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MonkeyNutZ posted:Nothing is funnier than driving a Police car slightly under the speed limit. The RS-As that came on my car are totally shot; there's a chunk of tread that's starting to come off of the left rear. Getting some Potenzas put on after work so I drove *extremely* carefully on my commute this morning. Make sure to upgrade the shocks if you're gonna get good tires. A set of KYB monotubes run under $200 from rockauto. Awesome shocks, big handling improvement for the price.
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Sep 13, 2013 22:59
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A person on my street is selling a 1994 Lincoln town car with 200 000km (124274miles) on it for 1250$ (canadabux) OBO (with a sweet purpleish metallic paint job) I've seen the car around, I can't see any rust on it. I know almost NOTHING about mechanics personally BUT my brother knows his way around a car and I work for a car parts wholesaler who can get me parts at his cost. For some reason, driving a land barge appeals to me. What am I getting myself into?
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Air suspension problems and feeding the beast 
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Sep 14, 2013 18:14
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More noob questions. The spare tire seems to want to fall off that shelf in the back like fire, should I just give up and throw it in the well and put a board over the drat thing or something or is there a way to get the loving thing to stay where it goes?
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Sep 14, 2013 18:49
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Stupid question but do you ha e the little threaded U bolt and holder downer? I had to pick one up from a scrapyard because mine didn't have the holder when I bought it.
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Sep 14, 2013 18:51
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I do, I dunno if it is the wrong size or whatever because the tire just sort of falls to a 45 degree angle off the thing, hanging on like mad. I figure I can just cut it down or run the thread down with a threader, but I wondered if there was some veteran trick for it. I notice the cop poo poo sites will sell you all kinds of goofy trunk organizers if I want to get all Holly Hobbie on this mofo.
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Sep 14, 2013 19:04
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OK pics. Hello, big white copmobile.  GOT AN rear end ON HER, SHE DOES.  Only the finest in luxury. If you look close you can see the holes drilled in the dash for the cop poo poo.  Lug for my future telecommunications array.  Perp in custody.  The BELLY OF THE BEAST. 
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Sep 15, 2013 00:46
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14 INCH DETECTIVE posted:Air suspension problems and feeding the beast This, in a nutshell. If push comes to shove, there's always a Strutmasters coil spring conversion to look forward to. Sadly, the only experience I've had is with ye olde lo-po 5.0-equipped Town Cars. All I've heard of the 4.6s is that they burn oil and kill coils on occasion. 
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Sep 16, 2013 10:10
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Pulled off the dash panels to get to the lights on the cluster, when I pulled off the center panel (with the trunk release and rear defrost) the engine light came on and stayed on. I am sorta hoping I tripped something in the process of removing the panels, anything obvious spring to mind?
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Sep 19, 2013 21:07
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Winson_Paine posted:Pulled off the dash panels to get to the lights on the cluster, when I pulled off the center panel (with the trunk release and rear defrost) the engine light came on and stayed on. I am sorta hoping I tripped something in the process of removing the panels, anything obvious spring to mind? You mean the MIL/Check engine light? How would you know? Were you doing this with the car started? Was the light even working before (it should turn on for a short time when you turn the car on) or did you just jar it back into working?
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Sep 19, 2013 22:40
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Motronic posted:You mean the MIL/Check engine light? Actually the possibility that I jarred it back into working is pretty large, I had noticed it did not flash when I started and assumed it was burnt out. Time to head down to the parts store and have them check the code.
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Sep 19, 2013 23:09
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Holdbrooks posted:They are on a relay to the parking lights so I can run them with or without the stock lights and they will stay on with the high beams too. Running them with the high beams on may be a violation in a few places, and is likely to worsen your long-distance night vision. They looked aimed pretty low in the shots.
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Sep 19, 2013 23:17
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Seriously considering upgrading to a readhead steering box when I rebuild the front end. http://www.redheadsteeringgears.com/ Also have been reading bad things about MOOG ball joints, can anyone confirm it? Was thinking about getting the loaded MOOG control arms.
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Sep 20, 2013 01:11
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Crosspostin' this from the Automotive Photography thread. Rainy Day by T1g4h, on Flickr I dig the grass at the bottom 
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Sep 20, 2013 01:12
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Winson_Paine posted:I do, I dunno if it is the wrong size or whatever because the tire just sort of falls to a 45 degree angle off the thing, hanging on like mad. I figure I can just cut it down or run the thread down with a threader, but I wondered if there was some veteran trick for it. I notice the cop poo poo sites will sell you all kinds of goofy trunk organizers if I want to get all Holly Hobbie on this mofo. On my Grand Marquis it's three pieces, one is the u shaped threaded holder, then there's a washer/plate that goes over that and a plastic knob that holds everything down. The tire goes in face down then you just screw down the knob and it holds it on the shelf. I love having a full sized spare, picked up a nasty screw a few weeks ago and just threw on the spare until I had time to plug it up.
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Sep 20, 2013 01:52
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MISSION SUCCESS Lights replaced, all is sunshine. Sort of. Airbag light was MISSING, and replacing it led to an airbag code flashing (22) and then the light staying on. Balls. Check Engine light no longer comes on, but it no longer comes on at all (like before). Took it to the parts store, they ran the code, and everything checked except for a diagnostic cycle which would have to run again since I had disconnected the battery. Thinking of taking it in; I can mess with a lot of stuff but airbag poo poo sort of intimidates me. ETA: Code 22 is apparently side air bag fault on the driver side. Since I don't have side airbags I looked about, looks like a little yellow resistor is the virtual airbag simulator. Ford part XF2Z-14B022-AA, looks to be about $13 bux. Apparently I can just pop a new one on and that will be good to go? Winson_Paine fucked around with this message at 03:14 on Sep 20, 2013 |
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Sep 20, 2013 01:57
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Winson_Paine posted:everything checked except for a diagnostic cycle which would have to run again since I had disconnected the battery. Well, if by that you mean the I/M monitors aren't all in a ready state you should be expecting a stored code in the next hundred miles or less. Whether that turns on your MIL or not is anyone guess, as it appears to be a intermittent problem with the bulb or wiring. Not to poo poo on your parade, but understand that if the I/M monitors aren't set it means the bulk of the "check engine codes" (DTCs) that are likely to be set won't be yet and you should have is scanned again to figure out what is wrong. And it's obviously something, as someone went through the trouble of scumbagging the SRS light out of the dash. I can guarantee you that's not all they did to hide problems.
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Sep 20, 2013 02:10
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leica posted:Seriously considering upgrading to a readhead steering box when I rebuild the front end. I don't know if they're different quality wise, but I've used them on quite a few cars and never had any issues with them.
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Sep 20, 2013 02:34
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Motronic posted:Not to poo poo on your parade, but understand that if the I/M monitors aren't set it means the bulk of the "check engine codes" (DTCs) that are likely to be set won't be yet and you should have is scanned again to figure out what is wrong. And it's obviously something, as someone went through the trouble of scumbagging the SRS light out of the dash. I can guarantee you that's not all they did to hide problems. Yeah, that is sort of a concern to me although the place I got it from has a decent rep. I have a mechanic I trust, more or less, so I might just take the fucker in and see what he says.
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Sep 20, 2013 03:17
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14 INCH DETECTIVE posted:Air suspension problems and feeding the beast On a test drive, what should I be looking for, in regards to that problem? Also, what else are trouble spots I should look out for? One last question, does anyone drive these cars in winter? How are they for it?
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Sep 25, 2013 07:40
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Satisfaction Guaranteed posted:On a test drive, what should I be looking for, in regards to that problem? I've successfully driven mine, in the foothills of the Ozark mountains, in a good half a foot of snow on Kumho All Seasons with no real issues until I got to a super steep incline that even 4wds would struggle with. Granted that was with 50 - 100lbs of turnout gear in the trunk, but still, they handle snow surprisingly well.
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Sep 25, 2013 08:12
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Police drive these year-round in areas that get snow. As long as you've got good tires I wouldn't worry.
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Sep 25, 2013 15:17
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In both my '87 and '99, I kept two 100-pound sandbags at the sides of the trunk over the rear axle. I always figured if I still got stuck, well, the sand would help under the wheels too, right? Never did get stuck, though, and as long as your tires aren't bald (and you have some basic idea how to drive in snow/ice in the first place), you'll be fine.
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Sep 25, 2013 23:42
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I figure I was spitting in the eye of the fates when I tried to get a reliable car, but I was driving over to my new shop to move my box in and in stop and go traffic all of a sudden the OD light began flashing and it felt like it was stuck in a high gear. It went away after I parked but now I need to find a scanner capable of pulling transmission codes tomorrow 
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Sep 26, 2013 02:53
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OK, this car is way more loving fun to drive than I was expecting. Goddamn. The 13mpg I am getting is not so cool, but it is a fun 13mpg...
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Sep 26, 2013 03:10
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Winson_Paine posted:OK, this car is way more loving fun to drive than I was expecting. Goddamn. The 13mpg I am getting is not so cool, but it is a fun 13mpg... Now put a rumbly exhaust on it. That 4.6 sounds so good with a set of aftermarket mufflers.
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T1g4h posted:Now put a rumbly exhaust on it. That 4.6 sounds so good with a set of aftermarket mufflers. You should know!
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Sep 26, 2013 04:28
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That video's old. The exhaust leak is steadily getting worse. I should do a video of how it sounds lately, it's absurd.
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Sep 26, 2013 04:30
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14 INCH DETECTIVE posted:I figure I was spitting in the eye of the fates when I tried to get a reliable car, but I was driving over to my new shop to move my box in and in stop and go traffic all of a sudden the OD light began flashing and it felt like it was stuck in a high gear. It went away after I parked but now I need to find a scanner capable of pulling transmission codes tomorrow If it's not dying J-mod it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbIAKfhrdV0
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Sep 26, 2013 05:19
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Sweet jesus this was fun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51G8ZROukxA
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Sep 26, 2013 23:48
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Those things handle a lot better than I thought.  I think I know what my next car will be... with a manual swap at some point. randomidiot fucked around with this message at 11:08 on Sep 27, 2013 |
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Sep 27, 2013 11:03
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http://omaha.craigslist.org/cto/4089150741.html That interior looks in great shape..... actually this is one of the nicest civilian Crown Vics I have seen in a long time.
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Sep 27, 2013 18:00
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some texas redneck posted:Those things handle a lot better than I thought. If you're still in the Dallas area, let me know beforehand. Maybe we can get a group rate on the swap. Also I want mine as a column shift.
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Found out my heater dosen't work this morning, nbd in AZ but the window were fogging bad here in AL. Any ideas? I don't feel like there is any resistance on the temp knob. Also no indexes on the temp knob, should there be? E: google says blend door and dash removal. F that, glad I live in lower AZ. Holdbrooks fucked around with this message at 23:04 on Sep 27, 2013 |
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Sep 27, 2013 22:55
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BrokenKnucklez posted:http://omaha.craigslist.org/cto/4089150741.html That's a steal if that's all that's wrong with it. Sounds kinda fishy to be dumping a car just for AC issues though.
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Sep 27, 2013 23:52
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An LX sport for under 4 grand? Jesus.
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Sep 27, 2013 23:58
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Holdbrooks posted:E: google says blend door and dash removal. F that, glad I live in lower AZ. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPMbdTpC9Tw
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MonkeyNutZ posted:May I direct your attention this direction: Who is this, because goddamn that video and video title are inspired.
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blugu64 posted:If you're still in the Dallas area, let me know beforehand. Maybe we can get a group rate on the swap. 3 on the tree?  Still very much in DFW. I want to escape so loving bad.
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