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[nick1985]

amd forever huh?? nice name 😉

 

[LSUfan]

might not be the best deal of your life.

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Quixfire
I recommend changing the coolant and thermostat, the V6 engine is known for bad headgaskets. As for the rest of the car, watch your trans fluid and change it when it's no longer bright red. The only other common problem on these engines is the front cover gaskets tend to leak coolant into the oilpan.

I was a Ford Mechanic when these car were new and several years after.

Good Luck, PM me if you would like more information.

Looks like he got a bad head gasket engine 😉

 

[thedarkwolf]

Originally posted by: KGB

Originally posted by: idNut
The only good Ford is an SHO because the engine isn't made by them but by Yamaha.

So is the 4.6L V8. Its of a MAZDA design, Ford's 3.8L V6 is nothing compared to GM's, my Bonneville can burn that T Bird, but yet again the T bird does have a good ride and awsome feel of the wheel. Bonnevilles sucky seats and FWD just makes its horrible.

The 4.6l is NOT of Mazda design.

 

[DrumminBoy]

hmm...judging by the pic id guess it has a bad head gasket

 

[KGB1]

The 4.6l is NOT of Mazda design

I read it in a reputable car magazine way back. My friend also has a '93 Mercury Grand Marquis and when we went to the Ford mechanic at the dealers repair dept, the repairman agreed when I asked him about the engine also. Pretty good engine, my friend gets 280-300 miles in 16 gallon....he's been recently whining because he needs a new catalyct coverter and his engine EATS oil... plus he passed NYS emissions with an Honada Accord VIN number.. LOL..
He also uses 94 octane gas... CHEAP from NJ... lucky bastard...

My uncle bought a '99 Lincoln Town Car with a 4.6L... before that he had an AWSOME 5.0L Silver Light Blue '90 Town Car... sweeeeeet car... man I miss that one. It was mint at 150K.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: kd7fhd
nice car. you'll enjoy it.

I have 196,000 miles on my 85 (original miles... I bought it new). I have the 302 v8 with the auto overdrive tranny & the only major maintenance I've had to do is replace the timing chain - it broke when I was doing 75 mph on I-80 coming into Cheyenne.

Say what you want about rwd cars, but the old bird sure does good at 7200 ft asl in the wintertime.

I drive a RWD car too, I'll agree that they are fine in the winter. I was just warning him that it wasn't going to be like his old FWD car. There's usually a pretty good "feeling-out" period when switching from FWD to RWD, and it's amplified by the T-Bird having more power. Add snow or rain to that and it can get bad fast. I just wanted to warn him to get used to the car.

ZV