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    Door Lock Solenoid -- ? Lbs pull???

    Whelp, as my 95 LSC sits in the body shop, my body shop guy says, "Your door handles are shot." This is a great time to shave the door handles..... As we were brainstorming, he wondered out loud how well it would work to use the existing door lock/unlock solenoids to pop the door (We were...
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    Drivetrain Specs

    Man, it's good to be back.... My '95 LSC Project car is sitting in my garage as I patiently wait for my body & paint guy to get his shop in order. In the mean time, I'm researching driveline stuff to upgrade horsepower. Unfortunately, either I'm too stupid to use the internet or this site...
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    Proper oil pressure

    Ok, what oil pressure are the DOHC mod motors supposed to run at? I just installed a dual remote oil filter system (filters are in the left front fender), and put my oil sending unit on a tee connection coming out of the oil filter adapter. Oil flows thru the filters before getting to the...
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    Check the cat......

    So how would one go about checking a catalic converter to see if it's bad/plugged/etc. ??? :o
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    '98 vs. '95 Mk8 intakes.........

    After looking at a pancaked '97 or '98 Mark VIII, I was fascinated by the intake manifold. I didn't realize Ford changed it from earlier models. So....before I procure this other intake, is there any advantage to the newer intake over the old? Will everything interchange or do I need to...
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    Lowering mod: has anyone tried this?

    I've read the posts on drilling a new hole in the lower mount bracket (front suspension) and raising the bracket, but has anyone tried elongating the hole that the lower ball stud goes through? Looking my car over, I see the hole is already elongated somewhat, but moving the ball to the top of...
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    Distance between MAF & TB

    ...Does the MAF care how far away it is from the throttle body? How close to the TB can it be?
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    The bleeding of the brakes...

    At some point, I want to powder coat my extra set of brake calipers before swapping them into my car, which (short story) will require the bleeding of the brakes (duh). Going thru my FERD manual, it talks about "special eqipment" to bleed ABS brakes. A quick google of the LOD site produced for...
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    Ft-Lb vs. Lb-Ft

    (Hope I got the right forum) The short story long: I went to my Ford Maintenance CD-ROM to check a torque value for my beloved Mark VIII, and noticed that all the values were given in "Lb-Ft". That's nice, except my trusty torque wrench gives the settings as "Ft-Lb". "So what's the...
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    Front wheel hubs.

    Ah, the joys of owning a 225,000 car..... This is what I do know: Front hubs cost $85 - $120 apiece, and are sealed units with bearings. Non-greasable. When you get the dust covers off, there's no cotter pin like the "old" cars. There is, however, some kind of tin cover (keeper?) around the...
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    No run with air tube removed...

    I just picked up a 2nd 1994 Mk8. It was T-boned, so it'll be my "donor" car (and nope, I won't be selling off any parts. Sorry.) I'm getting plenty of play time under the hood, and learning alot. I'd like to work on a true cowl induction setup on my driver, so that means a complete rework of...
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    How do they do it????

    I haven't seen this yet, so hopefully I'm not repeating the question... I see that Lincoln calls for headlight bulb 9005 for both dim AND brights. Even my parts guy scratched his head at first. So -- how do they do it? Do they step down the power to the dims? Do they just aim them...
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    TCI parts vs. 1-2 Accum change

    From the www.tciauto.com web site, "New Products": AODE/4R70W Trans-Scat® Valve Body Kit "Face the hard facts: heavy-duty transmissions have a tough job. But the simple fact is they don’t have to shift hard to get the job done. TCI®’s new 436001 Ford AODE/4R70W Trans-Scat® Valve Body Kit helps...
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    What's it made out of?

    As I peruse the 4.6 parts sites, I was wondering what I should keep and what I should upgrade. To that end, what is forged and what is cast in the bone-stock Mark VIII engine? Specifically the crank, rods, and pistons. Also, how much difference (from an intake installing standpoint) are the...
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    Ground effects packages

    Tried to do a search on the 'net and this site for ground effects packages for the Mk8 (so I apologize in advance if this has been addressed already...) ...So who makes a ground effects package for the Lincoln Mark VIII? Thanks........
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    Mark VIII engine

    Shown in a 1934 Ford, listed as a '34 with ??? engine (snicker). Here's the link. If I was smart enough to know how to post the actual pic..... http://carnut.com/cgi-bin/_image.pl?/show/01/spf/nat345.jpg
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    MAF location in relation to TB

    Ok, so I'd like to know if the 4.6 DOHC engine cares how far the Mass Air Flow Meter is located from the throttle body. Short story: I'm thinking hard about adding a cowl induction scoop, and would like an actual reason for adding it, so if I can devise a way to put the MAF and an air filter...
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    "BAD" radio message

    So when I turn on the stereo in my '94 Lincoln Mark VIII, all it does is display the word "Bad" where you'd normally see the radio station channel. The factory 6-disc trunk changer no workee, also. Haven't had a chance to look at fuses (but then how would anything be displayed???), but on this...
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    Premium vs. Mid Grade

    Recent debate in my household: I always have and will put premium gas in my '94 Mark VIII. The Mrs. is crying over the current gas prices and INSISTS I start using midgrade. I tell her that a dime more isn't going to kill us. She insists that my car is "old" and with over 200,000 miles, it...
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    Celebrate or mourn with me.....

    Last night, my baby turned over 200,000 miles!!! maybe it's time to change the oil.........
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