Recent content by vegaswheelman

80's for me. Hey, in Vegas it's all about how many bodies you can fit in the trunk....WITH the shovel. AND its got air assist shock absorbers so the bulls are none the wiser while you're driving out to the "meeting place".

Autozone :slam

Do your dash lights come on in AutoLamp mode? In Manual mode? The illumitated entry mode might bypass your headlamp switch. Heck, it could be a bad dimmer, too.

Electrical diagnosis is handled in a flow like process. start at the power source and continue component by component, wire by wire, downstream, until you reach the part that has no power, but is supposed to. a good wiring diagram is helpful too. BTW, you have a switch and a motor. Do you have a...

If it weren't for eBay Motors, I probably wouldn't even try to restore my LSC. Anybody find any other new, used, NOS suppliers for the Mark? Hey, eBay has been good to me, but lately the pickins are gettin' slim.

Make sure you clean all the dryer lint out of the throttle body before you fire 'er up! Seroiusly though, great plumbing!

At first read, I bet you're right. I dont know of any Panther that stays in cruise if it were in neutral. I'd look at that real close.

Unplug your defroster wire where it connects to the window and check with a breaker switch, or attach your 12v test light with the clip end on one side of the fuse terminal, and the probe end on the other side. if it lights up, you have current draw. By using an automotive breaker or a test...

Last time I removed the 5.0 EFI upper plenum I seem to recall a stubby vacuum tree. I believe it's inverted, at the bottom of the upper plenum. The easiest fix requires upper plenum removal. Standard rubber tubing will work, or slide a section of rubber tubing over the leaking plastic tubing...

I'd locate and repair the vacuum leak, then see if the problem persists. your blendoor may be vacuum operated.

I know a lot about the late model Crown Vic and it shares the same "Panther" platform. That being said, FoMoCo underwent substantial suspension changes during the 2003 model year, including the introduction of Rack & Pinion. So you'll be a traditional "saginaw" type linkage. your "slop" is...

If the starter is bad hot it's going to be bad cold as well. Diagnostic equipment will pick up the things that our five senses won't. Even though it's "working" cold it can still show an excessive amp draw but function enough to start the engine when cold. However this put another lightbulb on...

I don't think it'll fit (different chassis types). But looking past this, why remove the cat system? If your cats aren't plugged and you're just looking for a big pipe system you might consider a trip to the muffler shop for high flow cats. But be careful, depending on your engine mods you may...

Wow. Sounds like you've got a real Frankenstein on your hands. Hey, just to verify a fuel starvation issue you can remove a vacuum hose from the intake manifold and with the tittle red spray tube installed on a can of carburetor cleaner, spray into the vacuum port while cranking and see if the...

Hmmm. If it were my car my first thought would be a worn starter and if I were going to "throw a part at it" that's what I'd throw. That being said All electrical diagnostics start at the battery and work all the way down to the problem component. To ensure a proper diagnosis I would start with...