Hello, new member, 2x new-to-me mark 8's

[NowAndLater]

Hi all. I was searching for a mark 8 for about 6 months and stumbled on one for scrap (literally) price and figured I'd give it a go to fix it. PO said his son let it overheat but it doesn't show much evidence of that. Instead it shows, well, I'll let you see in the pics.
I think I'm going to pull the heads off and have them at least checked and cleaned along with the manifold (is this acid washed or ?). One of the reasons I came to the forum, other than to share pictures and stories of course , was to ask about pulling the heads. I see the timing cover (assuming chain also) has to come off. Is there anything I need to do to mark timing (did a few diesel injection pumps in the past)?

Anyway, that wasn't going to be the one I settled on. I eventually found a one owner (93yr old) dealer maintained for a steal (in the pics). I know how us forum community members thrive on pics so I made sure to include some! I'll post more tomorrow when I can get them. Hope you like.

I'm stoked about this 4v. Originally I was looking for one to pull the teksid out of and drop into a 25k mile towncar with Mach 1 heads, something I will eventually do. It's a true grandpa sleeper, just like I love them (had a completely stock-looking 400hp f350 diesel).

Anywho, just wanted to ask about the timing since I can't seem to match the search keywords. Thanks.

 

[slowmkviii]

Welcome to the site
Looks damn nice for a "scrap" car.
I haven't done heads so I don't want to muddy the water with my little info.
Hopefully one of the members who has will chime in.

 

[NowAndLater]

Yea, that's a SW "junker". The thing was on CL for 1.5 months for 300$. I felt I had to. It's actually a really nice car inside and out. Only one minor tear on the drivers seat. Airbags are gone (whomp whomp).

I'm a really big fan of Lincoln air ride for my back struggles. This coilover crap is for the birds. Not to mention a -45* bank when I turn the corner.

I had an idea last night to check YT on how to do it and found a very in depth video of pulling heads off a cobra and marking the timing. Doesn't look too complicated.

A lot of really nice mark 8's around here....

 

[chris2523]

timing the engine "dot to dot" or "straight up" is fairly straightforward and not hard to accomplish.
degreeing is more complex but is not necessary on a simple rebuild.