Video no worky. Is the retardedness at my end?
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2012 Mazda5 Touring | Finally working on the LTD again!
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^^Not this time.~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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Not too shabby, Pie rat.sigpic
- 1990 Ford LTD Crown Victoria P72 - the street boat - 5.0 liter EFI - Ported HO intake/TB, 90 TC shroud/overflow, Aero airbox/zip tube, Cobra camshaft, 19lb injectors, dual exhaust w/ Magnaflows, Cat/Smog & AC delete, 3G alternator, MOOG chassis parts & KYB cop shocks, 215/70r/15s on 95-97 Merc rims
- 2007 Ford Escape XLT - soccer mom lifted station wagon - 3.0 Duratec, auto, rear converter delete w/ Magnaflow dual exhaust
- 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis Ultimate Edition - Daily driver - 4.6 2 valve Mod motor, 4R75E, 2.73s. Bone stockComment
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I was busy checking out the awesome calves of the guy in shorts.Originally posted by 1990LTD View PostComment
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I was just going to mention the large chiseled calves, but you beat me to it.Comment
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Who's the ugly fat dude?2012 Mazda5 Touring | Finally working on the LTD again!
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I drove it today. It actually runs pretty good after the wee bit of work that I've done under the hood. Runs a lot smoother than I can recall, but I need to put a driver's seat back in the car so I can get a better idea as to how it drives.....and I'll more than likely take it for a longer spin this evening.
I have a super sneaky plan that involves me putting a set of new tires on it, and driving it on sunny days during the winter, just for giggles.Comment
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Some random pics....
New valve cover gaskets:
Another disassembled shot:
It's since been reassembled and runs....and whaddya know, no smoke now!
Here is why you should remember to clean your PCV filter in the back of the intake:
In this second shot, you can see that the filter is completely clogged:
And....here is the gauge cluster with Autometer blue 194 LED bulbs installed:
I don't know if I'm going to leave the blues in, as there are a couple of dark spots (you can see them in the picture)....I've also got ideas of ditching the stock gauges, and adding something aftermarket in their place...sometime down the road.
More later...eventually.Comment
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the pcv screen is exactly what mine looked like. did you mangle it trying to pull it out? i couldn't get the damn thing to come out of there.sigpic
- 1990 Ford LTD Crown Victoria P72 - the street boat - 5.0 liter EFI - Ported HO intake/TB, 90 TC shroud/overflow, Aero airbox/zip tube, Cobra camshaft, 19lb injectors, dual exhaust w/ Magnaflows, Cat/Smog & AC delete, 3G alternator, MOOG chassis parts & KYB cop shocks, 215/70r/15s on 95-97 Merc rims
- 2007 Ford Escape XLT - soccer mom lifted station wagon - 3.0 Duratec, auto, rear converter delete w/ Magnaflow dual exhaust
- 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis Ultimate Edition - Daily driver - 4.6 2 valve Mod motor, 4R75E, 2.73s. Bone stockComment
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Yep. That's what the frilly wire is in that one screen. I actually paid a guy to change it about a decade ago (leaking FPR, upper has to come off to get to it), during a busy spot when I didn't have time to work on it....and it looks like it was missed just a bit.Originally posted by 1990LTD View Post
I used a pair of needle-nose vise grips to pull at it....and eventually, it popped out, but only after I pulled like hell.Comment
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I was worried that little bits of the screen would be snapping off and falling back down there mucking up my oil.sigpic
- 1990 Ford LTD Crown Victoria P72 - the street boat - 5.0 liter EFI - Ported HO intake/TB, 90 TC shroud/overflow, Aero airbox/zip tube, Cobra camshaft, 19lb injectors, dual exhaust w/ Magnaflows, Cat/Smog & AC delete, 3G alternator, MOOG chassis parts & KYB cop shocks, 215/70r/15s on 95-97 Merc rims
- 2007 Ford Escape XLT - soccer mom lifted station wagon - 3.0 Duratec, auto, rear converter delete w/ Magnaflow dual exhaust
- 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis Ultimate Edition - Daily driver - 4.6 2 valve Mod motor, 4R75E, 2.73s. Bone stockComment
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I just used a 3 inch long sheet rock screw to fetch the one out of my 88. it wasn't quite that bad, but it was well clogged.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
Originally posted by gadget73
... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
Originally posted by dmccaig
Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.Comment
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It looks clogged from the start. What actually passes through it?~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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Originally posted by 87gtVIC View Post
oil saturated air. It's below the PCV valve
Looks like that car hasn't been started in awhile. Very dry rocker arms.Builder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons
Busy maintaining a fleet of FordsComment
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