@@phoenixman8569 Even with the carburetor not tuned correctly, it pulled 19 mpg driving over mountain passes on its trip home. Properly tuned this car should see highway mpg around 25. That is comparable to my 1984 toyota with a 4 cylinder.
@@BakwudzRustoration the first car I remember my parents having was a silver ‘80 Continental Town Car. They bought it new in Nov 1979 - I still have the paperwork. They replaced it with a new ‘86 Town Car.
I had a 1985 Town Car and loved it - it was a summer project years ago with my brother in law where we completely gutted the interior including the headliner and bought an entire interior from a junkyard and got the car running. What was touching was I was given the car one Christmas and drove it for a few years. That thing would get 30 mpgs on the highway! Ended up having to sell it when I moved. I miss that thing. Thanks for saving this car!
i can corroborate the good mpg i just got 26 mpg on a 320 mile trip majority highway in my 1987, and i drove plenty fast when i wanted. clearly ford was serious about fuel savings when they engineered these things.
First year (1980) for the Lincoln (Town Car) downsized Panther Continental. This was the first generation for Ford's largest luxury (downsized) passenger car models that included the 1979 Ford LTD& Mercury Marque (introduced the previous year, (the model names would be changed later to the LTD Crown Victoria (then just Crown Victoria by 1992) & Grand Marque) built on Ford's amazing Panther Platform. 1980 of course was the first year for the downsized Lincoln, Panther, Continental (later the Lincoln model name would be changed to the Lincoln, Town Car).
I have an 81 Lincoln Mark VI and had a time getting it to run right . I had to replace the vacuum diaphragm, fuel injectors and a few sensors. It runs perfect now
That is way too nice to have been in a junkyard. It's missing the pull knob for the power amplifier on the stereo. Not sure if you can still pull the control out without the knob attached (you pull it, not turn it), so the stereo is driving the speakers through the external amp vs the ones built into the head unit. If all is working correctly and the speakers aren't dried up, the sound quality is significantly better when that is pulled on. Glad you saved it. Pretty car. Enjoy.
I always liked the Town Cars. They were always so elegant but understated. It is a shame someone just scraped that car when it still had a lot of life left in it. The headliner on those cars are sn easy fix. And for that car to have set out in the sun for very long, the half vinyl top is in really good shape. Barb has a good eye, but how is her nose? Haha. The car overall looks to be in reasonably good shape. I just would advise pulling out the carpet in the cabin area along with the padding and replacing it. And also have the seats steam cleaned. Mice feces and urine can be caustic. And even though you may get rid of the smell, it will come back when weather gets damp. It is safer and better for breathing to just replace carpet AND padding/sound deadening material. As old as the car is it should not be too expensive. Apparently you were meant to have THIS car because of your premonition of the keys location. I hope it all works out well for you both. And i noticed on the front driver's side headlight and on rear of decklid the nameplate was LINCOLN Continental. But on the dashboard, the wood trim above the glovebox had the LINCOLN Towncar moniker printed on it. I think 1980 was a transition year for the Town Car in many ways. Thank you for your video and happy motoring. May you have many good memories and many miles of enjoyment in that beautiful automobile. Thank you for bringing it back to life and not letting it rot. It deserves to be driven and appreciated.
One thing I would do to this is get Some AT 205 reseal and put it in a spray bottle and spray all the control arm bushings and suspension bushings it will rejuvenate them and will make them last longer. Its rejuvenates not, swell them. I used it on mine and its definitely bought some time. I hate suspension work.
AutoZone has it. It's expensive like 28$ for 8 0z and you can get it online a little cheaper. It's good stuff. Just don't get it on paint. I sprayed the suspension bushings and they look a lot better. The control arm bushings look alot better since I did it. I just sprayed them and don't wipe it off. It's supposed to rejuvenate seals in engines and transmissions too. I put a bottle AT205 in the mark vi aod transmission that had morning sickness and it fixed that issue. Scotty kilmer recommend it and I had good reviews. I have also had good luck using marvel mystery oil in the gas tank every once in a while to keep everything clean. Also have used it to quiet noisy lifters. It would be worth it to do that AT205 thing to cars bushings and rejuvenate them before too much driving. The best website I know of for panther Ford's I have found is grandmarq.net Has Lincoln section too. If that's a cheap model (not sure if it is or not)the electric should be there for almost anything you want to add. I had an 88 base model and it had wiring for the passenger power seat and light up visors and under seat lamps. I added all that.
Heads up there is a oil filter style fuel filter infront of the rear passenger tire. May have a red cover over it. I have a 81 town car fuel injected 302. That one is beautiful someone really loved it
Things to check. These had nylon over aluminum cam gear and stretchy single row timing set and if its original its on borrowed time. Remove cap an turn the crank one way then other watching rotor and see if rotor lags. If it dies change timing set to double row set. Often the fan clutch is weak and they will need front beake hoses and wheel cylinders. The turn signal lenses are glued in and often fall out. You may want to reglue them. Check rear bumper support for rust out before jacking
I've been a mechanic for about 40 years. I am aware of these issues but THANK YOU!! for your advice. This knowledge will help our other viewers. Any other tidbits you are aware of please let us know. Surprisingly this car has absolutely zero rust! Thank you so much for watching and commenting. It really helps us!!
Next time on a ford Windsor t stat do it this way. Get a zip tie and a pencil ✏️ and put the pencil across the housing where the upper hose goes. Zip tie the pointy part of the t stat to the pencil. It will stay in place. Then take a Phillips screw driver and put it through the hard to get to hole and stick it in the intake. Start the easy to get to bolt. Remove the screwdriver and Start the hard to get to bolt. Make sure gasket is in place and tighten it down. Then cut the zip tie. Install hose. Other fun things with zip ties. At the accelerator pedal pull the accelerator cable ball gently towards you. Take zip ties and put them between the ball and the pedal and cover the exposted inner cable. Cut of the ends. This remives the slack from the cable and gives way better throttle reaponse. Never use overdrive unless on a highway. You can bust out the cat centers. They like dual exhaust. I would delete egr and egr cooler lines. New double row timing set Replace all hoses and any bad vacuume lines. I would also make sure the battery cables and ground cables are good. Strongly suggest you run ethanol free gas. I have a mark vi 302 with CFI injection. 20 mpg in town and 25 on hwy. On e 10 its 12 to 15 mpg. Ethanol eats ruber parts and the hose in the gas tank and ruins fuel pump and carb. I deleted air pump, cats, EGR, air injection. I have changed all remaining sensors. If water pump goes out replace timing set. Oe is nylon over aluminum cam gear and timing cover will leak. Fan clutch is likely tired. If there is slack in timing set change it or if you find silver non magnetic shit in the drain oil or chunks of orange brown plastic change it. Clean the power seat switches.
ALL GOOD ADVICE! The car is such a time capsule we are hoping to keep it original as possible. Thank you again for your advice and watching. We will keep you posted on how it develops.
No apparent after-ignition. Still have some tuning to do on the carburetor and new exhaust. Waiting on parts! Thank you for commenting and watching. We appreciate you!
At time of video there was around 90,000. I have no reason to believe this is not original miles. Thank you for watching. More great car stories coming!
It sat for 17 years in a barn. It was removed to tear the barn down about 1 year ago. We were lucky to find it sitting out in the field. We will be keeping under cover! Thank you for watching!
IT'S A VARIABLE VENTURI COMPUTER CONTROLLED CARBURETOR. HAD ONE ON MY 1980 351 W TOWN COUPE. IF YA GET THEM TO WORK RIGHT THEY ARE GREAT. THEY GAVE GREAT FUEL ECONOMY, AND LOW EMISSIONS. MY LINCOLN BLEW AWAY IROC Z'S TO 50 MPH. 0 TO 40 MPH WAS DAMN NEAR INSTANT. MY LINCOLN DEFINITELY DIDN'T LACK POWER. EVERYBODY THAT ROAD IN IT WOULD SAY, DAMN THIS THING JETS OFF.
I have been dealing with variable venturi carburetors since their introduction and have even toyed around with them as a performance mod. The gas mileage seems to be better than the early fuel injections. Definitely much more responsive. Their worst enemy is sitting. They usually just need a thorough cleaning and sometimes a new diaphragm. Thank you for watching us, more awesome vehicles to come!
I remember occasionally driving a Crown Victoria taxi with the 351 w engine. It was an ex Virginia state police car. It had the VV and it was better on gas than the CFI 302 85 Vic I usually drove ex Henrico county sheriff's car. The 3O2 got 15 to 18 and the 351 got 18 to 26. It was also a little faster to accelerate but not dramatically so.
