Recent content by redcatman74

I am selling my 1988 Mark VII LSC that I have owned since 1988. It has 111,168 miles on it. Due to other car projects, I have decided not to refurbish the car and will be selling it. The car is in good mechanical condition. with a new AC system, relatively new front brake rotors and...

I bought a Ford product (2003) that uses the standard keyless entry system that Ford has been using for years. Is there a way to get the vehicle specific code without having to go to the dealer, who wants $90 to hook it up to the computer and supposedly retrieve it? Is it stamped or hidden in...

I recently purchased a working, used and complete ABS Brake master Cylinder system for my 1988 Lincoln Mark VII to get the Pressure switch which I used to replace my faulty one. The entire assembly, except for the pressure switch, is available for sale to folks on the forum. Before I put...

I bought an ABS assembly from a junkyard that just got in an '88 Mark. I bought the plumbers socket set that had the 1-7/16 socket that was recommended to remove the pressure switch. However, the 1-7/16 socket that was specified is too big, the next size down, 1-11/32 is too small. My...

After following the advice from a person that knows the pin out connections from the pressure switch connection to the relay that operates the pump, I have positively determined that the problem is the pressure switch. His advice was: "Next shunt the presure switch connector contacts. This...

Making some progress. I found I had power at the pump relay. To check to see if the pump worked, I removed the top of the relay and manually switched it on, which I've got to believe mimics the pressure switch activating. The pump worked and charged the accummulator enough that when I...

I had planned to eventually bleed the brakes again but did not think that would be the reason that the pump doesn't come on. Would a problem with how the brakes were bled cause an error condition that would not enable the pump to come on? Remember, the brakes worked sporadically before I...

I took it it in to the Lincoln dealership where I bought the car. When they could not give me a difinitive answer on what was wrong (they "suggested" the pressure switch at a cost of $600), I said no way. I asked for the "error" codes and they could not produce them. Given the car is...

I appreciate the reply. However, I need some advice on how to diagnose the problem rather than replace one item, see if it fixes it, then another, and so forth. There should be a "routine", so to speak, on where to start given the symptoms. If I haven't given enough information, let me know...

Problem: Had intermittent problem with losing brakes (both check brake and brake warning lights on at the same time). The problem would go away and then come back. Took it to a Goodyear dealer to get new pads, and new fluid. Problem with intermittent lose of brakes continued and then...