1978 Lincoln Continental Sedan - 460ci 7.5l - SUPER COLD START - 15f below 0.
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- Cold start on a 1978 Lincoln Continental Sedan with the 4bbl Ford 460 7.5l. Southeast Idaho, January 2023. Temperatures reached an overnight low of - 40f with windchill in surrounding areas over the last 48 hours. Thanks for watching!
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"It's going to be a 5-pump morning."
My wife: Snickers.
😂😂😂
is that anything like a 3 dog night?
Love that it still has the 8-track. I owned a 78 Mark V and loved it. Though there were MANY times when it didn't start.
My older brother bought that exact same car, color combo etc, to the T circa 1980 when our family lived in Dearborn, MI and in my Sophomore year when I was 16 he let me use it for my first high school homecoming dance. At 16 it really impressed my date and my friends! That car is the bomb! :-)
Nice! I posted an additional video with a more comprehensive walk around as well as the report I obtained showing the stats on the vehicle (1 of 582 made with this color and trim combo), what I paid, etc. Thanks for watching!
The best car ever to be on the road even today. I absolutely love Lincolns. When I was kid in the 80s growing up my mom had a 78 Lincoln continental Town car it was white with red velor seats white vinyl roof red pinstripe. It was my favorite car she ever had. I would love another one to relive the memories
Sounds like a nice combo!
simply wonderful!
Billy - Save your money and buy one - I suggest joining a Lincoln club first to learn more about the cars, then make friends and find one.
Great video. Very nice 1978 lincoln town car. I have a 1974 Lincoln mark VI also with a 460 engine. I love those old land yacts.
Love the start up of these old boats!
Nice vehicle brother! Had a light green ‘79 thunderbird as my first car back in ‘91. I babied that car so much and it was good to me. Had the 302 5.0 liter v8 in it . Had the car when I was in the army up at ft drum and used to drive it home on 4 day passes and leave. My roommate and I were caught in a blizzard in Erie, Pa and there was cars and trucks all on the sides of the highway and we just plowed through it. I had winter tires on it and sandbags in the trunk and it went like a tank in the snow! I ended up selling it to a buddy where I was stationed cuz he used to have one just like it then I bought my first mustang. I’ll never forget that car though and the memories I had with it. I remember my late mother telling me when I started to drive that if I could park that car I could park anything cuz it was so huge. I remember when I was still in high school I could go out with my buddies all night with just $20 and have a good time. $5 gas at least 5 gallons worth of fuel, couple bucks for pack of Marlboro, couple bucks for oil (valve cover gasket was leaking before I fixed it) , $5 for a six pack of beer (a certain bar in the country where we could get served) and the rest of the money shooting pool all night at a pool hall by our house. You can’t do shit with $20 nowadays. That car gave me my first taste of freedom and independence and I’ll never forget it. Thanks for listening to my story and hope you enjoy your beautiful car!
Thanks for the memories!
You got to love those body-on-frame cars with a V8 carbureted easiest thing in the world to work on
Nice looking 70's machine!
Very nice car! 👍
If the choke functions as designed pumping is unnecessary and only serves to flood the engine before it starts.
Try it as stated in the owners manual. One pump sets the choke shut and throttle to fast idle. Crank it until it starts with your foot off it and resist the temptation to rev it when it starts as that will only kick it off fast idle and stall. If if starts and stalls just crank it again.
If the choke flap closes properly it cuts off the air and the cranking vacuum will draw a very rich charge through the venturies to start. No need to use the accelerator pump to start it. It only overloads it with fuel.
Clock stuck on 4:20 🤣 Nice car man!!!! I'm currently on the hunt for a Mark V. Have an 87 Town Car as my daily
I love these so much, I'd always take them over anything else, but really, this is why Japanese cars took America by storm in the 70's and American automakers had a recession lol.
Don't get me wrong, I'd take this Lincoln any day of the week over a Toyota or Honda of the same era. I can appreciate all types of cars being desirable in their own ways but it'll always be a 4900lbs boat anchor that sits in 2 zip codes with a V8 that rivals some small buildings in capacity but gets the horsepower of a vacuum cleaner for me. The flaws of these cars add to them in my opinion. You get to know them personally. You know just what to tap to make this work, you learn how to adjust that to make it work better. You learn how they tick. I had one, I miss it every day but it was in rough shape when I had it.
Beautiful car, like Billy said below, I too have always wanted a '77 to '79 Town Car or Coupe.
For a minute I thought I was watching an Alanis Morrisette video.
Isn’t it ironic?
this is the stuff of my dreams. honestly man. i live in germany, german cars of the 80s are what i can afford to buy AND own, but those Landyachts are what i truly desire!
This is simply wonderful!
I'll Subscribe, maybe you can take "us" along for a ride some time, by attaching your phone to a suction mount on the passanger window and just cruise a bit!
Thanks again, take care!
Sure thing, once the weather is warmer!
I underdstand you
wow beautiful car !! i really like those vaccum headlights it has
I had a 78 Town Car with the 460 a few ago I do miss it.
I❤️old American cars 😍 Lincoln and Cadillac 😘.
Unfortunately, it's hard to find one like this in my country😔.
Hey future generations Don't let this car die 😎
My parents had the same car, same year ,color exterior and interior. Only difference was the color of the vinyl top amd it had a moon roof. My dad loved that car especially for road trips
Nice! Wish I had the moon roof.
This car is too comfortable I kept falling asleep behind the wheel🫣
I like it man
I'm a lifelong car guy and especially 77-79 Lincoln's, MK Vs - Town cars. Grew up with them, just love the honey- gold paint scheme on this rolling pieces of artwork. Now quick question, did someone actually leave this outside in minus double digit weather??? Or was it in an unheated garage which it kinda looks like?? I'm from upstate NY right next to Onondaga lake and yes we get similar cold snaps here. Although our cold stretches tend to go for weeks at a time. This particular Lincoln is just in beautiful condition. Thank you for posting this, for this comes from an era when Detroit used to build cars WE wanted!! Remember those days?? I do and unfortunately never to return.
Thanks, Kevin. Yes, car was left outside overnight where temps were reportedly dropped to minus 35. It was minus 15 when I gave her a go in the morning. Now she's in heated storage for the remaining cold months. I also posted a walk around video last week. Thanks for watching!
@@LiamO86 Yeah Liam, I'm on it and please keep'em coming Sir.Thank you
Beautiful car.
Thanks!
Dang that car is cool!!
Thanks, Mike!
Looks good for 78.
Thanks, John!
The stress The fear The anxiety n then finally the good old ciii of relief. We start 🎉🎉😅😂
Had a 78 Town car, white with maroon interior and maroon vinyl top. Run lighter oil in the cold and plug her in night before, will start easier than that. Make sure you have the right sized battery, biggest you can squeeze in. Does it have the adjustable air rear shocks? Mine did, a little tire valve in the trunk so you could add or release air for varying loads to keep the ride consistent.
Beauty
Thanks!
this is amazing! Thank you for sharing!
Would have loved to listen to it from the outside! But whats a single guy to do...
she's a clean old girl. I have a 77 that color.
Awesome color. Looking forward to getting a good clay bar, wax and polish on it once the weather gets better in a few months.
I've had a few town cars... sister had a beautiful 79, I had a 74 and 84, I've had a few 72 MKIV's
As this video was uploaded, there was a 1979 Lincoln Town Car at the Littleton U-pull with 95,000 miles showing on the odometer. It had an engine fire, but the engine still could be turned over with a breaker bar and socket. I bought the engine for $225, (it was a 400, very few 1979s had the 460) The car was still there 2 days ago and I stripped out the delay wiper control and switch to use in a 1977 Thunderbird. Someone had raided the deck lid, right front fender and all the rear end trim, as well as two of the optional upgrade wheels. They left the 9" open differential, curiously it wasnt equipped with the Traction-Lok.
Nice find! I'm uploading a more thorough walk around video today that shows the issues with the vehicle, my purchase price and future plans for it.
79s did not have the 460 motor.
Once had 78 Town Coupe purchased in late 90s. Body and interior were excellent. Unfortunately it had mechanical issues worst of which was problematic carburetor on 460 motor. Health issues forced me to let it go. Looking back, should have kept it. Luxury on a scale never to be seen again. Currently have 2007 Signature Limited, last generation of REAL American Luxury vehicles. Will not let this one get away. 🏆
I live in Northern most New Hampshire ,Coos County . We go 40 below or more several times a Winter .
Just saying ,be careful moving small switchers around when in the -30 or more below zero ,they will snap right off in your hand
I had a 79 baby blue 4 door town car in 2012-2013 that I rescued from getting scrapped even though it was still very nice just didn't run. I drive a 93 LeSabre to trade and got it moving right in the lot drove it home. The guy didn't even come to see mine just left the title for me. I loved it. Had 8 track. I had to do a timing chain and tires, carb rebuild. I sold it for 3000 in a bind and regretted it. In 2017 I see it on craigslist. My same car same guy who bought it now selling it for 400. Had a knock. He had driven it to Indiana out new radiator alternator starter all kinds of shit. Spun bearing. I went and bought it. Tried thick additive. Drive it with the knock and lived in it all winter. Finally she blew and I sadly ended up letting it go due to no storage. It was so funny pulling Into work guys are like is that the same one from before? Lol. My gf at the time knew me riding a bike. I got off work that day. Saw the ad but was broke. I went to pawn America, convinced them to give me 35 for old comics which they normally don't take. Went to the VFW. Hit a 200 tab. Went to another bar and hit 2 more so like that I had 500. Took a cab, bought it. Drive it to my GFS she sees this gigantic oimpmovile pull in it was priceless.
Great story! I'm doing the timing chain, oil pan and all the accessories now as well as a transmission service. She's got 117k on it. Will do an edelbrock carb later in the summer. Hoping for a fun summer cruiser that will be problem free for a while. Might sell it in a couple years, but it seems like people always regret doing so. I did another video of a full walk around and details on purchase and car. Thanks for watching!
I love the old Le Sabres to!
Mine had 180 originally, 205 ish the second time. It ran awhile at first then suddenly wouldn't start. Took me awhile to figure out it was the timing chain at the time I was u able to do that myself so I had a buddy do it and sold my gigantic vinyl record collection pay for it. It ran real snappy then tho. Even with the nock it ran and drove pretty damn well for quite a while probably another few thousand miles at least steelhead feromona get up to it for the anemic 400 of the 70s malaise era.
Might as well water pump too right
Mine had stick carb which did well after I rebuilt it. This new gas with tears through accelerator pumps
Lincoln auto temp heaters don't come on until water temp reaches a certain temperature.
that's a big ass Lincoln. our next door neighbor had one new in gray. he weighed about 400 lbs. my English teacher who lived around the corner had one in maroon back in the 90s. she weighed about 350. these cars were for the wealthy or people of girth.
LMFAO DID YOU SET THE CLOCK TO 4:20. I did that too mine 😂
On my '89 towncar, I just recently had to change the door post strikers, the plastic bushings dried out with age, and shattered like brittle glass,
I changed those out as well with new Dorman ones. They fit well for the most part, but I did have to sand down one of the plastic bushings for proper fit. I also read that 1/2" pex works as a bushing replacement.
@@LiamO86 I read that too about the pex pipe, I bought mine at the Ford dealer, I had a body shop put them on, it's tricky to line them up, same spot
The automatic climate control only comes on when it reaches a certain engine temperature. I remember our 1977 as a kid. I never understood why Lincoln didn’t use ratio steering that it could have used.
Thanks! I recently read about this and am glad to find its not an electrical issue. Although, sometimes the fan wont switch to the OFF position. I'll keep my eye on it.
She just needs a carburetor rebuild.
I agree. I plan on putting in a non egr Edelbrock 1406 to smooth things out and get a little more reliability and predictability out of the carb.
I know one thing this car will do good in the snow.
The heat wont do anything until a certain coolant temp is reached.
Nice surviver car.
The all-important factor in this case was its girth!
Large and in charge.
@@LiamO86 RIGHT!
I know the 460 in the late 70s didn't have the same amount of power as it did due to emissions, but ive also heard that they reduced the compression ratio of this engine in the later half of the 70s as well which resulted in a big drop in power too, is this true?
Yes, I believe it was post 1972ish that Ford made the transition to the low compression 460. They also retarded the timing a bit to compensate for emissions. I am in a non emission state and the smog pump was froze up anyways, so I pulled it off and plan on putting a non egr Edelbrock carb on and deleting the cats, which are also non functional at this stage.
@@LiamO86 I hope that will increase the power a little, and its a very good thing you live in a non emission state, i just hope that when I get my own land yacht Lincoln ill be able to register it in my state
The heat wont turn on until the engine is up to temp. This way the heater isnt blowing cold air.
Beautiful,a lot of charm?But even in the USA could be very expensive to drive this car because of gaz consumtion.Very interesting I really like the dashboard
10 mpg if it is running good. Nice to look at but not to drive.
@@North49191 You re right
Gallons per warmup?
You were flooding it. Definitely don’t need to pump the gas that much on startup. Nice car though.
I’m actually picking one up next week. Same year, same color :)
I own a 77 , turn the key on first then push pedal to floor slowly for a couple seconds then release all the way up then push down 1/3 of the way back down . Heat will not turn on until engine is warm .
Get a owners manual !!!
Thanks!
The auto-temp will not allow fan to function until the motor is sufficiently warmed to produce heat
It's 420 on the clock
Clock doesn't work. It seemed appropriate to set that time permanently.
My dad had the ezaced same model in 1991 gosh it berned a lot of gas
Where in Idaho is this car and is it a dealer car
I'm in Teton Valley. We have a dealer license but this is my personal vehicle. Not currently for sale.
-40F and -40C are the same temperature
Clock stopped lol
mpg?
Got close to 13 on long trip from ND to ID, but I'd say avg 10.
@@LiamO86 lot fill fuel every 100 miles
please dont change the radio
Your clock appears to be stuck at 420....
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Does it have park?
Of course.
That car is the least of your problems 😂
I guess that's a good problem to have.
It is 6,6 liter. 7,5 was only in coupe's
No, it's the 7.5 460.
Show an engine, please.
@@Zoth_Ommog you can see some of my other videos that detail the car and sho engine bay. I just did the timing chain and carb replacement on it. 78 is the last year of the optional 460 and didn't matter if it was a sedan or coupe.
@@LiamO86 ok, thx 🙂
460...not frugal...
Stinking Lincon😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂lol I have a 1975, 38,000 miles on it original
She?! It is a BOY!😂
Sadly from 2030 on all combustion cars including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. Now they even want to slow down all the gas pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime. "Bundesabgasbespaßungsverbot" in German....(((((((
That's really unfortunate. I'm hoping that eventually someone makes an attainable EV drop in kit for classic vehicles that brings them up to local standards so that these vehicles can live on indefinitely in the future.
Really depressing as a 25 year old that lives for the classics. Stressing me out.
And meanwhile cruise ships 🚢 continue to pollute the planet 😢
Im french and proud of my country but....
I WANT TO MOVE TO AMERICA !
i love freedom and this is just too much, some call american dumb but each year our freedom go away and we can only cry about it.
Texas may be dumb and rascist but at least they wont kill me for wanting to have a cheap and fun car.
It's just plain stupid!
Great way to ruin a starter...
Iwantfreestuff
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That's nice.
That 70s land yatch has baroque and decadent written all over it. You will be lucky if you get an overall 7 mpg consumption. It is as crudely underengineered, inefficient, slow and menupausic to drive as the very similar Soviet ZIL limousine of that period. It is that embarrassingly bad!
Believe it or not, it averaged about 13mpg from N. Dakota to Idaho. The 460 of this era was bogged down as you mentioned, we are a non emission state, so I pulled off the smog equipment and plan on upgrading the carb and intake for some better performance and efficiency. Small steps at a time. Our '89 camper van has the same same power train but is fuel injected and it gets 10-11 no matter how you drive or what you're pulling. They are reliable for sure, and she sure is smooth!
Most of us land yacht diehards beg to differ with the aforementioned!
@@davidallen5776 please offer your arguments. Also, provide us with a list of cars less fuel efficent and dynamically more inept than your typical 1970s overweight gas guzzling US land yatch.
John. I have a 78 Towncar. I didnt buy it for any of the reasons you stated. I have a Porsche for that. Check my video. All fun stuff though.
Wow someone better watch out for houses falling from the sky...better get on yer broom and fly off sis, what a buzz kill...Save the land yachts 🎶
Well I'll be dipped.
Looks like you removed the headlight covers...
They are there, they just leak vaccuum when parked.