from my research on this the Dorman is the one to buy. I was lucky enough to find someone selling a good used one on CrownVic.net. I also bought the new gasket set from Rock Auto, a good source of parts for US cars. I found a local mechanic willing to do the work with my parts, and the total cost came out to about $500 for parts, labor and stuff. Other local indy shops wanted about $1300!!
Greg Fiorentino '85 300SD '80 240D 4 spd. manual '79 300DT (with new crate engine) '95 and '97 Crown Vics '97 F-250HD Crew Cab 7.3 Powerstroke -----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Donald Snook Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 7:32 AM To: Mercedes Subject: Re: [MBZ] update on repair advice I just removed the thermostat again and I noticed that the lip (the housing is plastic and is integrated into the intake manifold) was cracked and broken. I tried to fill it up with coolant and when I started it up it immeadiately started dumping the coolant from the intake. Conclusion: catastrophic failure of the plastic manifold. This was a known problem with this engine and Ford has a campaign to replace it free of charge. Mine qualifies on mileage but is out on time/age. I guess I am going to get to learn how to do this repair. Damn! Donald H Snook McDonald Tinker Law Firm (316) 263-5851 www.mtsqh.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
