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Wow, belated "Hello" to you! Just popped into the LvC forum for some nostalgia. In another thread, mentioned how much I missed - yes, even to this day - the Mark VIII Beach Parties! Wish I could have made it to more than just a couple.

Yeah, surprised as well. I miss having a Mark VIII, the forums and best of all, the meet-ups in Boscobel, WI with Rich and the gang. Was my young "developing" years back then so the memories are pretty strong.

I hope this forum never goes offline. :) Hi ya all!

50k miles? Wow! Clean!

Odd, the ECM is always on. Thats how the adaptive learning stays in place, such as O2 sensor conditions, etc. And why pulling the battery is a way to clear codes, reset the tables to factory. So I sorta doubt its defective, but I agree on buying a replacement to swap out might be the quickest...

I guess its irrelevant since one would not replace them with different plugs. Im more surprised they removed wasted spark in the 97-98 setup. Odd.

Wasted spark was for emissions sake. To burn unspent fuel at the exhaust stage - that is what Ford says at least. The COP system on a Mark is wired in series. Remember, the PCM directly initiates firing on ODB II (1996 up), not a separate EDIS box and there are only four triggers. In theory...

If they are factory plugs, one will have yellow markings the other blue. Not sure what you mean by dual-output coils. But ALL marks are wasted-spark setup. While the COP version may have more effective coils, they are still fired in pairs - this I know all too well because I covered a 96 to COP...

The 100k interval pertains to the spark plugs. That is the life cycle of the OEM plugs and they really do last that long. Coils - indeed, if they are not failing there is no need to replace them. And MSD is crap. Only fools buy that stuff. With that said the COP version of the 4.6 can produce a...

Thats actually impressive. Not the pure almost mirror like of the factory finish, but certainly a lot better than foil tape or any other paints used. Are those pics both with the same paint? Its hard to say, but the right set almost seems a bit better.

I would have thought you would have tried the sprays on something else first before the lenses themselves. Post pics if you can though. I wonder how it will hold up long term.

You best bet is to test those products. Some carefully install aluminum tape. But nothing will be as good as the original coating. Headlights used to be $150 new per side. Now thats the price for used. You may also want to consider a junkyard search. The headlights get so bad on these that...

Wow, welcome back man!!!!!!!!! I did the new Mark. I dont usually like exterior add-ons, but I dig what they did to the rear hump. Used to own and Mark IV and V that had that from factory.

Those are not factory. If they are, they will have a Ford logo on back with a part number.

If he is having intermittent idle issues, it needs to be addressed. I doubt its flooding, this is a fuel injected vehicle not a carb design. When the ignition is off, the injectors are off so there is no latent fuel delivery. The throttle position sensor could be bad. The IAC could be...

Its hard to gauge a sound from a video. You need to inspect the front end, thats all there is to it. Guessing a ball joint or upper arm bolt is not tight. As for AC Delco, its not a good brand by any stretch. I installed two new from sway bar links on my Rover. One failed from day one (lots of...

You may want to check to see what is still in place. Check all the strut locations for air lines. If they are wide-open, you may want to purge them out to clean them. See if the ride-height sensors are in place. Look for the compressor up front on passenger side. You will want to do some minimal...

Correction, you would not use the Avi intake cause it would not fit at all. But its a sought after intake, it has dual runners and IMRCs. Its a very good, very nice intake. I sold mine for $600 back in the day, way more than the Cobra/Mach intakes sold for. Today, I am sure they are worth a lot...

^ Correct. Two plugs fire in pairs, one on combustion and another on exhaust to supposedly help burn any unspent fuel vapor. It was deemed an emission thing. Also you should all recall that the OEM plugs were not the same on each side. I forget the exact difference, but one side had blue...

I wonder if the rubber can be replaced. On my Land Rover, I can just get a kit to replace the rubber portion. The problem is that usually when an airstrut's rubber is leaking, the absorber portion has also reaching end of life.