Recent content by lucky7901

Looks like overhead cam engine. I'm familiar with Ford 4.6 overhead cam engines and if I'm correct the problem you have is you can't swap camshaft caps to fix the broken spot. The camshaft caps are line bore to the specific cylinder head. The correct fix is to replace the whole cylinder head.

Heat the area chery red with acetylene torch. Use good leverage to then break it free. Other then that, a good exhaust shop will get that sucker off in 10 min or so and send you down the road. Shouldn't cost no more then $50-75 bucks.

To give you some history: I bought the car for about 600$ at 120k miles. It was sitting for months at a gas station. The car was a NJ police car in a suburban area for at least 100k miles doing who knows what. At this time she had 3.27 gears. A chick bought the car and ran it into the ground...

Over time a flexplate can develop stress cracks due to fatigue. I don't have any proof this was the case in my situation, however. That said, anyone with a older panther that has a civilian model buy the new Ford OEM flexplate anyway because the the updated flexplate is machined to accept 2...

Just thought I would share my latest transmission replacement. I own a 2004 Crown Victoria Police Interceptor. Currently my rig has 400k miles. My first post on here (a few months ago) I uploaded pictures of all the latest engine work which was a full Ford Racing timing chain kit and a brand...

Nothing to worry about. I have been working on 4.6 modular motors for a few years now. I can almost guarantee that you have the composite tensioners. They work purely on oil pressure from the oil pump. If your car sits for a while or you change the oil filter the oil in the tensioner will loose...

Yep. And i'm going to stock up on the Mercon V. Right now this is the cheapest Mercon V you can get and it seems to have better reviews then Supertech and Motorcraft.

Don't know what's going on but Advance Auto Parts has a variety of oils on sale. I picked up Fram Mercon V for 4 bucks and differential oil for only 2 bucks. The for sale oil is behind the counter. I saw the prices online then went to the store myself.

Probably haha. But honestly I don't even care. I have absolute love for the 4.6. Also, I don't race or anything like that. If I was looking to race responsibly a 2020 GT500 or a 1987 Buick Grand National would be my choice. Wouldn't mind a Buick Regal with a Buick 455 stuffed into it either.

Will definitely post. I plan to pocket port the heads and clean up the runners also. That will add more CFM. Nothing is cheap for a 4.6 which is why guys go straight to forced induction or a different engine all together. When done though 2V TF heads can flow more then the 3V engine. So far...

Yea, that's the other route guys take. I love turbo cars specifically turbo Buicks.

Nice work. I decided to go all out. The only way to get real power from the ole 4.6 is Trickflow cylinder heads. My P71 is my forever car and I can do the labor myself so I'm looking at TF heads, L&M cams and long tube headers. Aside from that 3.73 or 3.55 gears is the next best thing. I...

Don't worry about the cold start rattle. I have 2 of these vehicles and recently installed all new timing chains and sprockets. The cold start rattle is from the composite timing chain tensioners that are getting pumped up with oil upon engine start. It happens also after you change the oil...

I believe the truck has a different intake. I mean, it will fit but your throttle body linkage is different. The truck intake is designed for more low end torque.

I have a small business and sometimes real estate agents ask me to clean out the basements and such and it's amazing what some guys keep in basement for decades. Found an old quart of unopened oil that you guys might like to see.