20 Most Recent 1996 Ford Crown Victoria - Page 5 Questions & Answers

OMG If it ever goes out again, try a Salvage yard or aftermarket part.

heating core has been plumbed in wrong or most likely has a leak in the system, as you are smelling the antifreeze - seems to me like the antifreeze is not reaching the core, have you mistakenly plumbed the intake/out take the wrong way round?, this would cause the windows to fog up as the heat is being taken away fro the core rather than being taken into the heater core

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/repairinfo/repairguide/repairGuideContent.jsp?pageId=0900c152801e4bb0 Here's a link on removal of headlight.

you need to replace the tumbler assembly, a locksmith can set it to work with your old key.

check the wires that go to you cap the wires that go thur the houseing could have a bare wire makeing contact on the dis houseing

ford does have their own type you can get it at any parts store just tell them what it's for also at Ford

As long as it carries the acceptable Mercon rating.

You could but most people replace both at the same time. The solenoid is not cheap, and if one is going bad the other is in the same condition and age.

Have you traced the wires from the tail light forward?

Not sure if there is a question here or not.People tend to not notice the "suggested" answers at the bottom of the screen are put there by the website, and some are months old.

Have you done the following service?

This problem is commonly caused by a dirty automatic idle speed control valve and throttle valve. Buy a can of throttle valve cleaner (do not use carburetor spray cleaner!) from NAPA or Carquest (made by CRC chemicals) and spray it into the air intake while the engine is running, use up about 1/2 the can, engine will try to stall hold the speed up, shut it down and let it soak for 30 minutes, restart and blow out the remaining fluid, shut it down and disconnect the negative battery cable for 5 Min's to reset the base idle control

171 is a lean code ck for a vaccum leak