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1999 Ford Crown Victoria “Gone to the great parking lot in the sky”
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“Gone to the great parking lot in the sky”1999 Ford Crown Victoria

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The story

Bought in decent condition in Boston, but it didn't survive the 1,400-mile 21-hour ODYSSEY back to Memphis. Totalled (by dollars - not damage) when I rear-ended a Tahoe in Dec 06; it's on its way to the salvage yards. — Steve83

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1999 Ford Crown Victoria - After flying 6 hours Saturday morning, I drove 1,400 miles home in 21 hours with my "new" car. I would have made it in about 18 h… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - Two Ford Crown Victorias are parked side-by-side on a wet driveway. 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - Two Ford Crown Victorias are parked side-by-side on a wet driveway. 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - Rear view of two Ford Crown Victorias, one blue and one silver, on a wet driveway. 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - Two Ford Crown Victorias, a blue one and a tan one, are parked in a driveway. 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - Two Ford Crown Victorias are parked side-by-side on a wet driveway. 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - The engine compartment of a 1999 Ford Crown Victoria is shown, with various hoses, wires, and engine components visible. 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - Close-up view of a V8 engine bay, showing various components and wiring harnesses. 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - Close-up view of a vehicle's engine compartment, showing various components like the alternator and air intake. 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - Engine pulleys and hoses shown in detail, with water droplets on the metal components. 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - Close-up view of an engine's oil filter and exhaust manifold, showing signs of rust. 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - This is what I had to do after the #6 plug blew out of the head at 2AM Sunday 1,000 miles into a 1,400-mile trip to get the car home. The s… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - These diagrams are for 1999, but the information is generally applicable to '95-up. Dark Mode (no dome lights or chime for any open door) c… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - This is all that's left of the build sheet. I found it taped in the trunk under the carpet, adhered to the paint from years of water leakin… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - $525 later, this arrived. #5553 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - This is the instruction page for using this kit: http://www.timesert.com/html/triton_repair.html ...and this is the video: http://www.times… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - I ordered 3 extra inserts so I could fix all 8 holes. Brian at Promar Engine was very patient & helpful. These are the 14mm x 1.25mm x 16.8… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - This is how I made it the last 400 miles home, and another ~100 driving around before I got the TimeSert kit. Having the injector unplugged… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - The coil barely fits wedged between the extension & the fuel rail, which gives it the most strength to hold the spark plug down in the hole… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - The coil was damaged by the spark plug hammering it for ~15 miles, but I broke a little more away so it would fit on top of the extension. 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - Since I didn't clean the wall of the head, the epoxy broke free easily, and I had no trouble backing the socket & plug out. Even the excess… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - I should have known the camera wouldn't focus on the bottom of the hole, but it's relatively free of epoxy residue or threads. There is som… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - The first tool starts by cleaning out any remaining spark plug threads (red pointer), then uses a smooth pilot (white) to hold the cutter (… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - Even the tools specifically sold for working on these heads aren't long enough to do the job with the valve covers in place, but I used a s… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - Following the instruction, I loaded the cutter with grease to collect the majority of the shavings. It worked well, and the few that did fa… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - Next, the reamer is used to enlarge the hole for the tap. More grease catches most of the shavings. 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - I didn't want to overload the grease, so I stopped halfway & cleaned it out. 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - The 3rd run of the reamer makes sure the tapered shoulder is cut correctly, so I cleaned the reamer again, per the instructions. I used the… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - A lot of metal gets removed for the BigSerts, which have a thicker wall than the normal TimeSerts. 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - The tap also has a pilot tip, and the instructions recommend grease again. I used a manual ratchet to drive the tap, but the air ratchet to… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - The insert is threaded onto the installation tip, which slips into the driver, retained by its O-ring. The locking screw prevents the inser… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - Once the insert is torqued properly, the screw must be loosened to release the tip from the insert. 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - The final step is to expand the insert with the last tool, which must be oiled. This sets the insert permanently into place & prepares the… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - The old coil probably still works fine, but I decided to replace it anyway. Same for the spark plug, if I had regapped it, but the boot was… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - Once I get the other 7 done, I'll replace the alternator connector. UPDATE: Turns out I won't be blowing any more plugs out of this engine… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - Potential replacements for the crappy stock headlight switch bulbs. The LED will require a 500 Ohm resistor to keep its power consumption i… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - After reading 2vModular's article, I bought these as possible replacements for the stock bulbs. http://www.p71interceptor.com/autolamps 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - The original incandescent bulbs are known to burn out quickly because they're on constantly, but not even Ford offers replacements. Only th… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - Even though it's expensive from RS, this blue LED is a better replacement because it will last indefinitely. The only drawback is that it r… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria - To begin, unwrap the factory bulb's wires from the base.
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