Recent content by Fundy1842

I am just about ready to order all of these parts and do the overhaul - I have been adding a small amount of coolant bi-monthly since the fall, and it is finally warm enough to tackle in the garage. I am hoping that the labor is similar or even easier than coils and plugs, which I had to do...

I have had a similar problem where at first my front passenger and rear driver door locks were not opening or closing all of the way (kind of anemic), and they ultimately just stopped. The two remaining doors continue to work just fine. I would like to try lubricating the latches - but as dumb...

I apologize, I must have misremembered, not surprisingly. It is a V8, last time I was under the hood, and took a look at the passenger side plugs, I just remembered wondering how the heck I was going to take all of the "thingys" over the driver's side off, to get to those plugs. I am mostly...

Ugh, my heart just sank a little bit. My new coils and plug pack just came today in the mail, and this is what I am doing tomorrow morning, in hope of remedying these codes myself. Do you have any advice or guidance on removing the silver "thingy" that runs over the driver's side of the...

I will be checking the DTCs this evening, before I drive home. As for the throttle plate, Ill have to do some research as to what this is, where to find it, and maybe I can check it at lunch. Thank you much.

I hope it is okay to come in and piggy back on this thread - seemed like the sensible thing to do in lieu of starting a whole new thread... A couple of weeks ago as I was driving home down the highway, my throttle siddenly spiked, then fell, and I was unable to accelerate the car, so I made my...

Thanks again for all of the replies. I do realize that coolant isn't consumed, but I am wondering if when I replaced the DCCV I didn't use enough at that time, or maybe it didn't bleed properly? What I intend on doing now, is driving the car for a couple of weeks, and going back to my mechanic...

Thank you very much, I appreciate your reply. I got my oil changed yesterday, and I was about a quart and a half low on coolant. I would like to reset the light, and see if this problem persists. I will search this evening after work, but do you have "easy" instructions on resetting the...

Hello again everybody, I was wanting to get everyone's opinions on the following error codes (per Autozone), 2006 Lincoln LS: P0128- Coolant Temp is Always Low P0460-Fuel Level Sending Unit Condition My check engine light came on about a month ago (I know, no chastising), and I was...

Thank you I appreciate your help. I think that replacing both is likely the way to go. I will look around and see what I can find online as far as OEM bags. Would there be a sound or anything that would be noticeable from one side or the other? I would still like to diagnose which bag is the...

Good morning all, My Dad has a 1997 Lincoln Mark VII, in great condition / working order/ etcetera. It has come to the point where once or twice a week when he gets to his car in the morning, the front end is down. Having had a 1995 myself that I converted to springs, I am relatively...

Damn Joegr, you must be the hardest working member on this site - I see your name everywhere! A quick thought, I have already ordered a new motorcraft part through RockAuto. Could I simply plug the power into the new DCCV (without the total install) and run the diagnostic check to see if I...

Thank you both for your replies. Any advice or guidance on how to test the circuits? I am pretty ignorant when it comes to these things, but odds are that I have access to any tool that may be required. I would like to check the circuits, but ultimately I think I am going to order a new...

if it matters, only when i first bought the car 1 year ago, have i ever had cold air... i am getting all hot air and not just from one side or the other

Well, against all advice and sensibility, I installed the used DCCV into my car today. Granted, I am not a mechanic, but it took me a good four hours to get everything drained, disconnected, and installed. Fired up the car, did the steps for refilling the coolant -- and no AC. Ran the self...