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Ported vacuum switch circled in photo, showing the way it was when I purchased the car --broken and unconnected.
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tierods 004.JPG
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Driver's side view, showing new HD Moog spring. The whole chassis was painted with red oxide then black. You can see the red oxide is showing in this shot.
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carb 002.JPG
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intake manifold showing plugged vacuum ports. (on the left between the wires)
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69accy 001.JPG
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View showing the newly installed ported vacuum switch. The old one was broken and had no tubes connected. Heat from the hot water causes the switch to remove the carb vacuum hose and connect the manifold vacuum one, which is greater, and is fed to t...
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patch and clip 001.JPG
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This view shows the top-well patch that I applied. It was torn when the trunk torsion bar shot through it while I was trying to remove it. You can also see the brighter blue torsion bar, which is the replacement that was painted. Now the trunk wor...
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trunk 002.JPG
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In this view, you can see the broken bar was removed from the catch on the right side, and since it was the left side that broke, it was all removed. The grabber hook was pulled down so that the trunk would still close ok. The bar that remained sti...
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trunk dia.JPG
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Showing the difference between the Ford Trunk bars and the Mercury ones. The Mercury is heavier and larger diameter bar. I thought that the '69 Ford Galaxie would probably work, so ordered them from CTC AutoRanch in Texas. So now I have a spare we...
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new-pcv.JPG
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Showing the new PCV valve installed
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engine-accy-1.jpg
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View showing the new breather cap and elbow installed. Exactly matches the original.
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oilfilter 001.JPG
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I prefer the blue Bosch oil filters.
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pcv 002.JPG
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This is where the PCV valve tubing goes into the carb.
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patch and clip 002.JPG
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The new replacement torsion bar (lighter blue) and the original one. The replacement came out of a '69 Marquis convertible that was at the CTC Auto Ranch in Texas. They are VERY helpful, and have lots of Mercurys from 1969.
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torsion 001.JPG
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This is the piece that spontaneously broke off the torsion bar.
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trunk 001.JPG
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This is the right side of the trunk, with the torsion bar that remained unbroken, still under pressure (before I tried to remove it)
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trunk hinge 001a.jpg
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This shows the unbroken bar still connected, and the method I used to dislodge it from the grabber. It worked, but the other side was STILL under pressure! Which I didn't expect.
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trunk hinge 002.JPG
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more views
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trunk hinge 003.JPG
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The right side, showing the broken bar's "U" end.
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trunk hinge 004.JPG
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another view
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trunk repair 001.JPG
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I had Chuck's Auto Body on Tyler in Mentor re-attach the replacement rod. This view show the left side.
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trunk repair 002.JPG
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This view shows the right side, along with the tear that was made by the old rod shooting out of the bracket (my bad)
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oil-sending-unit.JPG
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New oil sending unit installed on 2/23/22 because the old one was leaking oil.
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starter-relay.JPG
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New starter relay installed on 2/23/22 because old one was sticking. (Starter kept running)
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c9afu carb a.jpg
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autolite dash pot a.jpg
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autolite dash pot b.jpg
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GMQ 002.JPG
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Although this is titled a "Ford" Grand Marquis, and has the Ford name on the trunk, the grille has the Mercury Waterfall M! This was a Mexico only version.
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GMQ 003.JPG
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On the trunk the blue oval is found!
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289 HP air cleaner date code.jpg
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