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#41 of 3244 Platforms by estatewagon Mar 21, 2000 (2:33 am)
Regarding the comment on the crash safety and shared platforms of the Crown Victoria/Grand Marquis/Town Car, the platforms were around essentially unchanged from their '79 downsizing to 1997. It's called the Panther platform, although that's not really known by anyone. Apparently, the 1979 platform was not all new; anybody who has noticed that '72-'76 Torino 2-doors' track and wheelbase were within spitting distance of the current CV/GM and '72-'76 Torino 4-doors' likewise with the Town Car should be somewhat suspicious. There's a neat piece to back this up at this website. Look at the handling section. http://members.aol.com/tocool4u26/ranchero.htm Can anyone else confirm this? It's really bothering me. Thanks, Steve
#42 of 3244 . by glenns2 Mar 21, 2000 (2:49 am)
Im thinking of buying a '95 crown vic. It has 71k miles & appears to be in perfect condition. anyone have any comments or suggestions about these cars?
#43 of 3244 95crownvic by estatewagon Mar 21, 2000 (3:15 am)
Unfortunately, I haven't owned a Ford full-size, so anything I could tell you about them you probably already know. I have driven them, and I like the way they ride and I thought the handling was perfectly O.K. for anything anyone would need. Power delivery was kind of awkward, though.
#44 of 3244 95crownvic by estatewagon Mar 21, 2000 (3:16 am)
Unfortunately, I haven't owned a Ford full-size, so anything I could tell you about them you probably already know. I have driven them, and I like the way they ride and I thought the handling was perfectly O.K. for anything anyone would need. Power delivery was kind of awkward, though.
#45 of 3244 Instrument cluster illumination by cebuano Mar 21, 2000 (5:58 am)
Have any of you with a late model CV/GM with analog gages noticed this?.... I picked up my new 2000 CV last Friday. Everything works great except for one minor annoyance. During night driving the trip odometer on the lower half of my speedometer is much brighter than the rest of the speedometer area. If I dim the cluster lighting enough to tame the brightness of the trip odometer, the speedometer and other gages are too dark. The light source is coming from an area below the trip odometer and it seems that there must be a light deflector missing or mispositioned. Any similar observations out there?
#46 of 3244 Cluster Illumination by golfnut5 Mar 22, 2000 (12:38 am)
Cebuano, I picked up my new 2000 GM last Saturday and noticed the brightness of the trip odometer while driving on a cloudy rainy day with lights on. The brightness did not bother me, however, it was only cloudy and not dark outside. I noticed that shortly after I start my GM and put it in drive, I hear a groaning sound that last about two seconds. Do you have this sound on your CV, and if so do you know what it is. I do not have the air suspension, so I thought it might have something to do with the traction control.
#47 of 3244 Cluster Illumination by golfnut5 Mar 22, 2000 (12:38 am)
Cebuano, I picked up my new 2000 GM last Saturday and noticed the brightness of the trip odometer while driving on a cloudy rainy day with lights on. The brightness did not bother me, however, it was only cloudy and not dark outside. I noticed that shortly after I start my GM and put it in drive, I hear a groaning sound that last about two seconds. Do you have this sound on your CV, and if so do you know what it is? I do not have the air suspension, so I thought it might have something to do with the traction control.
#48 of 3244 help by bdempsey2 Mar 22, 2000 (2:26 am)
i bought a 92 crown vic on my 30th birthday. i just bought my wife a new one (cv) so now this one is all mine. it has 62,000 miles on it and is mint. i would love to upgrade the car to a police interceptor package. i've all the time in the world to do it so no job is really too big. chip,suspension, exhaust,tires,brakes, whatever it takes. i never have or will hot rod it, but i would love to have the feel of the interceptor.can anyone steer me in the right direction for information to do this? i can't find anything on the internet.
#49 of 3244 caution, caution by bdempsey2 Mar 22, 2000 (2:42 am)
replace the socalled non replaceable crank case separator filter located under the pcv valve down in the intake manifold.if it stops up the crank case pressure will increase and blow the rear seal of the engine (transmission has to come out to replace it, a $300 job). a homemade tool can be fabricated to get the metal mesh filter out. cut the bottom piece off(you'll end up with about a 12 inch long straight piece). at one end turn it up at a right angle("L" shape). with this tool you can remove and install the filter. you'll see where to use the hook part of the tool(under one of the three bent over tabs of the little filter).
#50 of 3244 coat hanger by bdempsey2 Mar 22, 2000 (2:45 am)
use a coat hanger to make the tool.

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