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Nasty vacuum lines

Reply #15
So whats the cure for that?
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1994 Lincoln Mark VIII


Nasty vacuum lines

Reply #16
Quote from: 20thanniver-ls;247942
So whats the cure for that?



Make sure the theromostate is closed when the car is cold (ie the upper radiator hose should be easy to squeeze when the engine is started and the car is cold as no water is flowing through it. If it's firm when the car is cold the t-state is stuck open). Also don't idle the car when it's cold. I drive my 95 all year and even when it's below 0*F in the winter I just start it and drive off. I do start the 88 1-2 times a month in the winter but only when it's above freezing. Plus before I drive it in the spring I change the oil to get all the  out that forms from sitting for 5 months.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Nasty vacuum lines

Reply #17
Well im going to repalce the vacuum lines today, but im not really sure which ones i should replace, where all the main vacuum lines really are, anybody got a link to a diagram?
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1994 Lincoln Mark VIII


Nasty vacuum lines

Reply #18
do a search
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
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1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
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