Lincoln Mark VII

Change your fuel filter. Also make sure you didn't trip the fuel cut-off switch. Happened to me.

The biggest problem I've had with my Mark VIII wasn't the stereo so much as it was an after-market alternator. I've been thru several from chain parts stores and until I sucked it up and bought the factory/dealer unit, I have ALWAYS had charging problems and low battery voltage. Especially whenever I played my stereo. The after-market units apparently don't seem to communicate with the cars computer properly. If you have an alternator from anywhere else, bite the bullet. It's worth the extra money.

Go to the part store and rent or buy ball joint tools and press them out

not recommended, you will have to eliminate the air bag suspension, put coils in the vehicle. reason your airbags are not designed to operate at full capacity. they will blow then you will have 22" jack stands.

You really don't have to remove anything but the air bags and turn off the switch for the air ride system... But if you want to you can remove the Air Ride light bulb that will be on all the time, take out the compressor next to the battery, pull the air ride computer out which is next to the switch, and the hardest job would be removing all the air lines and the wire harness for it ... I would take everything off and sell all the good parts on ebay and you could get back some of the money you spent on the spring conversion kit.

Its kind of a toss up as to what wheels will fit a mark vii although we have 5 stud hubs and axles the problem lies in the front hub and bearing. Most new model fords SN-95 or newer have the hub machined at a 45 degree angle. The problem with most wheels is that the hub sticks to far out without being machined. The second problem is that if you find wheels that fit or machine the hub the center ca[s for the wheels most likely wont fit because of the endcap for the bearing assembly. Machining the rotors are not that difficult i did it in my drive way with a 5 in die grinder. I have 99-04 mustang bullitt wheels on my mark. good luck

Remove the hydroboost unit from the firewall and replace it with the vacuum assisted booster. If you are careful you may be able to do this without disconnecting the brake lines. You will need new powersteering lines and find a vacuum source for the new booster.

if they are like the 85 air bag suspen they have an electronic bleed off valve on the bag

The portion of payments due in the current period (1 yr) are considered the current portion of long term debt; the remainder would be considered long term debt, though this is difficult to justify, given that auto loans are consumer debt - that is debt that is not tax deductable. The portion of payments due in the current period (1 yr) are considered the current portion of long term debt; the remainder would be considered long term debt, though this is difficult to justify, given that auto loans are consumer debt - that is debt that is not tax deductable.

To check the bags, soapy water them and if you see bubbles then you know you have a leak.

No it doesn't have a 9 inch rear... All though I really wish it did... It is a 8.8 inch ring gear and it is also an integral differential. Meaning that the only way to access the gears is to remove the rear cover. The 9 inch Ford rear was a bullet proof rear end. It has what they call a removable carrier and also you can just remove the pinion gear by itself. What made these rears so great was on the end of the pinion gear was a snout that slipped into a roller cage type bearing, so when under heavy excelaration the ring gear won't bend the pinion gear and break off destroying the whole rear end... This was a problem on all GM cars with a 10 bolt rears. The 12 bolt rears were a bit stronger but a lot of guys who drag raced their GM cars would put 9 inch Ford rears in them. Then a company called "Strange" bought the patten rights from Ford so they started using their 8.8 rears... I had to rebuild mine in my 89 Mark VII twice now and the 2nd time I put a 3.73 gear set in it and replaced the 3.27. If it was a 9 inch I'd still be driving it without ever taking it apart, only changing the gear oil in it every 25,000 to 50,000 depending on how much I was towing my camper... I've been using Mobil 1 Synthetic 75/140w since I bought.

As these are outstanding engines !! Treat them well and they will give back !! I have an 89 Mark and right now it has 301,000 miles !! Change the oil and(good) filter every 2500 miles and give it PREMIUM Fuel !! Make sure the cooling system is always in good condition, and drive belt. Also really good spark plugs and wires !!

i was told the alternator was going bad and somehow it was backing up into the speedometer

From 1984 to 1989 they did not have any airbags but 1990 - 1992 they had only one in the steering wheel...

There is a small hole below the compass button that allows for something small such as a paper clip... press and hold it and it will allow for you to configure the compass..

I converted my 1990 LSC with a kit from strutmasters and notice very little diffference overall, and have noticed bodyroll is less in the slalom with the springs.

That's kinda tough to answer without knowing more information like Miles, year, options,

Special Edition's are worth more especially 1990 grey special Edition's because they are rare.

Generally the lower the miles the more it can be worth because it would be less worn and usually in better condition. Hope this helps

On the front on both sides you see this thing that looks like a little spring covered with matirial it takes a star screwdriver and you can adjust it up or down, it's hard to explain what it looks like but it's right by the air bag

there is a coil spring conversion made by Arnott, i have it on my 91 LSC SE and the ride is so much better, i would check out Eibach, Tein, and other spring companies, as well as cross reference parts from a thunderbird/cougar/mustang of the same year range There are ride height adjusters under the front and rear of the car to lower the car all you need to do is adjust these and you can drop it at least a couple inches. only make sure car is supported by jack stands when doing so.

There are a few things that could be wrong. 1- It could be the computer located in the trunk behind where the switch is for shutting the air ride off. 2- A leak in one of the lines or the bags. 3- The compressor is bad. 4- A bad air bag solenoid. 5- A bad height sensor.

The Air Ride system can be scanned for trouble codes too that can help you better diagnose the system. Also there is a Club you can join and get a lot of help from them too, go to: " thelincolnmarkviiclub.org "

5 quarts

At the very back of the engine block by the firewall At the very back of the engine block by the firewall

If the car has been sitting for awhile maybe the heater fan has a mouse nest in it. Not much info to go by . Does it get louder when fan gets turned to hi ? Could it be a hissing sound from one of the vacuum hoses being off ? Does it change at all when climate control unit is turned off? Message me and I can try to help you further.

Mark 7 Heaven

good points, but there is no vacuum on the climate controls, just electronic servos. If you do hear a vacuum leak, the only source i know would be the parking brake line.

1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8 is the firing order for the 5.0 H.O. engines... If it's not the H.O. engine it is: 1 - 5 - 4 - 2 - 6 - 3 - 7 - 8...

LH side or RH side take the plastic shield or inner fender(mud gard) that is below the fender then take the signal lamp off ,after that start taking the nuts that holds the bumper cover and fender close to the tire it could be an 8 or 10 ml socket ,open the door and you'll see 2 more fender bolts take those off also ,under the car where the fender ends it has two more bolts take theme off then on the upper seccion of the fender it has more screws. good luck!