. It was bought new by my folks. It only has a little over 76,000 as it wasn't driven very much. My Dad passed away in February of last year. Dad kept the maintenance up on the car as much as he could. In the summer of 2011, we were on our way home and not far from home, the car started jerking and shuddering along 35-40 MPH. We tried turning the A/C off and it still did it, but it was a little better. We parked it and never really did anything with it again. Dad's bladder cancer returned and the focus went to making sure he was comfortable in his last few months. Mom's health declined for most of last year, so between taking care of her, working a part-time job and returning to college (online courses), I didn't have the time to do anything with the car. Eventually, I moved the car from out of the carport, to the backyard and covered it up. I would start it on occasion, but eventually, I disconnected the battery and out back it still sits. Months ago, I did call a reputable transmission guy who had done awesome work on my Dad's truck transmission. He took it for a drive after it had not been driven in over a year. He said it was still there. He ruled out the transmission. He said it could be any number of things, such as bad injectors. In 2011, the oil and filter was replace, also the spark plug wires were replaced with new ones. The fuel that was in it when we parked it is still in there as I have not had time to change the fuel filter and drain the old fuel.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what I could do to get rid of the shudder and jerking? I realize now since the car has set for essentially two years, I will have to change the oil and filter again, as well as do some other tune-ups to it. I also have to ask, although I realize it's probably a piece of cake, but... how do you charge a battery? The battery was replaced last year, but I let it sit too long to the point it drained down and wouldn't start the car. It was then that I proceeded to disconnect the battery to keep any further damage from happening.
Thanks in advance for the help.
Tommy
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