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If anyone has a stock H with the cats to get rid of somewhere in the Philly area, I'd be interested. I want to replace the screwed up downpipes on my Townie with pipes that actually fit the headers properly. Shoot me an email if you have one. thain at gadget73 dot com. Thanks.

My boss's 93 Mark 8 needs it's sunroof gasket replaced. The one on the car has shrunk and it leaks if left out in the rain. He tells me he contacted Ford about the part, but the dealership was unable to get it. The steering rack has also gone bad and is leaking fluid. He tells me this is...

I'm going to be dropping off my block to be magnafluxed and the crank to be polished at a local NAPA store that does machine work. Is there any reason why I should or should not buy the engine rebuild kit from them vs another store? The alternative would be a local business that deals in...

I did something stupid today in stripping down my engine. I forgot to note which of the water pump bolts were the long ones for attaching the engine front brackets to. I have the engine out of the car so I can't check very easily. If anyone could snap me a pic of the bolts so I can tell which...

I picked up my 88 Mk7 Bill Blass tonight. Paid $250 for whats pretty much a piece of junk with a good engine. I only want the motor out of it. I ran it the 15 miles home and boy was that fun. This thing has absolutely no suspension, and my dad (who was following me) said he now knows the...

I'm to be picking up a Mark 7 tomorrow for the engine, and I'd like to freshen it up a bit before it hits my Town Car. It has 123k on it, and runs very well. I was figuring on an oil pump, main bearings, front and rear crank seals, and the valve covers. I'll also take care of any other oil leaks...

So I lost the engine in my 86 Town Car. I told the last owner this (he's a friend of mine) and he told me that the oil leak I fixed just 2 days before was something called a "line engineering fix" and that my fixing it caused the engine to fail. Background: teusday (1/4) I replaced the intake...

I did all the upper end gaskets on my car yesterday, and on reassembly I found a vacuum that seems to go nowhere. It connects to the underside of the air plenum (86 5.0 MPI engine) on the front vacuum port. The line goes forward on the right (passenger) side of the engine and dips down along the...

My boss has a 93 MK VIII and it needs yet another rack. Currently, it is on rack #3 at 50k miles and it binds and leaks just the same as the last two that failed on it. Is this a known problem on this car, or is there some fix for it?

Anyone know of a u-pull-it type junkyard in the Wilmington, DE area? The one I used to go to closed down a few weeks ago. I need assorted little parts for my 86 Town Car, mostly interior bits and trim, and I hate to go to a regular place and have them pull it for me. Aside from the expense, I...

About what kind of gas mileage do y'all get? First tank on the 86 TC shows 14.8, but thats about half around town driving, and some of that was with one of the front calipers hanging up. It also has a 160 degree tstat installed. About what should I expect once it's back in proper operating order...

First up, we have an annoying rear defrost issue. It works, but for some reason does not shut off with the ignition switch. It ran my battery dead last night. The light for it shuts off with the key, but it seems the power drain continues. When I opened the door, the lights were almost out...

So here I am, another new face. I just want to say thanks to everyone who has already welcomed me to the place. I'm rather not used to people actually being nice right away on 'net forums. So yeah, the basics. I'm from NJ, currently driving an 86 Town Car that was given to me. It's got a lot...

Hi all. New here, etc etc. I picked up my 86 Town Car today, and I'm presently putting it back together after quite a lot of years of neglect and assorted halfass repairs. Right now, the in-dash electric temp guage is disconnected, the sender removed (I have it) and a mechanical guage has been...