When the connection for this tube begins to leak, the coolant burns on the hot engine, and produces a sweet smell that is unmistakably engine coolant. This leak springs from the heater tube, which allows coolant to flow between the , and only begins to leak coolant onto the ground in advanced stages of disrepair. This leak is difficult to locate as it is buried underneath the Not a bad deal for a dead reliable car for four years.The 4.6L Modular V8 engine used in the Crown Victoria after 1995 is known for displaying the normal symptoms of a coolant leak, including overheating, especially when the vehicle is idling, the strong smell of coolant from the engine, and illumination of the It eventually got sold for $3500 with 185,000 on the odometer. More than once I had people see me and the car and think I was from the government. I used to deliver court papers to people wearing suits. I was actually following a guy once on the freeway since he was moving quickly and I was in a hurry. This is the last picture I have of it, and it was starting to look pretty mean. Then, I started blacking out the chrome with matte black paint. Now we're talking! I would get thumbs up and looks when I floored it next to other cars since it sounded like a muscle car.

That thing had about six different mufflers to quiet it down. I went and paid a muffler shop to weld in straight pipes in place of the resonators. After looking at the air box, I realized I could remove most of it with a drill and a Dremel. Since it was so cheap and pushing 90,000 miles, I decided to play with it a little to wake up that 4.6 liter V8.įirst I went to Autozone and grabbed a K&N filter. I bought my dad's old 2003 Lincoln Town Car, which is the same thing but with a few more buttons a few years back for something like $5200.

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