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Came home last Wed to this: Fedex guy apparently used my LS to stop his truck. He pushed it about 6 feet and up onto the curb. Estimate from my body shop friend is $4.5k to repair. I suspect that's a teensy bit more than the cash value of the car. Amazingly, the chrome trim is readily...

Well, one foot in the grave. Bought an '18 Kia Stinger GT2 RWD in blue yesterday, got over $10k off MSRP. I think it's the spiritual successor to the LS - a manufacturer reaching way outside their swim lane to compete in the international sports sedan market and actually making a good play at...

One of those woulda-coulda-shoulda things I guess. I did a full front end rebuild when I bought the car in '10 and parts were still around. I figured the rear was just fine though. All the bushings in the rear have finally fallen apart, so I've been scrounging those. Amazingly the upper arms are...

I averaged 17.5 to 18 MPG for six years. Then this past summer it fell 14.5 MPG seemingly instantly. Any random guesses? I haven't invested the time to chase anything because it runs fine and I've done the more obvious tune up items. Gen I v8. Mileage: 210k Replaced since mileage hit...

There's an entertaining fight going on that deserves its own thread instead of mucking up everyone's repair/help threads. Should an auto cooling system run unpressurized? Is it acceptable to run unpressurized, and if so, for how long? It is likely to cause issues, or to fix problems? The...

Hi, my name is Oddball and I'm an addict. If there's a harder or more expensive way to do something, I'm there. This is for Gen 1 V8 ONLY This is a PCM controlled alt with AS-RC-LI signals. That means the PCM has direct control over the field current, and hence output. I'm sure the...

My friend is convinced we should pull the engine from a '98 M8 for his next build. That's fine with me, except it's in a U-Pull-It yard. Any tips, like magic bolts that make the whole thing call out? Things we should watch out for? I've never worked on a M8, so blindly hoping it's somehow easy...

Just throwing this out there to see if anyone has already done the hard work. ;) On cold starts, my '02 v8 sounds like it's wheezing. I pulled the belt - it's not any of the accessory drive. Goes away after a few moments, and doesn't happen when it's above 60 or so. I tried to locate it with...

Cautions/Warning: This was developed and tested on my '02 V8 and should work for all Gen 1 vehicles. No guarantees or warranties of any kind. Test carefully, monitor temps directly and be careful. The electric fan can place a significant load on the alternator, so monitor your charging system...

Now available. Install thread: http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/forum/showthread.php?90161-Production-Gen-2-fan-controller-for-Gen-1-cars&p=2037303414#post2037303414 Procurement options: Current LVC price: $60 + $5 s&h gets you a controller in a box with connectors and pigtails - also...

I found a cache of 2000 LS's and one 2002 with the engines intact. Most of them are black, one a lighter color. Interiors are pretty torn up already. Let me know what you're looking for and I'll see what I can do. Planning to go back this weekend and get as many pumps and odds/ends as I can.

Cautions/Warning: This was developed and tested on my '02 V8 and should work for all Gen 1 vehicles. No guarantees or warranties of any kind. Test carefully, monitor temps directly and be careful. The electric fan can place a significant load on the alternator, so monitor your charging system...

I'm hoping others will chime in with their experience on this particularly annoying problem. Of course, we're just talking about the front lower ball joints. 14mm was used from 2000 to early 2002. Late 2002 on used 16mm. So if you have a 2002, measure before buying. I was wrong previously -...

Haven't seen mention of this kind of failure since I've been here, and a quick archive search doesn't turn up much. Anyone seen weird DATC failures? 2002 V8 Premium, FWIW. For me, the aux coolant pump never turns on, just assumed it was the pump. So I grabbed one from the pick'n'pull...

Yeah, read that right. A friend has a '99 town car that is his continual project. Lots of body modifications, side pipes, etc. Latest effort was swapping in a manual tranny using a procedure documented for the Mercs. This was actually surprisingly easy. He was referred to a particular tuner...

First, big thanks to joegr for posting signal traces in this thread - wouldn't been able to do this without that info. Also, go check out the excellent threads by hite337 on the pump bypass and immusicman on his conversion for background info. There are many other threads that touch on this...

Looking for other folk's experience. Recent ordered a DB Electrical 200 amp alternator. Here are a few pics alongside the stock for reference. You can click on them to get to my flickr page with higher res version. Sooo... This board pukes on embedded codes. Let's try the old fashioned...

So, below is one of the reasons I hate non-specific gauges. I replaced the chain tensionners on my '02 v8 (150k miles) two weeks ago. While it was apart, replaced the a/c compressor (was failing), sway bar bushings (clunking), covert to electric fan (just cuz), replaced the degas bottle...

There's got to be at least one, right? Please, please, please, pretty-pretty-please put a scope on the white/black wire (small gauge) going to the radiator fan and let me know what kind of signal is used. A simple sample when the engine is cold and when a/c compressor is on would probably be...

Looking to do the electric fan swap on my '02, but would prefer to use the factory fan from the later models. I've got half a plan in my head, but need the wiring diagrams for the fan since it has a bunch of leads. As long as it's not looking for a variable speed input this should be relatively...