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Re: 1972 Continental

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Good stuff.It's always nice when it's a cheap simple repair.
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Yeah, she loves the attention, but she got it, and luckily it wasnt a bad problem.

Her brother though ugh, ill be posting on that one cause i got more issue, carb just died on it, and im not even sure WHAT kind of carb it is lol
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Castrosua wrote:Oh yes..this car will stay its originalk color. what can i say i dont like change. i might have a hard time finding the right shade for the engine paint...already have two shades. But i wont change it, not even the wheels or hubcaps...

the only thing i might change is around the carb..i might buy a new one to experiment with. My dad did a few things to it and was getting 24-25 mpg. i will take pictures of every step, and post as much info. Im sure some of you might be curious. Even i am curious to see if it will truly work.
I'd like to know what your dad did those few things to the carb to make it run 24-25 mpg, as mine don't run more than 10-11 Mpg. The best avarage I did has been with my Olds Delta 88 conv, that has been 17 Mpg, that amazed me however, as it never got more than 13-14Mpg, and I recalculate three times as I didn't believed it: If your experiment works, I'll do the same in mine. With the price of gas in Italy (€ 1,72 for a litre), 24 Mpg it would be not bad :D
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Well, im running around 20 highway now (well before my bearings got shot)

Basically, all i did was follow the shop manual to the letter. If it was worn i replaced or rebuild whatever part needed. Im running on manifold vacuum instead of the ported vacuum, and 32 psi on tires.

My mileage has been going down this year. im about 15 combined, but found the problem. Its the rear bearings on mine, but thats one thing that gets overlooked a lot

They may be "good", but friction is lost gas. So jack the car up, and start spinning wheels, if they dont spin relatively freely, thats what i would replace. Of course it can get pricy doing all bearings like that. Also the engine must run the same, bearings etc.

My dad was getting the mid 20s but the car was much newer then. it was 9 years old, and he tuned down the carb, and ran manifold vacuum.

But even with my bad bearings, im still getting 13 or so city driving.
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Mine runs good with no rattles, I don't hear about bearing problems, and even on a bridge, the wheels seem to spin freely enough, the only problem is in the valve guides, that are worn and consume oil, but I asked the mechanic I go for my Chrysler, and he says that even if I'd redo the heads, it will be better for the oil consumption, not for the fuel economy. I use the unleaded gas avalable in every station, that is for the most 95 octane, I don't use additives, it is possible the fuel economy it's no good for the quality of gas
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Fuel could have something to do with it, but as a side note, if you are running unleaded without having replaced the valve guides with the newer ones youll just eat them up and start burning oil again, although not a lot, but still

But bearings can sneak up, like on Lorelei, they were fine a few days ago. Saturday though, its like all hell broke loose, and now im shaking at any speed. It didnt help that i didnt notice the rear end was leaking oil, so that just sped up the whole process...so time for new ones
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I got Lorelei back from the shop that did the actual work. (no way im dropping a drive shaft then taking it to the machine shop...the trunk of the 73 might be big but not THAT big lol)

So, it wasnt the rear wheel or axle bearings. They do chatter when theyre isnt a load on them like when the car is up in the air.

What it was..it was the CVs, so had them replaced, as well as the trans tail shaft seal and the pinion seal, and while the guys had the car i had them repack the front bearings and new seals since i found them leaky when i took the wheel covers off.

So, shes back, and bow what a difference, the CVs had been going for a while, so i got used to some vibration, but now, boy is she smooth, all the way up to 85

So im happy :D
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I just had the CVs rebuilt on my 66 (almost 99,000 miles on them). The shop owner said two were ready to fall apart and two were pretty loose. I knew something was wrong, but never inspected them in 15 years. The car was smooth as silk on the road, just clunky switching from forward to reverse. Now, it's ready for a 4700 miles trip out west!

It this age, it's just maintenance, but required maintenance.
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Yup, its required, the last thing i would want is the CVs to tear apart and a driveshaft trying to make its way through my floor boards and ultimately me inside lol
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Castrosua wrote:Yup, its required, the last thing i would want is the CVs to tear apart and a driveshaft trying to make its way through my floor boards and ultimately me inside lol
Way, way back, a friend of mine's '77 Continental lost the rear joint, and that alone was enough to get the car totalled. I wish I could remember what sort of damage it did. I told him he was lucky he didn't lose the front joint--I have been told that can actually pole vault the car under the right (wrong?) circumstances. Maybe that's just an urban legend, though. Would be a good Myth Busters episode. . . .
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Ive heard of that too, but i dont think its far from the truth, it may not flip the car but it sure could go airborne...still not something i want to try out.. :smt009
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Castrosua wrote:Fuel could have something to do with it, but as a side note, if you are running unleaded without having replaced the valve guides with the newer ones youll just eat them up and start burning oil again, although not a lot, but still

But bearings can sneak up, like on Lorelei, they were fine a few days ago. Saturday though, its like all hell broke loose, and now im shaking at any speed. It didnt help that i didnt notice the rear end was leaking oil, so that just sped up the whole process...so time for new ones
sorry to bother, here in the forum you are more experienced then me, when I bought the car, a guy that owns many american cars told me that since 1972 in US, engines can run with unleaded gas, as since 1976 all engines came out with cathalyzer and ran with unleaded fuel only. So I haven't modify the heads or the valve guides. Have I to modify something or add addictive when I fill the tank?
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Yes, you should add the leaded additive, or just swap out the valve guide seals. And Unleaded came in much later than 72. The easiest way to tell is to see if around the filler is says "unleaded fuel only" lol

But both the 72 and 73 took leaded gas
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Nope, it is not written unleaded fuel only, but I thought it could run with unleaded also (was I wrong???) I replaced the worn stem seals 3 years ago, but the oil consumption has not reduced, then last springtime I replaced the timing set (chain and sprockets) and with the new gaskets seems the oil consumption has lowered, so you suggest to eliminate the valve seals to allow a better valve lube? I know that the lead in the fuel served to lube te valves is it? Have you modify the valve guides, or justadd leaded additive what kind of damages could come out with using only unleaded gas? Hope not to bother you man
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NO, you need the valve seals, otherwise oil will pour into the cylinders lol.

If you had them replaced three years ago, my bet is that they are already teflon based, and it should be ok. I posed in the other oil thread. I would check for leaks, even through the oil pan, those can be masked just by the pan being constantly wet and not getting to the point of making large puddles

And its no problem, glad to be able to help another 72 owner
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