What did you do to your Mark VIII today?

I'm actually on my way to South Carolina right now. I'll be driving the Cougar for a little while. I won't be back home until sometime tomorrow night. So I'll have to see what I can find next week.
 
thaywood said:
I'm actually on my way to South Carolina right now. I'll be driving the Cougar for a little while. I won't be back home until sometime tomorrow night. So I'll have to see what I can find next week.
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I found one, drop me a PM
 
came to the conclusion i need 2 new front o2 sensors and new front cats. having a hard time deciding weither to just cut them out or put hi flows in... first world problems:rolleyes:
 
Loaded my new springs

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Sapperfire said:
I think I have a couple extras. I'll look

How come you're not using Teflon tape on those threads? if I had to describe you in one word it would be "badatfollowingdirections"
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:lol: I did use a generous wrapping of teflon tape on the threads. Apparently the tape is still stuck to the part of the adapter that is still attached to the engine.
 
Well, I put my battery in mine yesterday, added 4qts of oil (yes 4!) Fired it up!

Backed it out and turned it around. Looks like the birds gave me a new paint job! Looks like a barn find now! Haha


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thaywood said:
:lol: I did use a generous wrapping of teflon tape on the threads. Apparently the tape is still stuck to the part of the adapter that is still attached to the engine.
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:shifty: I don't see even a stitch of Teflon on the OPSU threads
 
dnsherrill said:
I've only changed that opsu 2x...both times it was plenty tight way before all the threads disappeared into the female
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It was snug, but not tight. It didn't start getting tight until it was almost completely flush with the housing.

Sapperfire said:
:shifty: I don't see even a stitch of Teflon on the OPSU threads
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It's there. Trust me.
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Unfortunately, it looks like it bunched up at the top.

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got bored so i threw in some stereo stuff i had laying around, 12" jlw1 in a huge ported box running on an OLD rockford fosgate punch 120.1. works pretty good had it installed under an hour. one thing i noticed it was ALOT easier on a gen 2 then a gen 1. more trunk height too :)
 
Can someone start up a gen 1 and let me know which console buttons flash on? Either my OD button crapped out on me, or the light on the screen did. I can't remember if OD flashed on or not on startup.
 
The button on the shifter does nothing..it has always been a little loose moving a bit left to right. Is there a tutorial anywhere on how to replace it for a gen 1? Apparently the thin cables break a lot..
 
My light does not work a lot of the time. I don't care because I use it a lot. When I start the car I push the button. When my tranny is warm I will let it have the button at about 45 mph, she will drop to about 1000 RPM. If I need to slow down or accelerate I hit it again.

I seldom lose track of where I am.
 
thaywood said:
It was snug, but not tight. It didn't start getting tight until it was almost completely flush with the housing.



It's there. Trust me.
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Unfortunately, it looks like it bunched up at the top.
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I can see it now all bunched up at the opening , what exactly did you use?? The tape in a white roll??
 
Nothing exciting. Waiting for it to warm up a tad more so I can rinse her belly and do a thorough cleaning.
 
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