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If you are talking about the spring that holds open the little door that conceals the ash tray and cigar lighter, I would buy one along with the little door.

I plan on going back to a Lincoln for my daily driver very soon, but I am not buying a new Lincoln. I am taking my '97 Mark VIII out of storage and will be driving it from NJ to Texas in either November or December. It will be taking me to work every day in San Antonio. I changed out all the...

I have been dealing with air ride suspension problems ever since I bought my first Mark VIII in 2001. I have replaced the compressor twice over the years and the rear bags twice as well as the front struts and all the other solenoids at least three or four times each. At 20 years old with 250k...

I like the ten spoke wheels, but I have trouble counting past ten, so I may be biased.

In the late 90's there was a ground effects kit that could be bought and installed on the 97 or 98 Mark VIIIs. The package consisted of a front spoiler/air damn, both left and right side body pieces, and a rear piece. In total, the kit had four pieces, a front, a rear and two side pieces...

My '97 Mark VIII has been in suspended animation since August 2013. After returning from several years in Ukraine assisting in the Resistance to Russian aggression, I came home only to find my air ride system totally laying down on the job. Where to start? I hear the compressor making...

1997 Mark VIII No parking or tail lights in any position of the switch. Head lights work, brake lights work, turn signals work. System Check reveals no faults and claims that if on, the tail lights are working. Could find no burned out fuses, burnt or loose wires. All bulbs are good...

My neon tail/brake lamp has not been working for a long time. I found out today that I need a new ballast. As suggested by some of our resident experts, I took the neon lamp assembly to a shop that specializes in neon lighting. At first they were wondering what to do to check the neon in...

Do you have any interior trim parts left? What is interior color? I need the passenger side trim from the windshield to the top of the passenger door. Also, do you have any complete window and lock buttons? Thank you.

Thanks for your reply. As I stated above, I cannot get any of the three solenoids I have to go up and in to the housing. Arnott sent me two different kinds of solenoids and neither othem will go in all the way. The one I removed will also not go back in all the way. I will try your idea of...

The struts were purchased new from Arnott. They were installed approximately 3 1/2 years ago. The solenoids were purchased new from Arnott two weeks ago. I have tried both types of solenoids from Arnott and I even tried to put back the one I just removed. None of them will go in. I...

I replaced the front struts approximately 3 1/2 years ago on the '97 Mark. Perhaps 35,000 miles later I was experiencing issues with ride height on the left rear and assumed the left rear was leaking. So I decided that I should just replace all the solenoids with the new ones from Arnott. The...

Sorry, but I cannot agree that this thread belongs in the political board. I had a problem and put it out there to be discussed and debated in search of an answer. I tried explain to you what actions were taken before replacing the timing chains and further explained that none of the actions...

Okay, we have one vote for retarded ignition timing and one vote for advanced ignition timing, one vote for plugged up cats, and one vote for bad gas. The cats were not plugged and the gas was not bad. If the ignition timing was not in spec before replacing the timing chains, how did it fix...

Okay, but the cats were not plugged up. What was the cause of the overheating? Same gas was in the tank after performing the timing chain job.

Stat right side up Thanks guys, but the thermostat was not installed incorrectly. I wish it had been that simple. Remember, the overheating was happening before the thermostat was replaced and continued after it was properly replaced. And the engine is now not overheating and the thermostat...

What is it? You are free to believe what ever you want, but you have yet to explain why the engine was overheating. You have made up your mind that the timing chains were not the cause, so tell us what it was? BTW, My buddie walked today!!!

Thank you for the compliment. I did not purchase the Mark new, but I have owned it since 23,000 miles and when I bought the car, it was still under warranty. As soon as I bought the car, I changed the oil and put in Mobile 1 5W30 Synthetic. I changed the oil every 5000 miles and never used...

Oh Ye of little faith Anonther non-believer? Okay, that is fine, but let me just re-cap the situation for you: Engine overheating, so the shop manual diagnostic steps were followed and each item according to the shop manual was checked and/or replaced and eliminated as a cause of the...

Runs like a Charm!! Okay yesterday I took the Mark out for a test drive. I drove the mark under load for about an hour at varying speeds, but fast enough to bring it up to full operating temp and the fan was at full speed. The temp stayed right in the middle of the gauge like it used to...