Last post by Chuck W -
Coming back from spectating at the velodrome Thurs night, I noticed that the PS pump was making more noise than it should.
It was dark at the time, but I looked under the car to see this mess.
Awesome.
A quick investigation revealed that it was probably the reservoir o-ring. Seeing as it was probably the original to the car. It did have a bit of movement to it.
I was hoping to tend to it when I pulled the drivetrain out for a reseal, but I guess this didn't want to wait.
The reservoir was basically empty, but there were no signs of any rapid losses. I guess also hadn't noticed the dribbles on the driveway, but it rained a bit earlier in the week and I hadn't driven the car in a few days.
Since I had a pump rebuild kit but didn't want to pull the pump from the car, I just decided to do a quick o-ring replacement.
You can see that the old o-ring (right) was kind of flattened.
Since I had it out, I also replaced the o-rings on the inlet fitting and the high-pressure connection.
Got it all back together and power washed the gunk off of everything.
Now back to driving it until I'm ready for the aforementioned side-quest.
Last post by jcassity -
Patient: 1991 Linc MKVII 5.0L HO all original equipment
Does the 91 linc mkvii have an integrated relay control module?
A guy reaching out to me about his says he bought a code reader and his codes are...... 34 , 81 , 82 , 85 , and 87
He says his book that came with the code reader says that code 82 is a faulty IRCM. I told him that his code reader / code text references may be wrong. there are several reasons we can ignore all the codes above except for 82.. so....... reason i say this is he mentioned his fuel pump relay is in the trunk... as far as i know,, on the 2.3L as an example,, the IRCM consists of dual fan relays, fuel pump relay, eec power relay, AC pump ctl ckt. I know nothing about all the extra fancy/complicated wiring arrangments the MKVII consists of. For reference,, i am using a 1987EVTM page 61 as a guide. His code reader is the brand Innova for OBD1 applications
just thought id reach out here since i dont have a 91 evtm for the linc MKVII
For 29 locations that bulkhead connector is fairly compact. Duetsch connectors?
Yeah, it's a Deutsch HP20 series connector. It's got 12, 16, and 20 sized terminals. which worked out great for what I needed.
Been a busy week getting back to work FT after the surgery, so limited progress other than researching switching some things around on FP control/power and making a decision on what needs to be done for working AC. More details on all of that when I get some more interior wiring done.
Last post by Mikey97D -
Also, in my '79 bird, Ford had that great idea of using nylon teeth for the timing gears with the timing chain to reduce noise. Great until it slips a tooth.......
Last post by jcassity -
i agree it can,, in this case though no signs on his MKVII. on my bronco though,, i guess i could check since it is a box store replacement dizzy from like 3 years ago...
