Recent content by BlackenedMark8

The only big difference is the block, The teskid block is one of the strongest aluminum blocks out there. The pistons and rods are the same as any other mod motor as well as the heads. The crank is steel.

Im not familar with LS engines. My experience has been with Marauders and Mark 8s. They use solid lifters in LS engines? :confused:

Hearing the knocking on the intake could be a sticky or collapsed lifter or cam follower. Try a little lucas oil or even Marvel mystery oil. It will clean out the oil galleys and remove deposits that may be clogging the lifter/follower. Im not seeing a coil/plug issue, Im also not seeing a...

Very common on the 4.6 4V motor. I had it happen twice in my Marauder and I have heard many Marauder owners have the same issue. Its also common on all the 4.6 2V and 5.4 Ford mod motors. They only have 4 threads holding the plug in. The torque setting is 10 ft-lbs with some anti-seize on the...

Sorry for the delays in responses, It doesn't drive because the clutch pedal is removed. The reason why it was removed is because the clutch was installed too close to the main harness and it chaffed a wire and prevented it from running. I moved it around by hitting the starter while in gear...

Like the title says. I have zero time to work on this car and its gotta go. Its a 1993 Lincoln Mark 8 with 198k miles on a very clean and straight body. The interior is very clean and everything works in the car. The engine is a perfect running 4500 mile Teskid block with a steel crank out of a...