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Companion to my Crown Vic website. Updates on my 1998 - 2008 Crown Victorias, and other related info.
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Sunday, July 2, 2017
177,777 Mile Update
Vic has finally started costing someone money... ME. I previously posted about the usual intake swap. But after that costly repair came the odor of gasoline who's source was eluding me. Long story short, I thought it was one of the recently touched coil packs that hadn't been seated correctly. Nope. Bent/rotted gas tank. I'm told it looked like something hit it and eventually it rotted in the corner. So now Vic 2.0 has a new gas tank. Taxi Guy had a hard time removing the old one because for some reason the hardware that keeps it under the car is different from later years, and it added hours to the job.
We finally got the snow tires off and now I can actually drive the car without that "winter tire drone". When the tire swap was going on, we tried to install my new Motorcraft shocks, but found out that they didn't come with the top bushing/bolts! Seeing as the old ones may need to get cut off, we aborted the mission and I ordered the bushings.
Stay tuned...
Brand New Ford Super Duty Police Truck Spotted in MA
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| This brand new Ford Super Duty police truck was spotted at a sign shop in Massachusetts |
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Holden Builds Last Chevy Caprice PPV
Friday, May 12, 2017
Vic 2.0 Gets Intake Transplant PART 2
Just got Vic 2.0 back. Taxi Guy changed all the spark plugs and a few coil pack bits as an extra precaution. To christen the new intake, I had to sit in traffic for over a half hour just to go about 4-5 miles... (sigh)...Thursday, May 11, 2017
Vic 2.0 Gets Intake Transplant
Anyone who has owned Crown Vics for long enough learns about the old silent recall for the intake manifolds. Vic 1.0 eventually got it done, and now 2.0 is at Taxi Guy's shop getting it done. When Mystery Mechanic owned the car, he had to replace a coil pack due to what appeared to be the start of coolant leakage. A few weeks ago after smelling occasional whiffs of coolant, I had another coil pack go on me while on a highway. Taxi Guy stated that he could try to save me money by adding a bunch of sealant around the top of the coil pack to try and keep liquid out of the cylinder.
But the smell continued, and I noticed that the overflow tank was empty. Two full bottles of coolant later, this past Monday, someone noticed a nice green puddle under the car. I got on the ground to look under and see where the drip was coming from, but without a jack I couldn't see past the air dam. I started wondering if the water pump was bad. The next day I started the engine and stared under the hood to see what I could see. Sure enough, coolant was dripping out of the intake and onto the new coil pack! From there it dripped down the front of the engine, which is why it looked like the water pump was bad.
Never seen an intake so bad you could literally see the leak, and hear the steaming and gurgling after shutting the engine off.
Another issue to figure out is the water leaking down onto the carpet by the brake pedal. I have been smelling a musty odor for a while now, and the carpet under the floor mat has been damp. Bob at Belmont Seat Cover helped me remove the driver seat and pull back the carpet, which revealed a solid floor, but standing water! I vacuumed it all up, set a hose on the windshield, and turned the water on. Sure enough, water started to drip inside the car.
I still have to determine if the issue is the recently replaced windshield, or something in the cowl by the wipers.
But the smell continued, and I noticed that the overflow tank was empty. Two full bottles of coolant later, this past Monday, someone noticed a nice green puddle under the car. I got on the ground to look under and see where the drip was coming from, but without a jack I couldn't see past the air dam. I started wondering if the water pump was bad. The next day I started the engine and stared under the hood to see what I could see. Sure enough, coolant was dripping out of the intake and onto the new coil pack! From there it dripped down the front of the engine, which is why it looked like the water pump was bad.
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| Watching one of the last Ringling Brother's circus trains (4/4/17) |
Never seen an intake so bad you could literally see the leak, and hear the steaming and gurgling after shutting the engine off.
Another issue to figure out is the water leaking down onto the carpet by the brake pedal. I have been smelling a musty odor for a while now, and the carpet under the floor mat has been damp. Bob at Belmont Seat Cover helped me remove the driver seat and pull back the carpet, which revealed a solid floor, but standing water! I vacuumed it all up, set a hose on the windshield, and turned the water on. Sure enough, water started to drip inside the car.
I still have to determine if the issue is the recently replaced windshield, or something in the cowl by the wipers.
Sunday, May 7, 2017
177,000 MILES
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| Never heard of the P71 hubcap logos falling off until last year... and look what finally happened to Vic 2.0... |
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