Recent content by rearden

I was driving in a really bad rainstorm yesterday and the anti-theft light started flashing. It shut off after about 5 minutes, but ever since it will come on intermittently as I'm going down the road. And sometimes if I lock it with the keyless entry, it'll set the alarm off out of the blue...

Ever since I got my Mark, the horn and hazard flashers haven't worked. I haven't gotten around to taking it back to the dealer where I bought it, but I'm going to have a talk with them. I bought it as-is, but it supposedly went through their used-car inspection. I'd think those would be two...

My Mark came with these nasty white and silver pinstripes. The worst was on the spare tire hump, where pieces had been rubbed off from people closing the trunk. I was washing it today, and decided to take care of it once and for all. I came up with a technique for getting them off (mine were...

To those of you who installed subframe/front suspension braces, did it make a big difference? My Mark shudders and flexes quite a bit. It's tolerable normally, but things like cornering hard on a bumpy road seem to upset the chassis pretty severely. I've read a few posts where people said they...

Here's my fleet of big 2-door Fords... http://www.isprank.com/adam/01.jpg http://www.isprank.com/adam/02.jpg http://www.isprank.com/adam/03.jpg http://www.isprank.com/adam/04.jpg http://www.isprank.com/adam/06.jpg http://www.isprank.com/adam/07.jpg http://www.isprank.com/adam/08.jpg

I was driving around in my bone stock '93 MK8 last night and pulled up next to some old Dodge, looked to be early 70s. It obviously had some work done to it.. jacked up rear end, really wide tires, and a mean sounding V8 with a loud exhaust and lumpy idle. I took off a little harder than...

I just got the wiring necessary to install a new headunit in my '93 Mark VIII. It has the base Premium Sound, not the JBL. Where is the factory amp located? I searched the archives and couldn't find anything. I'd like to have a general location before I start tearing it apart. :)

Hi, I just wanted to introduce myself here. I picked up a '93 Nordic Blue/Aquamarine Mark today with 67k miles for $5400. Not a bad deal, especially considering it's in excellent cosmetic and mechanical condition. There's not a single crack or tear in the leather, and much to my amazement all of...