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Tan and dark blue Ford Crown Victoria sedans parked front-3/4 in a driveway.
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“Gone to the great parking lot in the sky”1999 Ford Crown Victoria

documented by Steve83 133 photos documented since 1 years documented ♡ Follow this build

The story

Bought in decent condition in Boston, but it didn't survive the 1,400-mile 21-hour ODYSSEY back to Memphis. Totalled (by dollars - not damage) when I rear-ended a Tahoe in Dec 06; it's on its way to the salvage yards. — Steve83

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After flying 6 hours Saturday morning, I drove 1,400 miles home in 21 hours with my "new" car. I wo… Dark blue Ford Crown Victoria sedan on driveway, water-beaded, with silver car and brick house behind. Tan and dark blue Ford Crown Victoria sedans parked front-3/4 in a driveway. Rear view of a blue and a silver Ford Crown Victoria parked side by side on a wet driveway Blue and silver Ford Crown Victoria sedans photographed from the rear on a wet driveway Rear view of two Ford Crown Victoria sedans, one dark blue and one tan, on a wet driveway Driver-side engine bay view of a Ford Crown Victoria V8 with intake duct, alternator and reservoirs 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — Dusty Ford V8 engine bay with plastic intake, alternator and coolant reservoir in a blue car 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — Dirty V8 engine bay close-up with alternator, serpentine belt, intake tube, and power steering cap 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — Underside of an engine showing pulleys, serpentine belt, and oil cooler lines with crimped fittings 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — Rusty exhaust manifold with studs and a white Motorcraft oil filter in engine bay 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — This is what I had to do after the #6 plug blew out of the head at 2AM Sunday 1,000 miles into a 1,400-mile t… These diagrams are for 1999, but the information is generally applicable to '95-up. Dark Mode (no dome lights… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — This is all that's left of the build sheet. I found it taped in the trunk under the carpet, adhered to the pa… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — $525 later, this arrived. #5553 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — This is the instruction page for using this kit: http://www.timesert.com/html/triton_repair.html ...and this… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — I ordered 3 extra inserts so I could fix all 8 holes. Brian at Promar Engine was very patient & helpful. Thes… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — This is how I made it the last 400 miles home, and another ~100 driving around before I got the TimeSert kit.… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — The coil barely fits wedged between the extension & the fuel rail, which gives it the most strength to hold t… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — The coil was damaged by the spark plug hammering it for ~15 miles, but I broke a little more away so it would… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — Since I didn't clean the wall of the head, the epoxy broke free easily, and I had no trouble backing the sock… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — I should have known the camera wouldn't focus on the bottom of the hole, but it's relatively free of epoxy re… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — The first tool starts by cleaning out any remaining spark plug threads (red pointer), then uses a smooth pilo… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — Even the tools specifically sold for working on these heads aren't long enough to do the job with the valve c… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — Following the instruction, I loaded the cutter with grease to collect the majority of the shavings. It worked… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — Next, the reamer is used to enlarge the hole for the tap. More grease catches most of the shavings. 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — I didn't want to overload the grease, so I stopped halfway & cleaned it out. 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — The 3rd run of the reamer makes sure the tapered shoulder is cut correctly, so I cleaned the reamer again, pe… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — A lot of metal gets removed for the BigSerts, which have a thicker wall than the normal TimeSerts. 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — The tap also has a pilot tip, and the instructions recommend grease again. I used a manual ratchet to drive t… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — The insert is threaded onto the installation tip, which slips into the driver, retained by its O-ring. The lo… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — Once the insert is torqued properly, the screw must be loosened to release the tip from the insert. 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — The final step is to expand the insert with the last tool, which must be oiled. This sets the insert permanen… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — The old coil probably still works fine, but I decided to replace it anyway. Same for the spark plug, if I had… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — Once I get the other 7 done, I'll replace the alternator connector. UPDATE: Turns out I won't be blowing any… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — Potential replacements for the crappy stock headlight switch bulbs. The LED will require a 500 Ohm resistor t… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — After reading 2vModular's article, I bought these as possible replacements for the stock bulbs. http://www.p7… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — The original incandescent bulbs are known to burn out quickly because they're on constantly, but not even For… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — Even though it's expensive from RS, this blue LED is a better replacement because it will last indefinitely.… 1999 Ford Crown Victoria — To begin, unwrap the factory bulb's wires from the base.
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