26:00 I wanna get that blackhead out you got in your ear so b-aaad! Lol Sir, I must add, i admire your hustle. It's honest and filled with job security. And mook, stay golden 🫂
Kevin .I am a 3rd generation professional mechanic. And your explanation of dieseling and the caus and how to fix it .are the absolute best I have ever heard . Thanks so much for your easy explanation of things. And good to see Mook in a revival.
Yes, I have been working on cars for over 50 years and I had no clue that "Dieseling" was caused by the carb always went to timing. Granted I only have seen it a few times in my life and nothing that I worked on. But now that I know, I am much the wiser. Don't get to work on too many carb cars these days though. I am wondering why he is calling a 429 a 460 though??? Replacement engine said 429.
Some interesting facts about the Mark III: - The dash woodgrain is real wood. The '69 model year had faux wood on the dash, but Ford changed to real wood for the '70 and '71 models. - It has automatic climate control, controlled by an analog computer in the passenger's footwell. It controls both the fan speed and blend door automatically based on inside and outside temperature, as well as the panel/floor/defrost vent actuators. - Your Mark III is also equipped with a rear defogger. Not a defroster, just a defogger. Basically a fan that blows air on the rear window to remove fog from the inside of the window during cold seasons. - As indicated by the breather mounted to the front of the A/C box in the engine compartment, your Mark III is likely equipped with the "Sure-Track" brake system, an early form of anti-lock for the rear wheels. It uses a speed sensor located in front of the pinion on the differential to sense a rapid drop in speed, and will pulse the rear brakes to keep the car going straight under hard braking. The actuator is located underneath the passenger floorboard, you can barely see it when looking from the engine bay. It basically just looks like a brake booster. One thing to note: The rear brake line runs through the sure-track actuator, so if something ever goes wrong with the actuator it can affect the rear brakes. - The power steering pump is mounted on the timing cover behind the harmonic balancer because... Ford. It's strange. - On the topic of the power steering pump, it's not only for power steering, it also operates the hydraulic windshield wipers. The wipers are operated by the hydraulic motor on the firewall, which is speed controlled by a cable attached to a knob on the instrument cluster. - The vents on behind the back glass are functional, there is a fresh air control on the instrument cluster (on the same pod as the wiper control) that opens a set of flaps that let air flow out the package tray. - The power locks and trunk release are vacuum-operated, as well as the park-brake auto-release. - That "Headlights" indicator on the overhead console is actually to let you know if the headlight doors don't fully open. There's a little switch behind each door that if the door jams, the light will stay on letting you know that you have a problem. You know, because the lack of light coming from the headlights wouldn't be enough. - The brights are completely controlled by the auto-dimmer. That is, there is no true "off" for the auto-dimmer, you basically turn the sensitivity knob all the way up until it just says "on" all the time. Because of this, your high-beam switch still has two positions, but instead of the normal "low-high" beam selection, it's an "on-off" for the auto-dimmer. Technically there is a third position though, if you slightly depress the high-beam switch while it's already in the "on" position, it operates as a momentary switch and will blink the brights. It's kinda tricky to do, half the time I end up just turning the system off by accident because it's hard to press the button just enough to blink the brights without clicking it off. This also functions as a way to check if the auto-dimmer system is on, as the momentary switch doesn't work when the button is latched off. - You'd think the seat belt light sensed when you didn't have your seat belt on. You'd be wrong. It literally just turns on for 5 seconds when you turn the ignition on to remind you to put on your seat belt. If it doesn't work, the thermal delay relay that operates it is probably burnt out. - The turn signal stalk with the button on it is worth approximately $500-600. Don't break it. I also saw you had the special Continental Mark III manual, which is good, since the Mark III is so special that Ford had to make its own manual to explain all the Ford weirdness they crammed into the thing. I love the Mark III, IMO it's probably the pinnacle of Ford's luxury design. None of the Mark series after it topped the Mark III's level of quality, in fitment or materials, especially in the interior.
You Did Not Mention The Rim Blow Horn , Caddy Came up with this Horn Actuator First and Lincoln Copied it. I loved the Torque of the 460 and Posi Traction it Would Lay Down Two Rows of Rubber for 30 Feet whenever I stomped on my Triple Black Mark III.
@@davidk8893 I had a triple black '70 Mark III in the 1980's. The Suretrack started causing the brake pedal to pulsate. I took the car to the Lincoln dealership and no one knew what to do. Except, this guy named "Sarge" in the service department. He got underneath the dash and pulled the plug on the Suretrack. I just had regular disc brakes after that.
As a Cadillac owner / fan, I approve this. I don’t care if it’s a Caddy, Lincoln, Imperial, Olds or Buick, those old land yachts are the kings of the road still today.
I absolutely agree with you.👍As a teenager in the 70's I liked the big cars. I had a 67 Chrysler New Yorker with a 440, but my favorite was a 69 Cadillac Sedan Deville with a factory 375 hp, 472 cid engine and turbo 400 transmission. My friends all had muscle cars. We drag raced. (not much else to do in a tiny town) My friends quit making fun of my caddy when I won most races. That car would get up and go!
Kevin was 100% correct when he said if you wanna get there in style and quiet (usually) comfort.....you would gladly forego the few gallons of gas this 460ci 4V eats up, without any hesitation. These old cars were classy then,....and still are because there is nothing that comes close to their sheer size, girth, prestige, and elegance. And the interiors of those old boats were way more stylish than any modern car.....fake wood veneer notwithstanding. Lol. Great video....worth a 2nd viewing. You guys make great videos and commentary is informative and hilarious. Thank you.
Great episode! '71 pre-dated the Malaise Era by a couple years, and the MkIII was an iconic model for Ford/LM. Wondered what your Dad would have thought of it, vs. the Olds? I hope Angus gets all the little things ironed out (AC, exhaust, rust mitigation, tires, etc) and films it to be a followup video for the channel. Thanks Kev, Mook & Angus.
Your Lincoln brought back a memory for me. I bought a '64 Lincoln Continental for 100 bucks in 1974. The Arab oil embargo had alot of people dumping thier nice land yachts cheap. Some cleaning and detailing soon made it look and run like brand new. I drove it to the store I worked at and parked next to my bosses Lincoln. Exactly like yours but maroon. The store manager later told me that the store owner had asked him whose blue Lincoln was that next to his. He said 'it's Jerrys' he repeated the question and got the same answer! I guess he couldn't believe an 18 year old making $1.75 an hour could afford a Lincoln that nice!! Sure made me proud😂
That was really thoughtful Kevin! You could tell by the look on his face, he wasn't expecting you to give him the car!! Proper job team! Excellent content as ALWAYS!
@@JunkyardDigs Angus deserved it, but most importantly, you made the right call for the missus to be happy about your yard not being full. Have a nice stag party brother!
Man I'm seriously loving all this boat content. All my life everyone's gave me shit for loving land yaughts but how can you say no to 10 feet of hood a truck you could have a twin mattress in and take a nap if you needed to in and the entire front an back seat couches. There's nothing not to love about these old cars thanks for making this for everyone to watch man
I have learned so much about carburetors, timing, vacuum, and most things concerning making these classics not only run, but fine tuning the nitty gritty, thank you so much for taking the time! You explain how they work very thoroughly but in an understandable way, excellent job!
In 1974, I bought a 73 Mark IV. It was Ice Blue with more than enough chrome to get you home. I Paid $5,500. It was a wonderful machine. It did everything your 71 does but it was quiet as a mouse. It was large enough to hold six farmers going to an out of state farm show, with enough room remaining for several six packs of beer. I don't know of any car today that has its level of size, comfort and simplicity. Note: They eat brakes and shocks for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I also owned a 76 but it did not have the classic style that became the signature "look" of the 73 model. Thank you for the video. It brought back some great memories.
Thanks for the lesson on dieseling, Kevin. Parents had an 85 Dodge Caravan from 87 to 98, it was in the fleet, between them and my first wife. That little 2.2 started dieseling in 89. Had that damn electronic carburator. 210k on it when we traded it in toward an 89 Dakota Shelby. Dad and I found the solution in the back 40 parking lot, on a 73 Pinto. The motorcraft 2 barrel from the 2,3 Lima I4. Pulled it and took it to my gearhead mentor, my uncle. Classic car modder, who taught me how to supervise up anything from a dozer to a classic lead sled. Picked up a carb rebuild kit, dad and I sat down, and learned from the master. Used the Holley on his 25th anniversary Mustang GT to show us how to properly set idle. Gave us our homework, and dad and I set it up. Ran perfect when the ex and I traded it in 98. Current wife picked up a low mile base 87 Dakota in 03. Had the same issue. Buddy had a used Motorcraft 2 bbl on a 2.3 sitting in his shed. Passed the knowledge to my wife and daughter that weekend. They did the rebuild,and we used the carb on the 73 F 100 shop truck to reach them how to set idle. It now loves with her and her family. Did a 318 swap, mold build, and 5 speed swap on it when she was 15. Became hers at 16. Son in law's also a gearhead, upgraded brakes and suspension, and repainted it as an anniversary gift. Added a tone matched Raptor bed liner, and new tool box last year. Their shop truck. Thanks for taking the time to pass that lesson along, Kevin. And for bringing back a couple family bonding memories.
Shoutout to Kevin for giving us transfer slot/basic carb tuning info. It helped me recently. I fix mowers, ATV's, etc little stuff. Can set up a small carb while taking a nap. Never touched a 2/4 bbl carb Had a customer ask me if I could get his 84 El Camino running right. Sure lets take a look I said! Had a Holley spreadbore on it that someone had set up SO wrong. "Idle" screw ran all the way in, rotted vacuum lines, junk power valve, even the secondary blades had an adjustment screw that was played with, and mixture screws were about to fall out. Set the transfer slots and everything else just like Kevin would, set the timing by ear(no timing tab on the front cover) When I was done, Just kiss the key and it fires right up and idles like a dream, crisp and responsive too(for a weak 305 of course) Dude was super happy, said he'd never seen it run so good. Now I get to work on his '49 dodge coupe next lol.
This video actually helped me fix my 1972 Dodge Coronet. It's got a 318 and it had a miss and was dieseling and I checked the plugs and a couple were gapped wrong and I set my transfer slots and it ran perfect. Thanks for the help.
I had a 72 Mark four for many years. Drove that car to Arizona and back from Seattle many times at 100 miles an hour with the air-conditioning on full blast the whole way. Never overheated never failed me.
Kevin, its been said before, but if this youtube stuff goes south and you don't want to go back to being an engineer, you'd make an excellent shop teacher. Great content, thanks!
To bad there’s no shop classes & no school will allow anyone to start one up claiming insurance, the koolaid heads don’t want to teach their activists who only want to indoctrinate anti American hatred, we’ve been trying to get ANY form of shop class in my district for 20 years now & we get sued by the teachers union & the DOE every time, please try in your area we have the pendulum moving, a little more back shoving & we can swing it back to some sanity, get ready for a fight with rabidly hateful people tho
The Mark III is a stunning car. And the pre ‘72 460 is a spectacularly smooth engine. I’m so glad they are going to resurrect a car that should be on the road.
Your explanation of the cause for dieseling was identical to what a 20yr Chevy engineer explained to me when I had horrible issues getting the QuadraJunk on an 84 TransAm 305 to run after a rebuild many years ago. That was the first foray I had into carburetors and felt incredibly grateful having him as a neighbor then. So glad you finally had an opportunity to show the symptoms and explain the fix for dieseling to complement your stellar carbatator knowledge
Thank you for the lesson on dieseling, I've got an 84 Buick Skylark and that thing diesels like there's no tomorrow. I was thinking of getting rid of that thing but watching your videos is making me want to go back out and work on that POS again. Some of the issues on the Booik, I feel like, are most of the issues this car had. So thank you, Kevin, for making me want to keep working on the ol' booik
Kevin, I love you save these overlooked classics. They deserve the chance to live on. Too many times up here in Canada they are just left to rot then scrapped. Keep saving those land yacht's!!
Bought a 1966 Lincoln Continental in the early 90's. Had a 462, with 68K original miles. Super quiet car that floated down the road at 90 mph! Heard nothing but a quiet whoosh. Of course it weighed in at 5,100 lbs of suicide 4 door heaven!
I just want to give a second and say that I so much appreciate your channel. It's never changed always had good fun whilst being informative. Thanks kevin and Angus and Mook for all you guys do.
My dad , who passed away 14 years ago would have been addicted to this channel. I watch with his spirit and hope you continue to do these for a long time time. Keep up the good work! Fellow Iowan!
I picked up a ‘77 Lincoln MKV back in ‘18. It is a very clean Midwestern car OE from Iowa. I put a warmed up 521 BBF with TFS heads, had the C6 rebuilt and added a limited slip diff and kept the 2.50 gears. An absolute pleasure to drive, very comfortable with Bilstein shocks. It can roast the tires for a city block on the primaries as I had to use a single plane Torker II intake in order to close the hood with the OE air cleaner. An honest car with a blue chip old school Ford driveline. It appears you have a nice find. 20 years ago I would have laughed if someone suggested a 70s boat, but not now ❤
The horn is a rim-blow, press the inside of the wheel. Remember, this took leaded 100 octane. Add lead, ZDDP, Octane booster. New low pressure exhaust will also improve performance. Get the A/C working and you have cruisimus maximus.
@@NikkiSticks uhhh oil still has zinc, and plenty of it if you pay attention to the manufacturers MSDS, and you can’t add lead to fuel… lead is banned, unless it’s off road fuel VP, Sunoco, etc. or AVGAS they don’t sell lead additives for fuel, period anywhere. Hence my question add lead to what? Unless you mean use a leaded fuel? Which is also illegal for any on road vehicle. You should go watch lake speed jr talk about the importance of zinc (ZDDP) and its over use, a lot of information on the misinformation being passed around on the tubes about it by car people
@@NikkiSticks add lead to the gas… that’s impossible, there are no “lead” additives, lead was removed in 1996, do you mean race fuels? Like VP, sonoco etc? The only other place to get leaded fuel in AVGAS, and it’s illegal for on road vehicles, also almost all oils still have zinc (ZDDP) you just have to find the one that has enough for a flat tappet cam, go watch lake speed jr and his ZDDP myth busting,
That car brings back some fond memories. In 1970, I was about 17 years old when my grandfather shows up in his new Lincoln. He drove it from Utah to California. I barely had my driver's license. He saw me drooling over his Lincoln and flips the keys to me saying, "take her for a spin". Without hesitation, I jumped in and drove off. For comparison, my father's family car was a '63 Ford Galaxy station wagon. It couldn't hold a candle to that Lincoln. Of all the features that Lincoln had, the cruise control blew me away. It seemed like pure magic when it started regulating its own speed at the push of a button. I had never seen a car with cruise control let alone driven one.
Best explanation, diagnosis, and correction of a dieseling engine I’ve ever heard. If you have a combo that you cannot dial in enough initial timing then you can correct the situation by drilling a small hole in each butterfly on the primary side. That will allow extra air so the engine will idle without allowing any extra fuel in at the same time. What a great example of how vehicles should be cared for!
RE the Dieseling. Preach it, Kevin! 👍 I'm 59 and I forget that stuff like this is a lost art. Learnt this the hard way with a 74 Malibu that was only 9 years old at the time.
Was watching an older video earlier and laughed nearly the whole time. I came to this video to say that the trio that is Kevin angus and dalton will always make for good entertainment. The v6-v8 swap video in the impala. Love all the content keep it fellas.
The 1970 Continental Mark III was the first American car to be equipped with steel belted radial tires as standard equipment. The die cast chrome plated Rolls Royce grill was Iacocca's idea and had two pieces. The outside shell and the verticle slats. It was costly to manufacture at almost $300 in 1969. 1971 was the only year with one piece, high back twin comfort lounge seats. The 1970 was identical with adjustable headrests being the only visual difference. The '69 Mark III had exposed windshield wipers, volcano styled turbine hubcaps and was missing the square reflectors on the rear bumper. There were also smaller (ridiculously so) leather grab handles for such heavy doors. Also, the front parking/running lights were clear, requiring an amber bulb.
You Did not Mention Lee Iacocca is the one who fought with Henry Clay Ford to make this Iconic car a Reality, Ford Did not want the Expensive Grille to be used and Iacocca Made it happen along with the Excellent Body Lines of the Mark III.
That car was on the same chassis as the concurrent Thunderbird. That steering wheel is a rim blow that would sometimes get stuck; I think Cougars and some other cars had that feature. It looks like the headlight doors work and hold vacuum; they are designed to retract up when they lose vacuum. (There is a check valve that goes bad and I have seen them so bad they will retract up when you shut off the engine.) I am wanting to say the windshield wipers are hydraulic? Cool fact: Dean Martin drove one of these in the movie, "The Wrecking Crew." They blew the car up in one scene. GREAT VIDEO!
I've had a dozen old cars with that "rim blow" horn and always kinda liked them. It's hard to blow them on purpose, but they'll feel you "jump" and let fly before you even try to, if something startles you. Which is when a horn needs to be blown, IMHO...
I live in Fairfield, IA. When this episode aired, I could not believe that you were showing a car exactly like the one that I brought to Iowa from San Jose, CA in 1984. When you started pulling it out of the garage on the jack I saw that the chrome had been rubbed off of the stainless steel bumpers by a tow bar. I KNEW THAT THAT WAS MY OLD LINCOLN.!!! It was my dream car since high school. This is the car that Lee Iacocca did after the Mustang. It was the car that was to compete with the Cadillac Eldorado. I think it surpassed it. My wife bought me the car for me in CA for $2,500 around 1981. I put a new top on it and painted it the original color. I replaced the "rim blow" to make it work when I had it. The engine had already been overhauled when I got it. I sold the car at a Mecum Auction in Des Moines (yes Mecum used to be in DM) for $2,300 around 1992. A man bought the car for his 16 year old son. I left all the paperwork in the glove box and I see that it is still there. I loved driving that big boat. In fact its nickname was "das Boot," after a German film, of the era, about a submarine. I hope Angus loves and cherishes it as much as I did. Call it "das Boot" and it will do anything you want it to do. Enjoy!!
Fun fact about the C6 trans in that car, at 25 mph if you put the pedal to the floor it will drop to 1st, at 30 mph it will drop to 2nd. Same thing with the shifter, 25 mph gets you first, 30 mph gets you second. Now here's the fun part....at 30 mph put the pedal to the floor AND pull the shifter all the way down will get you a very snappy downshift into first! Guaranteed your passenger will spill their malt beverage.
34:58 I was actually born in San Jose, CA and moved when I was 17. The dealership closed in 2001 and there is an Urgent Care on the old property. The car’s owner actually lived really close to me and where I grew up…so interesting to see it pop up in Iowa.
I'm glad you resurrected a Mark III. I owned one of these for about 15 years and enjoyed it al great deal though it was fiendishly complicated. Lots of vacuum powered accessories and hydraulic windshield washers driven off of the power steering pump, which is located behind the water pump, being driven right off the crankshaft. I'd highly recommend getting the shop manual for this car. It's amazing the cruise control still works! Also, I'd really try to keep it inside, as the drains for the rear ventilation system (under the outside rear grill behind the window are likely clogged and/or leaking, which will quickly cause rust. Enjoy!
I have a 1971 also! Mine has the original engine with 55,000 miles. It is very snappy and surprisingly quick and lively when it’s running it’s best. The wheel can be moved to a more comfortable position by pushing the turn signal stock towards the dash. It feels like you’re gonna break it, but you won’t. From what I’ve heard these can be vacuum nightmares, but my vacuum is solid. An easy way to tell how much of a vacuum leak you have is how quickly the headlights come open after you turn the car off as they are made to fail open. Another problem spot with these is the back windows. They get gummed up and will go back but won’t come back out. And you have to take out the whole back of the interior to get to it. I’m so excited to someone appreciating these cars because they really are fantastic. They are great luxury muscle cars and don’t get the recognition they deserve.
I grew up with malaise era cars and I love them. Those big boats deserve to be saved and driven. Most young people will never know how smooth of a ride you can get with a rear wheel drive, full frame car. My favorite car growing up was my mom's 1970 Caprice 4dr sport sedan (hardtop).
Not Malaise era, but I had a 1998 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor for a while. After replacing the old worn out suspension. That thing was the most comfortable long-distance cruiser. It too was full frame and rear wheel drive.
I just watched a video recently about a rare short lived steering wheel design that was used in a variety of high end cars of that era in which the horn is actually activated by "squeezing" the top of the steering wheel itself (where your fingers are usually positioned). This car might have been equipped with that feature. Try pressing/ squeezing your fingers into the wheel itself to activate the horn.
Give me a 70s land yacht over a modern SUV any day of the week. So much more stylish. Keep your overpriced muscle cars too, I want spoked hubcaps, chairs like Barcaloungers in fine Corinthian leather, vinyl landau roof with etched opera windows, gold script and crown emblems everywhere, and a quadrophonic 8-track in the dash. Low and slow baby! These cars deserve so much more than the derby track.
Don't worry about the future Kevin, there's always something spectacular around the corner. If You Tube flops, there's probably a trade college looking for great instructors so you and Angus can take over the automotive engineering classes. Your Dad can guest lecture on body repair. Cheers
Finally you got a good'un. Kevin and Mook, congrats on the new car, Kevin just gave to Angus! The whole journey seemed to be smooth and easy as far as Kevin was concerned. It is lovely when Kevin gets to demonstrate his knowledge with something that. sort of, wants to do what it knows it should, but can't. He said it was a timing issue at the start and so it proved, including his added diag, of the distro, with problems with weights, and generally being duff. New Distro, re timed for total and BANG, she goes. So satisfying, thanks for that hour of fun, Oh and don't forget the JYD sticker. Best wishes from UK.
I was looking at a family friends 1973 Ford Thunderbird that’s been parked in their garage since 1979 and hasn’t ran since, with 19,000 original miles. She thinks it’s worth a lot more than it truly is sadly, I’m hoping at some point she’ll realize that and let it go for much lower than what she’s asking. It’s an absolute land yacht and has the 4V 460 I’d assume the same as yours and the most plush cloth interior ever, it’s absolutely immaculate. I decided to waste my money on an F-350 Centurion that was dirt cheap instead, kinda regretting it now that I’ve watched this video. Wasn’t expecting a car like that to be able to achieve any more than 5 miles per gallon, let alone 12. I might need to rethink my financial decisions with this new truck 😂
Love these videos on the 60's and 70's tanks. Brings back a lot of memories. Also really nice to see Mook again. She brings a lot of humor to your video's.
In the early 90s while in high school I had a 71 Lincoln Continental 4 door. It was a beast and watching you work on that 460 brought back a lot of memories. I feel like I spent more time sitting on the fenders working on the engine than I did actually driving it.
Could NOT agree more about all the greatness of these 70s land yachts. It's the exact reason I daily drive a '79 Lincoln. I bought it dirt cheap, it was easy to get it back on the road, it's more comfortable than any couch I've found, so it's perfect for driving back from a long day of work. And if I'm careful I can actually get close to 20 mpg on the highway! These cars are just amazing in every way.
If you snip the ends of the fiber optic cable and butt them together with heat shrink it will be a lot better. I had a Chevy Caprice that had something similar to that and repaired it the same way.
I'm not going to lie, I'm jealous of this find! I have loved Lincolns and Mercurys since I was a little kid in the 70's. A Mark is my dream car. To me, that is the ultimate car. I hope to own one someday. At $2500 in the condition it is in, you stole it!
Had one of these years ago, Drove it from LA to Vegas to Reno. Saw a lot of other brands of cars broken down by the heat or flat tires on the side of the road. I drove all the way, cruise at 85, AC full blast, radio going and never skipped a beat. Great cars.
When I saw Kevin pull the keys at the end I remembered him saying Mook would end up with the car but she also said she had booger truck so I immediately thought I hope he gives it to Angus cause he puts alot of time n work into the vehicles n adds so much to this channel making it even better n he deserves it then when Kevin threw him the keys n I saw the look on his face I was like YYESSSS!! Angus is getting sum well deserved recognition n a awesome show of appreciation from Kevin n Mook showing him he is valued n respected Kevin n Mook are real good people n it shows much love n respect to the junkyard dig team/family
I would want to take a moment to express my gratitude for your channel. It's always been entertaining and educational, and it's never changed. I'm grateful for everything that Mook, Angus, and Kevin do.
There is another reason for dieseling also. Some old intakes would have coolant circulating through a plate underneath the carb base I think to help them warm up faster, but with modern fuels it can cause fuel to actually boil and bubble up past the floats into a hot engine. I didn't really explain it properly but I saw it on one of these car channels . I think he deleted the coolant lines or maybe put a taller riser or I forget what.
My grandfather *LOVED* the Lincoln Mark-series back in the day. I know he owned a Mark III, Mark IV, and Mark V in the '60s, '70s, and '80s. I'm not quite old enough to remember his '69 Mark III (I've seen pictures, though). But I do remember the '74 Mark IV and the '79 Mark V he had. He let us borrow the Mk. IV on a trip to New Hampshire once. So luxurious!! Congrats on scoring those D0VE heads!!
Hi Keven and Mook I truly enjoy all of your videos. Thank you very much. I am a retired mercury Lincoln mechanic of the 70s. You need to power time the 460 to this days high test. In 19 7071 the arcane ratings were one 01 for that engine to run properly. You have to return it by power timing it to the octane of high test now. I’ve done this on many old cars for car enthusiast of that era. Good luck, John. 38:50
Hi john. Denis from Australia . Have a 70 mk 3. . Mine is a Right hand Drive . looks factory . Do you know if they made Exports. Oh is there a seat motor fuse . Cheers mate. Have a great day
Here is a fun fact for your enjoyment then: When GM downsized their B-Body vehicles for the 1977 model year, they removed a whole foot off the length of the vehicle, and made the cars about 700lb lighter. Yet, somehow, the interior remained roughly the same, and the trunk even grew a little.
It was for "presence", not practicality, these were marketed as "Personal Luxury Coupes", after all. Just supposed to be comfy for 1 or 2 people and look impressive when you pulled up to the country club valet. Maybe squeeze two business associates in the back once in awhile for a quick trip across town from the office to a steakhouse for a three martini working lunch, then run back. Also, a longer car will ride smoother, helps cancel out bumps from road imperfections
A shocking number of cars still have this problem even now. My boss drives a 2021 BMW 3 series that has less front seat leg room than my than my 2008 Scion XD (Toyota Urban Cruiser in Europe). Which is crazy considering his car cost about 5 times more than mine.
I love MOOK❤❤❤❤ SHE IS SOOO COOL!! You guys look soo happy together! Makes me happy to see you guys happy!!GREAT VIDEO ! Kevin you are a GREAT TEACHER! I worked on these cars back in the day when I was a kid and you reminded me of some things. I forgot Kevin.🎉 thank you
That aircraft carrier rips pretty darn good after you guys worked it over! Good tutorial on dieseling, some early emissions controls had an anti-diesel solenoid that would completely chop the throttle when the engine was shut off with the later lean mixtures mandated by the feds. Great video, and great to see Mook once again! Thanks man!
At 39:00 Kev said " in the meantime " and I instantly start hearing " In the meantime " by Spacehog. Thanks Kev now it's stuck in my head. 😂 You guys should have a land yacht cruise someday. I can see a land yacht convoy heading to some event now.
Man, that was way so cool what you did for that machine, bringing it back to life, just awesome. My dad had one and I've always just loved that vintage of Lincoln Continental automobile!
SWEET find on that Stinkin' Lincoln, and great job taking it from barely running to burning tire! Hope to see this one around every once in a while... I've got a soft spot for these Lincolns. I'd park next to that powder blue beauty anyday in my '64.
@@notenoughmemes1847 yes it does, I miss seeing her working on anything, she's got the engine & transmission for the burnt Nova because she took Booger truck to pick them up & that was I think that she had a video out
SQUARE? been a tune up tech mainly Fords since 72, never heard of that , but your so right on timing. What about carbon build up and another term call 'pre-ignition'? On old hi compression monsters like your Lincoln, carbon is buildup is huge, and you cant put 8-10 degrees or it will ping so loud you couldn`t hear your radio. They required 96-100 octane, where ya gonna get that? ADD Moroso 104 is your only choice. I just sold a one owner I picked up with abad water pump . I went a few more steps and put a timing chain on her. The only time I put a three choice slot 4+, 0' 4- and choice 4_ and that really help lower cylinder presure and ping a LOT. The Rim blows never lasted here in AZ , the heat melted the plastic together and it honked all the time.
Had to do a lot of scrolling before i finally found a comment about carbon buildup. Right on! Number one cause of dieseling in those years! Shut that thing down and that carbon is still glowing red hot! Bet those two cylinders are the worst due to misfiring for no telling how long. Easy old timers trick is to carefully draw in a little water through a vacuum line out of a jar or small can, while engine is fully warmed up and give her rapid quick revs. Then go check out your concrete slab at the end of your tailpipes. Lots of carbon will be all over the floor i'll bet. Might have to do it a few times to flush most of the carbon out. Do it carefully and suck water only when its at high rpm, as not to hydro lock the engine. Probably wouldn't hurt to run some Seafoam or the like, mixed in the tank also. Tip from an old Ford Motor Company Technician for many years.
Absolutely loved this video. The fact that you guys also diagnose the little things like the fiber optic light monitor and things like that is cool. Keep it up!
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26:00 I wanna get that blackhead out you got in your ear so b-aaad! Lol Sir, I must add, i admire your hustle. It's honest and filled with job security. And mook, stay golden 🫂
@@Justmethinaround Gross.
my jbl buds smoke my year old raycons!
Really how much are the recons even with discount
Kevin .I am a 3rd generation professional mechanic. And your explanation of dieseling and the caus and how to fix it .are the absolute best I have ever heard . Thanks so much for your easy explanation of things. And good to see Mook in a revival.
Well said.
I always thought dieseling was oil compressing to the point of ignition... :Þ
yeah Kev is pretty good at this stuff.
Dude is a beast!!
Yes, I have been working on cars for over 50 years and I had no clue that "Dieseling" was caused by the carb always went to timing. Granted I only have seen it a few times in my life and nothing that I worked on. But now that I know, I am much the wiser. Don't get to work on too many carb cars these days though. I am wondering why he is calling a 429 a 460 though??? Replacement engine said 429.
Some interesting facts about the Mark III:
- The dash woodgrain is real wood. The '69 model year had faux wood on the dash, but Ford changed to real wood for the '70 and '71 models.
- It has automatic climate control, controlled by an analog computer in the passenger's footwell. It controls both the fan speed and blend door automatically based on inside and outside temperature, as well as the panel/floor/defrost vent actuators.
- Your Mark III is also equipped with a rear defogger. Not a defroster, just a defogger. Basically a fan that blows air on the rear window to remove fog from the inside of the window during cold seasons.
- As indicated by the breather mounted to the front of the A/C box in the engine compartment, your Mark III is likely equipped with the "Sure-Track" brake system, an early form of anti-lock for the rear wheels. It uses a speed sensor located in front of the pinion on the differential to sense a rapid drop in speed, and will pulse the rear brakes to keep the car going straight under hard braking. The actuator is located underneath the passenger floorboard, you can barely see it when looking from the engine bay. It basically just looks like a brake booster. One thing to note: The rear brake line runs through the sure-track actuator, so if something ever goes wrong with the actuator it can affect the rear brakes.
- The power steering pump is mounted on the timing cover behind the harmonic balancer because... Ford. It's strange.
- On the topic of the power steering pump, it's not only for power steering, it also operates the hydraulic windshield wipers. The wipers are operated by the hydraulic motor on the firewall, which is speed controlled by a cable attached to a knob on the instrument cluster.
- The vents on behind the back glass are functional, there is a fresh air control on the instrument cluster (on the same pod as the wiper control) that opens a set of flaps that let air flow out the package tray.
- The power locks and trunk release are vacuum-operated, as well as the park-brake auto-release.
- That "Headlights" indicator on the overhead console is actually to let you know if the headlight doors don't fully open. There's a little switch behind each door that if the door jams, the light will stay on letting you know that you have a problem. You know, because the lack of light coming from the headlights wouldn't be enough.
- The brights are completely controlled by the auto-dimmer. That is, there is no true "off" for the auto-dimmer, you basically turn the sensitivity knob all the way up until it just says "on" all the time. Because of this, your high-beam switch still has two positions, but instead of the normal "low-high" beam selection, it's an "on-off" for the auto-dimmer. Technically there is a third position though, if you slightly depress the high-beam switch while it's already in the "on" position, it operates as a momentary switch and will blink the brights. It's kinda tricky to do, half the time I end up just turning the system off by accident because it's hard to press the button just enough to blink the brights without clicking it off. This also functions as a way to check if the auto-dimmer system is on, as the momentary switch doesn't work when the button is latched off.
- You'd think the seat belt light sensed when you didn't have your seat belt on. You'd be wrong. It literally just turns on for 5 seconds when you turn the ignition on to remind you to put on your seat belt. If it doesn't work, the thermal delay relay that operates it is probably burnt out.
- The turn signal stalk with the button on it is worth approximately $500-600. Don't break it.
I also saw you had the special Continental Mark III manual, which is good, since the Mark III is so special that Ford had to make its own manual to explain all the Ford weirdness they crammed into the thing.
I love the Mark III, IMO it's probably the pinnacle of Ford's luxury design. None of the Mark series after it topped the Mark III's level of quality, in fitment or materials, especially in the interior.
Great info,
You Did Not Mention The Rim Blow Horn , Caddy Came up with this Horn Actuator First and Lincoln Copied it. I loved the Torque of the 460 and Posi Traction it Would Lay Down Two Rows of Rubber for 30 Feet whenever I stomped on my Triple Black Mark III.
This guy Mark III’s
@@davidk8893 I had a triple black '70 Mark III in the 1980's. The Suretrack started causing the brake pedal to pulsate. I took the car to the Lincoln dealership and no one knew what to do. Except, this guy named "Sarge" in the service department. He got underneath the dash and pulled the plug on the Suretrack. I just had regular disc brakes after that.
@@lincmerc1581 So basically Sarge didn't know what to do to fix it, so he just disabled a great feature of the car instead.
As a Cadillac owner / fan, I approve this. I don’t care if it’s a Caddy, Lincoln, Imperial, Olds or Buick, those old land yachts are the kings of the road still today.
I absolutely agree with you.👍As a teenager in the 70's I liked the big cars. I had a 67 Chrysler New Yorker with a 440, but my favorite was a 69 Cadillac Sedan Deville with a factory 375 hp, 472 cid engine and turbo 400 transmission. My friends all had muscle cars. We drag raced. (not much else to do in a tiny town) My friends quit making fun of my caddy when I won most races. That car would get up and go!
Agree 💯. I grew up riding in these Big cars from the 70s as a kid. Now I'd gladly take a garage full of these over a minivan or economy car ANY day.
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Kevin was 100% correct when he said if you wanna get there in style and quiet (usually) comfort.....you would gladly forego the few gallons of gas this 460ci 4V eats up, without any hesitation. These old cars were classy then,....and still are because there is nothing that comes close to their sheer size, girth, prestige, and elegance. And the interiors of those old boats were way more stylish than any modern car.....fake wood veneer notwithstanding. Lol. Great video....worth a 2nd viewing. You guys make great videos and commentary is informative and hilarious. Thank you.
1975 Buick Electra 225 was the most iconic land yacht ever made!
Great episode! '71 pre-dated the Malaise Era by a couple years, and the MkIII was an iconic model for Ford/LM. Wondered what your Dad would have thought of it, vs. the Olds?
I hope Angus gets all the little things ironed out (AC, exhaust, rust mitigation, tires, etc) and films it to be a followup video for the channel. Thanks Kev, Mook & Angus.
No Rust, The Mark III's all Rusted Out at the Bottom of the Rear Fenders. The Interior is Like New Too , You Have a Winner !
Your Lincoln brought back a memory for me. I bought a '64 Lincoln Continental for 100 bucks in 1974. The Arab oil embargo had alot of people dumping thier nice land yachts cheap. Some cleaning and detailing soon made it look and run like brand new. I drove it to the store I worked at and parked next to my bosses Lincoln. Exactly like yours but maroon. The store manager later told me that the store owner had asked him whose blue Lincoln was that next to his. He said 'it's Jerrys' he repeated the question and got the same answer! I guess he couldn't believe an 18 year old making $1.75 an hour could afford a Lincoln that nice!! Sure made me proud😂
That's awesome 😂
That was really thoughtful Kevin! You could tell by the look on his face, he wasn't expecting you to give him the car!! Proper job team! Excellent content as ALWAYS!
Perfect car for Angus! He's already done a bunch of work and were road tripping it 10 hours this weekend!
@@JunkyardDigs Angus deserved it, but most importantly, you made the right call for the missus to be happy about your yard not being full. Have a nice stag party brother!
@@JunkyardDigs Hope there is a video of the trip!
@@JunkyardDigsPlus you don't have to do the electrical work 🤣
Man I'm seriously loving all this boat content. All my life everyone's gave me shit for loving land yaughts but how can you say no to 10 feet of hood a truck you could have a twin mattress in and take a nap if you needed to in and the entire front an back seat couches. There's nothing not to love about these old cars thanks for making this for everyone to watch man
Land yachts are the best
Its like driving a cloud. So comfortable.
I have learned so much about carburetors, timing, vacuum, and most things concerning making these classics not only run, but fine tuning the nitty gritty, thank you so much for taking the time! You explain how they work very thoroughly but in an understandable way, excellent job!
In 1974, I bought a 73 Mark IV. It was Ice Blue with more than enough chrome to get you home. I Paid $5,500. It was a wonderful machine. It did everything your 71 does but it was quiet as a mouse.
It was large enough to hold six farmers going to an out of state farm show, with enough room remaining for several six packs of beer.
I don't know of any car today that has its level of size, comfort and simplicity.
Note: They eat brakes and shocks for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I also owned a 76 but it did not have the classic style that became the signature "look" of the 73 model.
Thank you for the video. It brought back some great memories.
A Kevin and Mook revival!!! Maybe we will get a video from Mook’s channel soon… Burnt Nova update?🤔🤞🏾
we need more junkyard Mook content for sure !!
More booger truck!
@@izaiahmiruka2003 yeah really, it's been awhile since she's had a video out about it,I miss seeing her videos
Definitely need more of junkyard mook
HOW BOUT NOW
Thanks for the lesson on dieseling, Kevin. Parents had an 85 Dodge Caravan from 87 to 98, it was in the fleet, between them and my first wife. That little 2.2 started dieseling in 89. Had that damn electronic carburator. 210k on it when we traded it in toward an 89 Dakota Shelby.
Dad and I found the solution in the back 40 parking lot, on a 73 Pinto. The motorcraft 2 barrel from the 2,3 Lima I4. Pulled it and took it to my gearhead mentor, my uncle. Classic car modder, who taught me how to supervise up anything from a dozer to a classic lead sled.
Picked up a carb rebuild kit, dad and I sat down, and learned from the master. Used the Holley on his 25th anniversary Mustang GT to show us how to properly set idle. Gave us our homework, and dad and I set it up.
Ran perfect when the ex and I traded it in 98. Current wife picked up a low mile base 87 Dakota in 03. Had the same issue. Buddy had a used Motorcraft 2 bbl on a 2.3 sitting in his shed.
Passed the knowledge to my wife and daughter that weekend. They did the rebuild,and we used the carb on the 73 F 100 shop truck to reach them how to set idle.
It now loves with her and her family. Did a 318 swap, mold build, and 5 speed swap on it when she was 15. Became hers at 16. Son in law's also a gearhead, upgraded brakes and suspension, and repainted it as an anniversary gift. Added a tone matched Raptor bed liner, and new tool box last year.
Their shop truck.
Thanks for taking the time to pass that lesson along, Kevin. And for bringing back a couple family bonding memories.
hah, I have a 84 Turismo with the 2.2 and the same computer controlled factory Holley that's dieseled since I've got it!
Angus look when Kev "hands" him the keys. Priceless.
Shoutout to Kevin for giving us transfer slot/basic carb tuning info. It helped me recently.
I fix mowers, ATV's, etc little stuff. Can set up a small carb while taking a nap. Never touched a 2/4 bbl carb
Had a customer ask me if I could get his 84 El Camino running right. Sure lets take a look I said!
Had a Holley spreadbore on it that someone had set up SO wrong.
"Idle" screw ran all the way in, rotted vacuum lines, junk power valve, even the secondary blades had an adjustment screw that was played with, and mixture screws were about to fall out.
Set the transfer slots and everything else just like Kevin would, set the timing by ear(no timing tab on the front cover)
When I was done, Just kiss the key and it fires right up and idles like a dream, crisp and responsive too(for a weak 305 of course)
Dude was super happy, said he'd never seen it run so good.
Now I get to work on his '49 dodge coupe next lol.
What is it about Mook is always makes me smile , her sense of humour kills me lol
Uhhhhhh
It's her infectious smile.😁
She's got a weak chin and has the humor of a dead fish. What's redeeming about her is that she knows her way around a wrench. Let's not simp here 😂
Different springs are used to eliminate harmonic ossification
She's amazing
I love how it has the drunk blink with its headlight covers.
This video actually helped me fix my 1972 Dodge Coronet. It's got a 318 and it had a miss and was dieseling and I checked the plugs and a couple were gapped wrong and I set my transfer slots and it ran perfect. Thanks for the help.
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Heck yeah! Thats why we do it 🤘
I had a 72 Mark four for many years. Drove that car to Arizona and back from Seattle many times at 100 miles an hour with the air-conditioning on full blast the whole way. Never overheated never failed me.
I was a little partial to the Pontiac but that Hot Rod Lincoln is a gem ..Great video guys
Look at the passion in the eyes of this man. I love how much you love teaching us new things about cars! Love your work Keven! 19:07
Kevin, its been said before, but if this youtube stuff goes south and you don't want to go back to being an engineer, you'd make an excellent shop teacher. Great content, thanks!
To bad there’s no shop classes & no school will allow anyone to start one up claiming insurance, the koolaid heads don’t want to teach their activists who only want to indoctrinate anti American hatred, we’ve been trying to get ANY form of shop class in my district for 20 years now & we get sued by the teachers union & the DOE every time, please try in your area we have the pendulum moving, a little more back shoving & we can swing it back to some sanity, get ready for a fight with rabidly hateful people tho
I was thinking the same thing.
@@mcmcmc4219sadly it's a dying profession. My shop teacher was 100 years old. My father and grandfather were taught by him.
Heck yeah! The Mark III and the Mark V are my favorite Lincoln Continentals made. Stunning vehicles. The 64' Thunderbird forever has my heart though.
what about the 79 body
don't forget about the diamond jubilee edition of 1978 priced at 21,000 which would be 98,100 in 2023 dollars
The Mark III is a stunning car. And the pre ‘72 460 is a spectacularly smooth engine. I’m so glad they are going to resurrect a car that should be on the road.
64 to 66 have always been my favorites too…
Everyone considers the mark 4 the worst. Idk why. The things are great.
Your explanation of the cause for dieseling was identical to what a 20yr Chevy engineer explained to me when I had horrible issues getting the QuadraJunk on an 84 TransAm 305 to run after a rebuild many years ago. That was the first foray I had into carburetors and felt incredibly grateful having him as a neighbor then.
So glad you finally had an opportunity to show the symptoms and explain the fix for dieseling to complement your stellar carbatator knowledge
Thank you for the lesson on dieseling, I've got an 84 Buick Skylark and that thing diesels like there's no tomorrow. I was thinking of getting rid of that thing but watching your videos is making me want to go back out and work on that POS again. Some of the issues on the Booik, I feel like, are most of the issues this car had. So thank you, Kevin, for making me want to keep working on the ol' booik
Kevin, I love you save these overlooked classics. They deserve the chance to live on. Too many times up here in Canada they are just left to rot then scrapped. Keep saving those land yacht's!!
How is it saving them he just parks in his yard after getting them running, so in 20 yrs another youtuber can come save it lol
@@jeffquackenbush7433 sometimes people also read comments and just keep scrolling.
@@kdubcreations and sometimes they don't especially when they don't make sense
Bought a 1966 Lincoln Continental in the early 90's. Had a 462, with 68K original miles. Super quiet car that floated down the road at 90 mph! Heard nothing but a quiet whoosh. Of course it weighed in at 5,100 lbs of suicide 4 door heaven!
I just want to give a second and say that I so much appreciate your channel. It's never changed always had good fun whilst being informative. Thanks kevin and Angus and Mook for all you guys do.
Thank you!
My dad
, who passed away 14 years ago would have been addicted to this channel. I watch with his spirit and hope you continue to do these for a long time time. Keep up the good work! Fellow Iowan!
I love seeing Mook again. She brings a lot of comedy to the channel.
I picked up a ‘77 Lincoln MKV back in ‘18. It is a very clean Midwestern car OE from Iowa. I put a warmed up 521 BBF with TFS heads, had the C6 rebuilt and added a limited slip diff and kept the 2.50 gears. An absolute pleasure to drive, very comfortable with Bilstein shocks. It can roast the tires for a city block on the primaries as I had to use a single plane Torker II intake in order to close the hood with the OE air cleaner. An honest car with a blue chip old school Ford driveline.
It appears you have a nice find. 20 years ago I would have laughed if someone suggested a 70s boat, but not now ❤
I love that you explain things in your videos and not just show wrenches being turned. Great work.
That old Continental is in great shape! A good cleanup, new tires, fix the A/C and that ghastly exhaust leak and this should be good to go!
Copy Craig909's exhaust, LOL Headers, 2.5" pipe, X pipe Black Widow Neighbor-haters, side exit pipes
Amen on the exhaust… new pipes (dual exhaust), and “performance” mufflers!
The legendary Mook is back! Yahoo!😁👍👍
Exactly we need Mook
I was wondering why we haven't seen Mook for a while. I thought maybe she was using her accounting degree somewhere in the corporate world.
The horn is a rim-blow, press the inside of the wheel. Remember, this took leaded 100 octane. Add lead, ZDDP, Octane booster. New low pressure exhaust will also improve performance. Get the A/C working and you have cruisimus maximus.
Add lead? To what?
@ni_wink84 to the gas, and the zinc is for flat tappet cams. Gas is unleaded now, and they don't put zinc in motor oil anymore
@@NikkiSticks uhhh oil still has zinc, and plenty of it if you pay attention to the manufacturers MSDS, and you can’t add lead to fuel… lead is banned, unless it’s off road fuel VP, Sunoco, etc. or AVGAS they don’t sell lead additives for fuel, period anywhere. Hence my question add lead to what? Unless you mean use a leaded fuel? Which is also illegal for any on road vehicle. You should go watch lake speed jr talk about the importance of zinc (ZDDP) and its over use, a lot of information on the misinformation being passed around on the tubes about it by car people
@@NikkiSticks add lead to the gas… that’s impossible, there are no “lead” additives, lead was removed in 1996, do you mean race fuels? Like VP, sonoco etc? The only other place to get leaded fuel in AVGAS, and it’s illegal for on road vehicles, also almost all oils still have zinc (ZDDP) you just have to find the one that has enough for a flat tappet cam, go watch lake speed jr and his ZDDP myth busting,
@ni_wink84 to nothing, its just fine as it is😂
That car brings back some fond memories. In 1970, I was about 17 years old when my grandfather shows up in his new Lincoln. He drove it from Utah to California. I barely had my driver's license. He saw me drooling over his Lincoln and flips the keys to me saying, "take her for a spin". Without hesitation, I jumped in and drove off. For comparison, my father's family car was a '63 Ford Galaxy station wagon. It couldn't hold a candle to that Lincoln. Of all the features that Lincoln had, the cruise control blew me away. It seemed like pure magic when it started regulating its own speed at the push of a button. I had never seen a car with cruise control let alone driven one.
Best explanation, diagnosis, and correction of a dieseling engine I’ve ever heard. If you have a combo that you cannot dial in enough initial timing then you can correct the situation by drilling a small hole in each butterfly on the primary side. That will allow extra air so the engine will idle without allowing any extra fuel in at the same time. What a great example of how vehicles should be cared for!
shoutout to austin powers for parking that continental
magic parking job if i’ve ever seen one
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Can't leave out the uncle buck dieseling. Hahahahah
Lolololol 😂😂😂 thats the first thing I thought when I seen it in the garage
that is where my mind went as well.
Excellent! Just refreshed my page looking for something to watch, and y'all answered the call!
Same
same
Have to agree with you man didn't even watch the video yet but already left the comment and a like
Sameeeee
Thanks guys! Awesome car!
RE the Dieseling. Preach it, Kevin! 👍 I'm 59 and I forget that stuff like this is a lost art. Learnt this the hard way with a 74 Malibu that was only 9 years old at the time.
This was a really nice episode of JYD. Glad this one didnt need much and you got all the power out of it. Youre #20 on trending right now! ❤
Was watching an older video earlier and laughed nearly the whole time. I came to this video to say that the trio that is Kevin angus and dalton will always make for good entertainment. The v6-v8 swap video in the impala. Love all the content keep it fellas.
The 1970 Continental Mark III was the first American car to be equipped with steel belted radial tires as standard equipment. The die cast chrome plated Rolls Royce grill was Iacocca's idea and had two pieces. The outside shell and the verticle slats. It was costly to manufacture at almost $300 in 1969.
1971 was the only year with one piece, high back twin comfort lounge seats. The 1970 was identical with adjustable headrests being the only visual difference. The '69 Mark III had exposed windshield wipers, volcano styled turbine hubcaps and was missing the square reflectors on the rear bumper. There were also smaller (ridiculously so) leather grab handles for such heavy doors. Also, the front parking/running lights were clear, requiring an amber bulb.
You Did not Mention Lee Iacocca is the one who fought with Henry Clay Ford to make this Iconic car a Reality, Ford Did not want the Expensive Grille to be used and Iacocca Made it happen along with the Excellent Body Lines of the Mark III.
@@lilibethdoherty295 Have you ever noticed the similarities of the Mark III grill with the 1980's rear drive Chrysler 5th Avenue grille?
@@lincmerc1581I did not , but both of those cars have Lee Iacocca as their Creator.
That car was on the same chassis as the concurrent Thunderbird. That steering wheel is a rim blow that would sometimes get stuck; I think Cougars and some other cars had that feature. It looks like the headlight doors work and hold vacuum; they are designed to retract up when they lose vacuum. (There is a check valve that goes bad and I have seen them so bad they will retract up when you shut off the engine.) I am wanting to say the windshield wipers are hydraulic? Cool fact: Dean Martin drove one of these in the movie, "The Wrecking Crew." They blew the car up in one scene. GREAT VIDEO!
I've had a dozen old cars with that "rim blow" horn and always kinda liked them. It's hard to blow them on purpose, but they'll feel you "jump" and let fly before you even try to, if something startles you. Which is when a horn needs to be blown, IMHO...
@@glenns5627 Caddy's had the Rim Blow First though.
27:00 Another plus for the 70's land yachts: Cruising through the wide open country and hitting a vicious cross wind. You will never know it.
I live in Fairfield, IA. When this episode aired, I could not believe that you were showing a car exactly like the one that I brought to Iowa from San Jose, CA in 1984. When you started pulling it out of the garage on the jack I saw that the chrome had been rubbed off of the stainless steel bumpers by a tow bar. I KNEW THAT THAT WAS MY OLD LINCOLN.!!! It was my dream car since high school. This is the car that Lee Iacocca did after the Mustang. It was the car that was to compete with the Cadillac Eldorado. I think it surpassed it. My wife bought me the car for me in CA for $2,500 around 1981. I put a new top on it and painted it the original color. I replaced the "rim blow" to make it work when I had it. The engine had already been overhauled when I got it. I sold the car at a Mecum Auction in Des Moines (yes Mecum used to be in DM) for $2,300 around 1992. A man bought the car for his 16 year old son. I left all the paperwork in the glove box and I see that it is still there. I loved driving that big boat. In fact its nickname was "das Boot," after a German film, of the era, about a submarine. I hope Angus loves and cherishes it as much as I did. Call it "das Boot" and it will do anything you want it to do. Enjoy!!
Fun fact about the C6 trans in that car, at 25 mph if you put the pedal to the floor it will drop to 1st, at 30 mph it will drop to 2nd. Same thing with the shifter, 25 mph gets you first, 30 mph gets you second. Now here's the fun part....at 30 mph put the pedal to the floor AND pull the shifter all the way down will get you a very snappy downshift into first! Guaranteed your passenger will spill their malt beverage.
Moot, Angus , and you make my heart sing! You have made me proud I came to young manhood enjoying cars like these. Great job you guys….great memories!
34:58 I was actually born in San Jose, CA and moved when I was 17. The dealership closed in 2001 and there is an Urgent Care on the old property. The car’s owner actually lived really close to me and where I grew up…so interesting to see it pop up in Iowa.
Life with Mook must be amazing! She's nuts in the coolest way! My girlfriend even likes her! Good stuff here always.
I'm glad you resurrected a Mark III. I owned one of these for about 15 years and enjoyed it al great deal though it was fiendishly complicated. Lots of vacuum powered accessories and hydraulic windshield washers driven off of the power steering pump, which is located behind the water pump, being driven right off the crankshaft. I'd highly recommend getting the shop manual for this car. It's amazing the cruise control still works! Also, I'd really try to keep it inside, as the drains for the rear ventilation system (under the outside rear grill behind the window are likely clogged and/or leaking, which will quickly cause rust. Enjoy!
I have a 1971 also! Mine has the original engine with 55,000 miles. It is very snappy and surprisingly quick and lively when it’s running it’s best. The wheel can be moved to a more comfortable position by pushing the turn signal stock towards the dash. It feels like you’re gonna break it, but you won’t. From what I’ve heard these can be vacuum nightmares, but my vacuum is solid. An easy way to tell how much of a vacuum leak you have is how quickly the headlights come open after you turn the car off as they are made to fail open. Another problem spot with these is the back windows. They get gummed up and will go back but won’t come back out. And you have to take out the whole back of the interior to get to it. I’m so excited to someone appreciating these cars because they really are fantastic. They are great luxury muscle cars and don’t get the recognition they deserve.
I grew up with malaise era cars and I love them. Those big boats deserve to be saved and driven. Most young people will never know how smooth of a ride you can get with a rear wheel drive, full frame car. My favorite car growing up was my mom's 1970 Caprice 4dr sport sedan (hardtop).
Not Malaise era, but I had a 1998 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor for a while. After replacing the old worn out suspension. That thing was the most comfortable long-distance cruiser. It too was full frame and rear wheel drive.
I just watched a video recently about a rare short lived steering wheel design that was used in a variety of high end cars of that era in which the horn is actually activated by "squeezing" the top of the steering wheel itself (where your fingers are usually positioned). This car might have been equipped with that feature. Try pressing/ squeezing your fingers into the wheel itself to activate the horn.
You were right, 29:20
They already discovered that in the video.
You were actually right! 29:30
Same!!!! It's classics cars story with john something like that
Give me a 70s land yacht over a modern SUV any day of the week. So much more stylish. Keep your overpriced muscle cars too, I want spoked hubcaps, chairs like Barcaloungers in fine Corinthian leather, vinyl landau roof with etched opera windows, gold script and crown emblems everywhere, and a quadrophonic 8-track in the dash. Low and slow baby! These cars deserve so much more than the derby track.
Don't worry about the future Kevin, there's always something spectacular around the corner. If You Tube flops, there's probably a trade college looking for great instructors so you and Angus can take over the automotive engineering classes. Your Dad can guest lecture on body repair.
Cheers
Finally you got a good'un. Kevin and Mook, congrats on the new car, Kevin just gave to Angus! The whole journey seemed to be smooth and easy as far as Kevin was concerned. It is lovely when Kevin gets to demonstrate his knowledge with something that. sort of, wants to do what it knows it should, but can't. He said it was a timing issue at the start and so it proved, including his added diag, of the distro, with problems with weights, and generally being duff. New Distro, re timed for total and BANG, she goes. So satisfying, thanks for that hour of fun, Oh and don't forget the JYD sticker. Best wishes from UK.
Super cool you gave A-man the car. Love that.
Angus deserves more than a 71 LC. He is such a great part of the channel.
He absolutely loves this car😂
@@JunkyardDigs Oh I know Im just saying he deserves evrything.
I was looking at a family friends 1973 Ford Thunderbird that’s been parked in their garage since 1979 and hasn’t ran since, with 19,000 original miles. She thinks it’s worth a lot more than it truly is sadly, I’m hoping at some point she’ll realize that and let it go for much lower than what she’s asking. It’s an absolute land yacht and has the 4V 460 I’d assume the same as yours and the most plush cloth interior ever, it’s absolutely immaculate. I decided to waste my money on an F-350 Centurion that was dirt cheap instead, kinda regretting it now that I’ve watched this video. Wasn’t expecting a car like that to be able to achieve any more than 5 miles per gallon, let alone 12. I might need to rethink my financial decisions with this new truck 😂
I mean, 5 MPG is absurd. These are low riding sedans, not tall bricklike trucks. I don't know of any that got less than 12.
Love these videos on the 60's and 70's tanks. Brings back a lot of memories. Also really nice to see Mook again. She brings a lot of humor to your video's.
In the early 90s while in high school I had a 71 Lincoln Continental 4 door. It was a beast and watching you work on that 460 brought back a lot of memories. I feel like I spent more time sitting on the fenders working on the engine than I did actually driving it.
Angus will definitely take good care of the Lincoln 😊
One hard take off at a time 😂
I love the derpy way it creepy-doll's its eyes open and shut.
Loved this car. The final shots say it the best for a shirt and car name: "Winkin' Lincoln" 😂
Thanks!
Could NOT agree more about all the greatness of these 70s land yachts. It's the exact reason I daily drive a '79 Lincoln. I bought it dirt cheap, it was easy to get it back on the road, it's more comfortable than any couch I've found, so it's perfect for driving back from a long day of work. And if I'm careful I can actually get close to 20 mpg on the highway! These cars are just amazing in every way.
I love these old Lincoln’s had one, always plenty of room for road trips. thanks guys 😊
It's nice to see Mook again!
If you snip the ends of the fiber optic cable and butt them together with heat shrink it will be a lot better. I had a Chevy Caprice that had something similar to that and repaired it the same way.
I'm not going to lie, I'm jealous of this find! I have loved Lincolns and Mercurys since I was a little kid in the 70's. A Mark is my dream car. To me, that is the ultimate car. I hope to own one someday. At $2500 in the condition it is in, you stole it!
Had one of these years ago, Drove it from LA to Vegas to Reno. Saw a lot of other brands of cars broken down by the heat or flat tires on the side of the road. I drove all the way, cruise at 85, AC full blast, radio going and never skipped a beat. Great cars.
When I saw Kevin pull the keys at the end I remembered him saying Mook would end up with the car but she also said she had booger truck so I immediately thought I hope he gives it to Angus cause he puts alot of time n work into the vehicles n adds so much to this channel making it even better n he deserves it then when Kevin threw him the keys n I saw the look on his face I was like YYESSSS!! Angus is getting sum well deserved recognition n a awesome show of appreciation from Kevin n Mook showing him he is valued n respected Kevin n Mook are real good people n it shows much love n respect to the junkyard dig team/family
I would want to take a moment to express my gratitude for your channel. It's always been entertaining and educational, and it's never changed. I'm grateful for everything that Mook, Angus, and Kevin do.
Mook never ages!
Gorgeous as ever, and funny to boot!
Love this video already!
She is a little gem.
6/10
They've only been making videos for like 3 years so age isn't a factor
@@M8MilitaryIt's definitely been more than 3 years because Mook has been around since before the pandemic.
@@djbillye4943 you need glasses my friend.
Thank you for explaining the dieseling!!! This makes more sense than I have ever heard on the Internet.🎉
There is another reason for dieseling also. Some old intakes would have coolant circulating through a plate underneath the carb base I think to help them warm up faster, but with modern fuels it can cause fuel to actually boil and bubble up past the floats into a hot engine. I didn't really explain it properly but I saw it on one of these car channels . I think he deleted the coolant lines or maybe put a taller riser or I forget what.
My grandfather *LOVED* the Lincoln Mark-series back in the day. I know he owned a Mark III, Mark IV, and Mark V in the '60s, '70s, and '80s. I'm not quite old enough to remember his '69 Mark III (I've seen pictures, though). But I do remember the '74 Mark IV and the '79 Mark V he had. He let us borrow the Mk. IV on a trip to New Hampshire once. So luxurious!!
Congrats on scoring those D0VE heads!!
I’m absolutely loving these older big body videos you guys have been doing. I hope to see more, they are super interesting
Hi Keven and Mook
I truly enjoy all of your videos. Thank you very much. I am a retired mercury Lincoln mechanic of the 70s. You need to power time the 460 to this days high test. In 19 7071 the arcane ratings were one 01 for that engine to run properly. You have to return it by power timing it to the octane of high test now. I’ve done this on many old cars for car enthusiast of that era. Good luck, John. 38:50
Hi john. Denis from Australia . Have a 70 mk 3. . Mine is a Right hand Drive . looks factory . Do you know if they made Exports. Oh is there a seat motor fuse . Cheers mate. Have a great day
these two are a perfect match love their energy
I’m from England and what I find so crazy is how small the interior space is on a car that massive. 😂👍🏻
Here is a fun fact for your enjoyment then: When GM downsized their B-Body vehicles for the 1977 model year, they removed a whole foot off the length of the vehicle, and made the cars about 700lb lighter. Yet, somehow, the interior remained roughly the same, and the trunk even grew a little.
It was for "presence", not practicality, these were marketed as "Personal Luxury Coupes", after all. Just supposed to be comfy for 1 or 2 people and look impressive when you pulled up to the country club valet. Maybe squeeze two business associates in the back once in awhile for a quick trip across town from the office to a steakhouse for a three martini working lunch, then run back.
Also, a longer car will ride smoother, helps cancel out bumps from road imperfections
A shocking number of cars still have this problem even now. My boss drives a 2021 BMW 3 series that has less front seat leg room than my than my 2008 Scion XD (Toyota Urban Cruiser in Europe). Which is crazy considering his car cost about 5 times more than mine.
From Brazil, also!
Hi. david1976aful. I'm curious to know what the average British citizen would say to you or about you driving around in that car?
I love MOOK❤❤❤❤ SHE IS SOOO COOL!! You guys look soo happy together! Makes me happy to see you guys happy!!GREAT VIDEO ! Kevin you are a GREAT TEACHER! I worked on these cars back in the day when I was a kid and you reminded me of some things. I forgot Kevin.🎉 thank you
That aircraft carrier rips pretty darn good after you guys worked it over! Good tutorial on dieseling, some early emissions controls had an anti-diesel solenoid that would completely chop the throttle when the engine was shut off with the later lean mixtures mandated by the feds.
Great video, and great to see Mook once again! Thanks man!
At 39:00 Kev said " in the meantime " and I instantly start hearing " In the meantime " by Spacehog. Thanks Kev now it's stuck in my head. 😂 You guys should have a land yacht cruise someday. I can see a land yacht convoy heading to some event now.
Spacehog ruled back in the day.
37:50 is best to use a heat shrink tube and shrink it over the fiber, and it will work almost like new
Also make a clean cut on the ends with a really sharp knife or razor blade.
Love when you guys taking Care of old cars and makeing it to drive miles
Man I love this channel. That Lincoln looks good on you Angus!
Man, that was way so cool what you did for that machine, bringing it back to life, just awesome. My dad had one and I've always just loved that vintage of Lincoln Continental automobile!
A jyd video make my day off better 10 fold
Love to see Mook back!
It's always a great day when JYD uploads. Nice to see Mook again too!!!. But damn for $2500 bucks that is a nice car
Kevin, that was the best explanation of how to dial in timing I have ever seen in my life.
SWEET find on that Stinkin' Lincoln, and great job taking it from barely running to burning tire! Hope to see this one around every once in a while... I've got a soft spot for these Lincolns. I'd park next to that powder blue beauty anyday in my '64.
When is Mook's "Burnt Nova" going to be worked on/restored?
fax, been a while since we seen it and it deserves a full resto
@@notenoughmemes1847 yes it does, I miss seeing her working on anything, she's got the engine & transmission for the burnt Nova because she took Booger truck to pick them up & that was I think that she had a video out
3:19 ...aaaaand the headlight-covers actually work! :P :D
Great to see you Mook. Great car Kevin.
SQUARE? been a tune up tech mainly Fords since 72, never heard of that , but your so right on timing. What about carbon build up and another term call 'pre-ignition'? On old hi compression monsters like your Lincoln, carbon is buildup is huge, and you cant put 8-10 degrees or it will ping so loud you couldn`t hear your radio. They required 96-100 octane, where ya gonna get that? ADD Moroso 104 is your only choice. I just sold a one owner I picked up with abad water pump . I went a few more steps and put a timing chain on her. The only time I put a three choice slot 4+, 0' 4- and choice 4_ and that really help lower cylinder presure and ping a LOT. The Rim blows never lasted here in AZ , the heat melted the plastic together and it honked all the time.
Had to do a lot of scrolling before i finally found a comment about carbon buildup. Right on! Number one cause of dieseling in those years! Shut that thing down and that carbon is still glowing red hot! Bet those two cylinders are the worst due to misfiring for no telling how long. Easy old timers trick is to carefully draw in a little water through a vacuum line out of a jar or small can, while engine is fully warmed up and give her rapid quick revs. Then go check out your concrete slab at the end of your tailpipes. Lots of carbon will be all over the floor i'll bet. Might have to do it a few times to flush most of the carbon out. Do it carefully and suck water only when its at high rpm, as not to hydro lock the engine. Probably wouldn't hurt to run some Seafoam or the like, mixed in the tank also. Tip from an old Ford Motor Company Technician for many years.
Absolutely loved this video. The fact that you guys also diagnose the little things like the fiber optic light monitor and things like that is cool. Keep it up!
Its always nice to see mook in a video
*Dalton quietly chuckles from a state away*