Steve, Larry, others that might be interested in the hijack topic...
Did a little work On it the week I got it...(Nov 3 weekend) it is a former Parkersburg WV City Transit Bus was much nicer in photos they used to sell it on ebay. Was an as is sale for $3k. I got the last nice one. The other they wanted 2500 for...might have been worth it if the motor was better but, they lied on multiple fronts and were not straight forward in their dealings.
It runs well but its acceleration is good for city but tops out on highway at about 65-70 above the 2500 rpm sweet spot. 2800 is too loud.....
Needs a good scrubbing and wax job. Plus lots of work to bring it back to top notch. Has to be regeared as that 4.30 final drive in Dana 80 rear end is best for around town fun, not highway hauling and fuel economy
Will start a thread...
Been working on my '00 Crown Vic PI as was going to use it to pull a 6x12 trailer to do hauling. This Freightliner MB19FD/ Goshen Sentry bus came along allowing me to easily haul 6-8 bikes with lots of room..
Higher startup costs and operating costs but a better solution when sorted with less expense and more suitable to hauling.
Crown Vic had symptoms of a broken timing chain tensioner, or broken spring or cam follower issue. None were the case and what a PITA to work on.
Over last month I tore down motor to get front engine cover, valve covers, and lots of other things removed or disconnected. Valve cover seals are a $400 job and they are a PITA, especially the passenger side. Clearance on the motor is very very very tight. That 4.6L v8 is shoehorned into the engine bay. I preferred my 240 Volvos I drove and maintained for 23 years. Time I had, money having been out of work for the past year, that is different. Car is back together tomorrow and moving under its own power. I like the V8 power but man, it is not a fun car to work on, my 66 Volvo 122S could be a pain but, it was a lot of fun when compare d, as well as small and emmensely fun to drive.
