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#2325 of 3244 93 Grand Marquis/Crown Victoria Automatic Transmission by krk83 Nov 15, 2004 (6:57 pm)
Replying to: jsylvester (Sep 25, 2004 5:11 am) The transmission in my Grand Marquis failed the other day, so now I'm looking around in local junk yards for a 1993 automatic transmission with manual overdrive. None of them had any, but I remembered seeing a post, that Grand Marquis and Crown Victoria's are the exact same car. So my assumption would be that a 1993 Crown Victoria would have the exact same transmission (automatic with manual overdrive). I figured I would ask in case any of you were certain, because I surely don't want to spend $600 for a 93 Crown Victoria transmission if it isn't going to fit anyway. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
#2326 of 3244 Re: '98 GM wiper problem [heart2] by ron35 Nov 16, 2004 (6:24 am)
Replying to: heart2 (Nov 15, 2004 4:51 pm) I have had the same problem, it just recently happened for the first time on my 2001 GM. Additionally, I had a couple seconds where the wipers would not turn on at all but finally did.   Ron
#2327 of 3244 Re: 2005 Grand Marquis [jsylvester] by gene42 Nov 16, 2004 (4:40 pm)
Replying to: jsylvester (Oct 21, 2004 7:59 pm) I have examined the 2005 GM and it is virtually identical to the 03 and 04 except that the radio antenna is fixed on the outside rear fender. I regard this as a step backward especially when going through a Car Wash. It puzzles me why they placed the antenna in such an inconvenient place.
#2328 of 3244 More questions about my by marsha7 Nov 18, 2004 (4:16 pm)
2004 Crown Vic, since it does things that I think are odd, but maybe the factory designed it that way for old people...I normally set my ventilation system in the fall (now) on "vent" to allow cool fresh air in from outside...I almost always set it on the lowest fan speed...whether I turn the system off, or turn the car off, when I turn on the system (and I do NOT mean to "auto"), the fan speed seems to default to "medium-high speed" and I have to turn it down multiple clicks on the fan speed button, either on the dash or on the steering wheel...why won't the fan speed stay where I leave it instead of defaulting to what Ford wants???...same thing with radio volume, I set it a little louder so I can hear it with the windows open, when I turn it off and turn back on, it defaults to very low volume and I have to keep turning it up...why can't they just leave it alone, the way I want it???...it can sometimes be really annoying... Replies to this message: nvbanker (Nov 27, 2004 9:18 am)
#2329 of 3244 Antenna by jsylvester Nov 18, 2004 (7:36 pm)
Apparently they decided it was either cheaper to have a separate antenna, and/or it would improve radio reception.   My 00 Intrepid has the antenna on the rear fender, but I've never taken it through a car wash.   On my 94 Grand Marquis, it has a power antenna on the front passenger fender. It has a rocker switch on the dash to move it up or down. Reception is great.
#2330 of 3244 RE: Fan speed - by harmar2 Nov 21, 2004 (6:56 pm)
My '00 GM does the same. I can manually regulate the fan speed, but when the AC/heater is shut off and restarted, it picks its own "right" speed, apparently to bring the interior to the temp I have set manually as efficiently as possible. This appears to be a factory set and cannot be changed. I've noticed, too, that it will heat or cool the incoming air, even if I push the button to "vent," to match the temp I have set. Again appears to be factory set that way. (My car has the automatic option, not manual controls. Pushbuttons for vent, defrost, etc.)   Sorry, can't help you with the radio volume. Mine stays where it is put.
#2331 of 3244 Re: More questions about my [marsha7] by nvbanker Nov 27, 2004 (9:18 am)
Replying to: marsha7 (Nov 18, 2004 4:16 pm) The HVAC system is designed to bring the interior of the car to the temperature you have set it for as quickly as possible, regardless of the method you have prescribed, VENT or AUTO, so if you have it set on 72 for example, and you push VENT, and the interior of the car is 85 from sitting in the sun, it's going to fire up the fan to cool down the interior with that cool outside air until it reaches the desired 72 degrees. Then it will begin to throttle back the fan automatically, unless you override the fan control, which apparently, you do. It's what Automatic Climate Control is all about. But you can always override it.
#2332 of 3244 Re: Radio Volume and Climate controls by samnoe Nov 27, 2004 (4:59 pm)
That's one of the reasons I hate auto temperature control. Another reason is it's much more difficult to use than usual manual controls. Especially in the new design which Ford introduced lately (in the 500, Freestyle, Freestar/Monterey, etc.) it's even more complicated.   And about the radio volume, I have the same "feature" in my Windstar. The manual states that whenever you start the engine, the volume will be reset to a comfortable volume. in case you put your volume way too up, it shouldn't scare you or other people, and especially if you get a remote starter and your radio has been left in a very high volume position, it will not be good...   But I do agree that even the 'reset' feature should be at a higher volume. The current setting is too low for me. And maybe Ford should offer this feature "optional", so you can turn it on or off to your liking. (sweet dreams).
#2333 of 3244 by nvbanker Nov 27, 2004 (5:45 pm)
Not all new ideas are good ones - complain in places like this one, e-mail the company. Usually you don't hear back, but they are listening....I assure you, and they do read these boards. The engineers are told to read these boards and monitor these discussions very regularly.
#2334 of 3244 I appreciate the answers by marsha7 Nov 27, 2004 (7:51 pm)
you all have given me...at least I am not alone in the woods...any thoughts on how long it takes for the engine to break in where I can get the sticker 17 city/25 hwy MPG???...I have 7200 miles on it now, since August 1, and the hwy mpg does not surpass 20-21 mpg...thoughts???

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