Category Archives: 1985 Ford LTD LX

The LTD LX has now moved from the 5.0CD project garage on to the ex-projects section. It will be missed, but its constant ranking at the bottom of my project priority list and the fact that I really only drove … Continue reading →

Well, actually it didn’t arrive at all, it stranded me & my friend 45 minutes from home. We were headed to a junkyard, and I shifted from first to second – nothing. Not good, I thought. After leaving, it didn’t … Continue reading →

For the first time in 5 years, the LTD is legally back on the road!

The issues that were causing my troubles: * #1 plug arcing from cracked insulator, making weak spark for that cylinder * neglected to wire up in tank fuel pump, so external pump was not being fed properly * original distributor … Continue reading →

The gasket between the block and timing cover was missing up at the top, causing oil to spray up and make a sludgy mess on the top of the timing cover and everywhere else and also I was suspecting after … Continue reading →

After a lot of digging and chiseling at the ice and snow engulfing the LTD, we were able to pull it out from the snow bank and the spot it has sat for probably more than a year. I put … Continue reading →

The new plan is to turn the LTD from a chipmunk motel into my daily driver (but probably with limited winter service.) It needs a lot less work hopefully than the Mont did and is already setup with the efi … Continue reading →