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    Melted and Blown 4.6

    My late (RIP) brother-in-law 'borrowed' my Cadillac once. He claimed it quit running and we had it towed to a garage. Long story short, the big 500 cu.in. engine was seized. Upon teardown and inspection, I went to the garage to survey the damage. All 8 pistons were literally melted and obviously...
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    U1201(J1850) Invalid Data for A/C Clutch

    I'm not sure it would be a likely fix but I recall years ago when I was working in our fleet shop, we would often fix a myriad of mysterious AC issues by having the AC service guys replace the O-rings on all the AC connections. Now normally they would evacuate the AC system and pull a vacuum on...
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    Upgrading mark viii Gen 1 headlights

    Prior to replacing my '93 halogen housing with '96 HID housings, I found the best results were with the Sylvania Silver Stars in the low beams and a set of modified HIR bulbs in the high beams both with relays wired in for direct battery voltage.
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    1994 Lincoln Mark VIII turns over but no start, DTC code 542, VCRM?

    You need to verify fuel pressure at the fuel rail. When you turn the key on, the fuel pump should run for a few seconds. You can cycle the key on/off a few times to "prime" the fuel system with pressure. Remove the schrader valve cap on the fuel rail and hook up a fuel pump test gauge to verify...
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    Automatic Temperature Control Unit 95 Mark VIII

    Don't tell my '93 that, it's had the '96 EATC functioning in it for close to 2 decades. :eek:
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    Help Needed Diagnosing ABS & Traction Control Error

    My Innova code scanner requires a separate menu selection to read ABS DTCs.
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    Automatic Temperature Control Unit 95 Mark VIII

    I cannot locate the part number(s) but the '96 EATC unit is preferred. All '93-'96 EATC units will interchange. The '97-'98 EATC units are not compatible with the '93-'96 models. '94-'94 have the weak front buttons while the '95 was similar but improved. The '96 used more solid oval buttons.
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    1994 Lincoln Mark VIII (8) AC-HT Blend Dood Actuator (Motor)

    You'll find your problem from tracing the vacuum line from the intake manifold tee fitting. Most will break or separate right at the tee fitting.
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    mark VIII LSC California has noticeably less power than my base model.

    To the best of my knowledge, the "California" moniker is simply a dealer dress-up, much like the "Presidential" and others. I wouldn't recommend swapping PCMs unless by chance they have the same strategy or PCM catch code.
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    '96 Mk VIII parts available

    Oh well, thanks for the reply.
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    '96 Mk VIII parts available

    "Pearl White" 96? What's the exterior color code? "WK" Opal Opalescent or "WT" Performance White If "WK", I may be interested in the mirrors and who knows what else.
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    Is 1997 Mark VIII Potentiometer same as LS

    I've never heard that.
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    Cam Position Sensor P0340

    You can probe the wires to the cam sensor and check for AC voltage when running. Should be 0.5 vac to 1.0 vac. An analog meter is best as the voltage output is not static and will be sporadic on a digital volt meter but should still show a fluctuating voltage. Checking while cranking may or may...
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    kTa's Mark Hate

    Shouldn't it start from the center, then go outward? :rolleyes:
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    T-Bird vs Mark VIII front UCAs?

    Same.
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