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Installed a new radiator from Radiator Barn (radiatorbarn.com) this weekend and what a difference in engine temps. The old radiator was plugged partially from stop leak and needed to be cleaned externally as well. I changed some of the radiator hoses and the thermostat. Something interesting I...

for sale 4- 10 spoke chrome directionals with 225/60/ZR16 Michelin Pilot XGT Z4s. Lug nuts/Lock nuts included. There are some slight scratches on a couple of the wheels and some minor peeling around the centercap. You can not notice either of them unless you are standing with your face one foot...

Thought I'd start a new thread concerning this lingering problem. Here is the old thread : http://www.lincolnsclub.org/forum/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=18&topic_id=8786&mesg_id=8786&page= Took the vehicle to the dealer for diagnosis and it's a bad TCC solenoid. Of course they want big...

just completed a rebuild on my 93 and man does she hold the road well. With new struts and shocks, a fresh alignment it almost handles as well as the Mach1 ( or at least my wife thought so). One thing I did not do yet was replace the upper control arms, which need it as ball joints are worn...

I've recently noticed an strange sound that seems to be coming from the drivers side of the firewall. The "knock" is present from ~3000-3600 rpm when the car is warm and in gear accelerating (and not all the time). This sound can not be duplicated in park or neutral at any rpm. Something that...

I noticed a strange revolving metallic noise today on the front of the engine. I seemed to come from the water pump or crankshaft and sounded in my opinion like a bad bearing spinning. I've not had any trouble with the car overheating and is otherwise running normally. I took the belt off the...

Just installed a cheap Pioneer unit(DEH-16) and it works great except for the power antenna. This Pioneer unit has only one remote activation wire (blue/white) which I wired to my JBL amp. I'm thinking I can also hook the antenna trigger wire to this as well but was not brave enough to do it...

Has anyone bought the replacement air stuts from Strutmasters? I see the price is very reasonable @ $169. I'm assuming these are not FORD OEM parts?

Do all Mark VIIIs come with a limited slip differential? Just want to know if I'm doing the one wheel peel this winter.

Just bought this car from ebay and drove it back from Florida. Car runs great and transmission shifts very well and has just been flushed. Here are some of the details : 120k miles Exterior Burgundy / Interior Gray Interior is good, a few tears in the drivers seat Message center works Climate...