Father, son and a V8
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Shiny new tyres:
I have successfully reassembled/bodged the center light panel. After stripping down each unit and moving all the relevant bits to the new one it was clear that I would need to cut holes for the shonky rear indicators to make them fit. This felt like a bad idea and so I took everything off the new one and put it back on to the older shagged panel (cracking one of the prized reflector bits in the process >_<).
Its back on now and I still have the replacement ready to fit once I figure out how to make a nice indicator set up work next year.
I have successfully reassembled/bodged the center light panel. After stripping down each unit and moving all the relevant bits to the new one it was clear that I would need to cut holes for the shonky rear indicators to make them fit. This felt like a bad idea and so I took everything off the new one and put it back on to the older shagged panel (cracking one of the prized reflector bits in the process >_<).
Its back on now and I still have the replacement ready to fit once I figure out how to make a nice indicator set up work next year.
Edited by LincolnLovin on Monday 4th July 12:56
Woah.
I don't know how I missed this thread, but now I've seen it, and it's hit home. You see, my Dad has recently gifted me his Town Car, it's currently at sea somewhere near Taiwan. I'll come back to this thread to write more when I've read more, it's not bed time and I'm not on a phone, but this thread is an emotional parallel, and secures in my mind that I can never sell it.
I don't know how I missed this thread, but now I've seen it, and it's hit home. You see, my Dad has recently gifted me his Town Car, it's currently at sea somewhere near Taiwan. I'll come back to this thread to write more when I've read more, it's not bed time and I'm not on a phone, but this thread is an emotional parallel, and secures in my mind that I can never sell it.
In the last five years the car has done a grand total of 261 miles, tomorrow is a big test for it and considering its just thrown a CEL I am a little worried 
I'll try and pull the codes tonight and see what it was, it did not return after a restart but I've topped up all the fluids just in case.
I'll try and pull the codes tonight and see what it was, it did not return after a restart but I've topped up all the fluids just in case.
So, back from the stag do and I'm mostly not broken - but enough about me, how did the car do?
When we started the journey, I wasn't sure if we'd make it and so the the first part of the journey was very similar to the first drive in a newly purchased second hand car - "What was that noise? Was that bottom end knock? Have I just dropped a rod?" for the first hour of the journey. Videos taken by the best man during the journey have me with a rictus grin of stress as I didn't want to let everyone down by breaking down in the first hour! I had my soon to be brother-in-law as 'Team Logistics' in his VW Transporter (also required for the large amount of AV equipment we'd be using), so that if the Lincoln died we had a back up vehicle to get us there.
But as the miles passed and the Lincoln continued on its way, I started to relax and by the final destination (with a quick stop off in Lowerstoft to pick someone up), my faith in the car had risen immeasurably. So much so that I used it as the main transport to and from stag related activities, there were many strange looks as we trundled up and around the local area and sometimes struggled to get down single track country roads.
With the duff o2 sensor, the MPG felt barely in double digits and we consumed a tank an half in a few days driving....need to get that replaced sharpish! Likewise the gear ratios need to be upgraded to 4.11 as the new power band (it changes up as part of the Mustang HO conversion) makes the car slow as a result.
With the new whitewalls in place, really glad I went for them in the end:
Parked up at the quayside:
Stuck in traffic on the way back, behind some tasty classics:
When we started the journey, I wasn't sure if we'd make it and so the the first part of the journey was very similar to the first drive in a newly purchased second hand car - "What was that noise? Was that bottom end knock? Have I just dropped a rod?" for the first hour of the journey. Videos taken by the best man during the journey have me with a rictus grin of stress as I didn't want to let everyone down by breaking down in the first hour! I had my soon to be brother-in-law as 'Team Logistics' in his VW Transporter (also required for the large amount of AV equipment we'd be using), so that if the Lincoln died we had a back up vehicle to get us there.
But as the miles passed and the Lincoln continued on its way, I started to relax and by the final destination (with a quick stop off in Lowerstoft to pick someone up), my faith in the car had risen immeasurably. So much so that I used it as the main transport to and from stag related activities, there were many strange looks as we trundled up and around the local area and sometimes struggled to get down single track country roads.
With the duff o2 sensor, the MPG felt barely in double digits and we consumed a tank an half in a few days driving....need to get that replaced sharpish! Likewise the gear ratios need to be upgraded to 4.11 as the new power band (it changes up as part of the Mustang HO conversion) makes the car slow as a result.
With the new whitewalls in place, really glad I went for them in the end:
Parked up at the quayside:
Stuck in traffic on the way back, behind some tasty classics:
Edited by LincolnLovin on Monday 11th July 13:49
So this check engine line then.
From my research online, it can be one of a few things:
Fuel filter,
Vacuum leak,
Fuel pressure regulator,
o2 sensor,
The easiest (and cheapest) thing to change is the fuel filter, its not been done for a few years (car mileage has not warranted it), but a few full tanks of fuel have passed through it and its certainly possible that its now gunked up. Vacuum lines are again a possibility but all the lines were changed when the H.O modification took place so I would be surprised if they have gone so quickly. Next up is the fuel pressure regulator, the one I have appears to be the original and so worth replacing but its import only and so would take a few weeks to get here. Finally it could be the o2 sensor itself, I'd hope not as I had both replaced a few years back and at £70 a pop they are not exactly consumables in my book.
It could also possibly be the leak in the passenger side exhaust manifold, though that leak has been there for a fair few years and not thrown any errors.
From my research online, it can be one of a few things:
Fuel filter,
Vacuum leak,
Fuel pressure regulator,
o2 sensor,
The easiest (and cheapest) thing to change is the fuel filter, its not been done for a few years (car mileage has not warranted it), but a few full tanks of fuel have passed through it and its certainly possible that its now gunked up. Vacuum lines are again a possibility but all the lines were changed when the H.O modification took place so I would be surprised if they have gone so quickly. Next up is the fuel pressure regulator, the one I have appears to be the original and so worth replacing but its import only and so would take a few weeks to get here. Finally it could be the o2 sensor itself, I'd hope not as I had both replaced a few years back and at £70 a pop they are not exactly consumables in my book.
It could also possibly be the leak in the passenger side exhaust manifold, though that leak has been there for a fair few years and not thrown any errors.
Ok so I've changed over the fuel filter, the most difficult bit was getting the retaining clips back into place. The engine still starts which is always good thing:
I have not changed the fuel pressure regulator as it looks like more a pig of a job then I first thought (the easiest way would be to remove the fuel rail and I didn't have enough time to do that yesterday. I've also not driven the car since replacing the filter but moving it off and on to the drive, it certainly felt a little better but that's probably just an illusion.
I have not changed the fuel pressure regulator as it looks like more a pig of a job then I first thought (the easiest way would be to remove the fuel rail and I didn't have enough time to do that yesterday. I've also not driven the car since replacing the filter but moving it off and on to the drive, it certainly felt a little better but that's probably just an illusion.
Edited by LincolnLovin on Monday 8th August 08:47
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