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Companion to my Crown Vic website. Updates on my 1998 - 2008 Crown Victorias, and other related info.
Friday, March 22, 2013
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
UPDATE: 135,387
Vic is home and feeling a little better. Taxi Guy replaced the rear brake pads and fuel filter, but didn't repair the emergency brake, as it would be a $400 job (rear axles have to come out to do the shoes). So he didn't do the e-brakes, but did fix the exhaust leak.
Thing is, it wasn't the gasket. The flanges on the pipes were rotted away!
So he did a little welding so that there was something to put bolts through. Otherwise, we'd be looking at actual pipes, or at least replaced flange parts. So what he did was weld on some thick washers, and... well, just take a look at the photo.
Now that Vic is 15 years old, I wonder if soon I should replace it. The fenders are rotting, rear wheelwells are rotting... but it runs great. Interior is almost mint. A hard decision to make, but once things start rotting away, well... that isn't a good sign...