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I'll do that. Have had other wiring harness issues in the past. Interstate-80 where I commute was in crappy shape for a long time and beat the hell out of the car. Guess It might be a good idea to start checking connectors

My '96 mark VIII now has 213640 mi and the check engine light came on steady after doing the on and off thing for a couple weeks and the car has started to idle a little rough at times. Took it in to see what codes were there and the following were pulled: P0720 output speed sensor circuit...

Shop manual, and I like to visit the wrecking yard to see how things go together.

Must be lucky, never have had imrc issues. Most of my troubles come from getting the hell beat out of the car on I80 between Oakland and Sacramento. It's knocked connections loose, broken shocks, and destroyed a lower ball joint. They fixed it up a little but you still need to keep an eye...

That's great, for you. The Gen II's have their own unique maintenance problems and with finding parts. I love my '96 and would like to keep it and others on the road. Isn't this the place to find others with the same goal? Lend a hand.

I was out at the local Pick-n-Pull with my brother in law looking for pieces for his '81 MB 300D and saw they had a '69 Chevy Corvair Monza for sale ($1499) it looked to be in pretty good shape, just surface rust and a good interior with a clean looking engine. They only made 6000 Corvairs...

As it seems the '96 Mark uses several parts unique to that year, how about a Tech Article that lists all the things that are only used on the '96, like the VLCM and the 130 amp alternator, so that all of us with a '96 don't go making troubles for ourselves installing the wrong parts? If...

Ditto on the voltage regulator, they can cause erratic problems like this and others when they start going out.

Yeah, I've got my old one in for a rebuild. It did 200k miles with just a voltage regulator replacement though.

So I put in the '95 alt and now the battery charge dash light comes and stays on. Checked the output and am getting 14.6 VDC & 33amps at idle, with a fully charged battery, right after starting the engine. So I'm going to see if I can get the diode bridge in the original alt. replaced...

Does anyone know if you can use an alternator from a '95 mark VIII on a '96 Mark VIII? They don't look the same and the three pin connector has the lock on the front on the '95 and in the rear on the '96 so to connect it you need to turn the connector 180 degrees, does this still connect the...

OMG it's like Monica Lewinski all over again, more smoke and mirrors from the Manchurian Candidate? YouTube - PROOF!!! Obama Birth Certificate Fraud This issue is now being stirred up by Oabma after being treated as a side show by nuts for years. What's up?????????????

Facts are morons believe anything their demigod, newspaper, or government, says without doubt; Morons come in the educated as well as uneducated variety; Just because you have an Ivy League degree doesn't mean you're not a moron. To trust anyone blindly is a good indicator you're a moron though.

WTF, no one is perfect and anyone over twenty who doesn't have any baggage is probably spending all their time playing video games in virtual land. I think anyone who WANTS to be Pres is suspect, it's a lousy gig unless you have a huge ego and some mental abnormalities. It looks like another...

$4.49 for premium in the east bay with four refineries within twenty miles. It's cheaper in Pheonix. Of course gas sold in California is made special for California to meet government regulations. But I don't sweat it because my Mark is paid for, the insuance is cheap, and registration fees...

I like to slip the tire under the frame too, for one wheel stuff, but Bobs' right, it's nice to have a solid set of ramps under the wheels if your working under the car. Being in California I get thoughts of "I hope we don't have an earthquake right now" sometimes though, regardless of how...

-I like the fact that he's actually done something in the real world, like what he's done or not. He's run businesses, dealt with State and Federal B.S. and knows other people who have accomplished things who he can appoint to cabinet positions. In politics you can't make everyone happy, so...

Which story are you refering to?

Take and good look the underside of your car and see if you have oil on it from a leak. Thats how my oil pan gasket started to show it needed replacing, oil levels dropping for no apparent reason.

Sounds like the crankshaft sensor. If it's not working, the engine cranks, but won't start because the computer doesn't know that it's being cranked, so it doesn't turn on the ignition or fuel pump! Have had the same thing happen on my '96 mark, my wifes MB, and my daughters Crown Vic...