1967 Lincoln Project Update 28 Apr 2024 Detail Work and Test Drives
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- čas přidán 27. 04. 2024
- Fixed a couple of leaks - one on the return hose connection at the power steering gear and the other a water leak on the main elbow connection on the intake manifold where the heater hose connects - tightened all the hose clamps. Got my steering wheel aligned. Drove it and she handles like the land yacht that she is. I'm still not 100% convinced the alignment is 100% correct, but at least it feels safe to drive now.
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What a shame about the repaint. I guess I didn't notice the flaws and short cuts someone took years ago to your wonderful Lincoln. Growing up & working in my father's body shops, I remember pulling lock cylinders, handles, moldings, weather stripping, marking & storing them along with the clips, nuts, and bolts (if they came off in one piece). Taking these extra steps made all the difference in the world. But you're right. It's all about time & money. Hats off and much respect to you.
Thanks. Yeah the body work is going to be a very large project in and of itself somewhere down the road.
You have been very fortunate with the power steering pump with the steering gear leak. The crank mounted pump is very delicate about fluid level. My 68 was in the paint shop for months. They need to move it to a different booth and the pump was making noise. They added regular power steering fluid, it ruined the seals and the pump itself. Sent it off for rebuild and was told unable due to severe housing and internal damage. Very pricey to replace but I didn’t want to install electric steering or modify anything. All it takes is money, right. Have fun!
I have two extra power steering pumps plus a seal kit I bought from Mark II Enterprises. I thought about resealing one and then selling it, but I'd have to mount it and test it first and that would be a lot of work. I was going to reseal the one that was on my original engine, then ended up buying a rebuilt one at a good price. Plus a good working one came with the engine I bought.
hey, thanks for all the videos! I can get a lot of information from this. I am also restoring a 67 Lincoln myself. I have a question... where does the vacuum go on the back of the carburetor? the one sitting on the side of the window? Thank you in advance, I will continue to follow you and I think your videos are great, greetings from the Netherlands, Richard
Hang onto those! The rebuilt one I ended up with was $850.00 my core was not repairable. Crazy.
Oh i will! I'm sure I'll try selling one eventually for a much more reasonable price.
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The video is on “GMC MOTORHOME REHAB RANCH.” Recorded 8 months ago. I stumbled on it one day. 50:30 long but it looks identical to the trico motor in my 68. Interesting.
It can be embarrassing at times when smoke happens. Lol. I had a 63 sedan with 63000 original (hard) miles. I was about a mile from home one day and a huge plume of white smoke started coming out the exhaust. Luckily I knew what it was. The vacuum modulator on the transmission had ruptured so the engine was sucking up and burning the transmission fluid! Another time, same car I was turning the last corner on the way home and acrid smoke started to come out from under the hood. One of the diodes in the alternator had broken in two and was shorting to the alternator chassis. The 8 gauge wire from the alternator to the batt side of the starter solenoid burned all of the insulation off and was also grounding out to the body of the car. I made it home to disconnect the battery. There are a lot of memories with old cars and actually very few of them are bad.
Your stories are always entertaining!
I sure don't remember all of these vacuum issues on my '67. But then again, it was a low mile car that was always garaged when I bought it. I'm probably fortunate it wasn't a highly optioned vehicle when new . No ATC, AC, door locks or trunk release. My issues were always the power top relays and motors, the turn signal and brake lights, and of course, the exhaust manifold leak. It must be a relief to you to have so many parts available now. They weren't when I was considering holding on to mine years ago. I'm curious to know what your friend is asking for his "66 convertible. Kicking myself now for what I sold MINE for in 1995, after watching all of these You Tube videos. None of my business, but I hope you might consider painting it the same green color when that day comes. Repainting door jams, under the hood and the deck lid is a real pain. Wish I could have been there with you to help bleed the brakes, but it looks like you got it done. I always look forward to your updates. Terry
Hey Terry. Oh I don't know Bubba Sanders. He's just another person here who has a CZcams channel. If I find out how much he's asking, I'll let you know! If the door jambs, etc. had been left alone instead of being painted over with a lack of sufficient masking, I might consider keeping the original color, but this is not the original paint and the repaint was terrible. They painted right over the door lock mechanisms instead of taping them off. Someday, I'll have to clean off that paint and start fresh. I do regret changing the original color of my 67 Lincoln Convertible. It was originally metallic maroon with a white top, but I changed it to dark blue with a black top. Looked good for a couple of years, but I didn't have much money back then and it showed. That car was one I should have kept the original color. Ironically, I now own a 2011 Town Car that is metallic maroon and she's a beaut! Victor
The taillights in the thumbnail made me click.
Glad they caught your eye! Thanks for the comment.