Hi all. I joined up since I have been using this site to do a lot of research on this Mark VIII and on on I had prior. I help to build passenger planes during the week and always work on my own cars. I always want to buy cars. It's a sickness really. I got this 95 Mark Viii while chunking through Craigslist. Bought it for parts with intentions to install everything into a 1947 Ford. It sat for years under pine trees with the air ride system deflated and 4 flat tires.
With new battery, oil change and fluid fill up I started it after towed home and put new compressor for air ride in. Looking to get LS wheels for it. Fired right up smooth. No cluster action yet. And a.c. compressor getting replaced bearings were toast whole pulley glowing red! New plugs and cleaning up everything. Small brackets have rust so taking off and painting with epoxy with primer suspension paint. Removed water bypass tube for paint and pick up new Orings at Ford dealer tomorrow. I have it up on airbags now was lucky they are good. I have a week of paid holiday still left and want to drive this in to work.
I still have no activity in the cluster. The gauges seemed to work for the first start but nothing after I fixed air ride. Fuses looked good. Luckily I have flawless black interior. Or will be flawless after I change the ashtray/cup holder wood. I already have them. I have parts from a car I stripped and bought for parts last year. I still have to replace exterior passenger door handle , replace antenna, reassemble coolant items and finally take it for a drive around the block to assess driveability.
With new battery, oil change and fluid fill up I started it after towed home and put new compressor for air ride in. Looking to get LS wheels for it. Fired right up smooth. No cluster action yet. And a.c. compressor getting replaced bearings were toast whole pulley glowing red! New plugs and cleaning up everything. Small brackets have rust so taking off and painting with epoxy with primer suspension paint. Removed water bypass tube for paint and pick up new Orings at Ford dealer tomorrow. I have it up on airbags now was lucky they are good. I have a week of paid holiday still left and want to drive this in to work.
I still have no activity in the cluster. The gauges seemed to work for the first start but nothing after I fixed air ride. Fuses looked good. Luckily I have flawless black interior. Or will be flawless after I change the ashtray/cup holder wood. I already have them. I have parts from a car I stripped and bought for parts last year. I still have to replace exterior passenger door handle , replace antenna, reassemble coolant items and finally take it for a drive around the block to assess driveability.