I bought a 89 Ford Taurus Sho need advice

[89sho]

Kinda a noob and cant pass up a good deal. The guy said it doesnt spark so it doesnt run now needs new tranny too. wondering if there is anything that anyone would reccomend doing right away to it?

thanks for helping a noob,


Garrett

 

[godfather]

first thing ..how much did you pay for it ..2nd thing is that when you do get it to run lets hope that the motor is good ..whats wrong with the trans do you know?? hope you didn't pay alot because you bought this car blindfolded..good luck and let me know what's up:thumbsup:

 

[yamahaSHO]

Sell it back to him...

 

[89sho]

Sell it back to him...

the whole reason that im buying the thing is because its only $100. I could sell the engine for more than that on ebay.:burn:

 

[Ryan]

I'd check the DIS module and coil pack first.
As for the tranny, Beth on SHOforum was doing rebuilds last I knew.
Check out www.shoforum.com and www.shotimes.com for tons more SHO info.

 

[godfather]

the whole reason that im buying the thing is because its only $100. I could sell the engine for more than that on ebay.:burn:

yea if it runsoke:

 

[89sho]

more like if i can get it to run

 

[89sho]

It comes with 2 extra coil packs, the engine that is in there has a ported and polished head. It also comes with an extra cv joint and ecu. Its still in Duluth MN right now im in the process of having it hauled down its a lot of $$ though. the other engine ran before they pulled it out too i guess. Needs a Crank position sensor but i asked him about the water pump and he said they tore it off and put a new gasket in there. Is there any other cars that i could put one of these engines in? like a RWD car?

 

[godfather]

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cobra sho..look it up on the net...or shobra

 

[godfather]

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[godfather]

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i think it's cool as hell

 

[yamahaSHO]

the whole reason that im buying the thing is because its only $100. I could sell the engine for more than that on ebay.:burn:

If you get it running, you *might* sell it for more than that, however, locally, I can get a complete (known good) motor for about $125.

The reason I am saying sell it as it will cost you WAY more than $100 in the end if you stick with it. As soon as my '92 started to suck money from me, I sold it and made $1,000 more than I paid for it, but I did have to put in a motor.

 

[89sho]

If you get it running, you *might* sell it for more than that, however, locally, I can get a complete (known good) motor for about $125.

The reason I am saying sell it as it will cost you WAY more than $100 in the end if you stick with it. As soon as my '92 started to suck money from me, I sold it and made $1,000 more than I paid for it, but I did have to put in a motor.

yea i was thinking of just selling the whole thing because im having a hard time getting it down to mpls area from duluth MN. I planned on spending about 1k total to get a tranny, battery, interior, and everything else i would want to make it atleast a daily driver. how much do you think i could sell everything for if the body is in fair condition?

if you can get a motor for 125 then how much should a good mtx cost?

 

[yamahaSHO]

I can get a transmission for $90 if I pull it myself...

 

[ez112]

This reminds me of when I bough an 89 FOR the transmission when the MTX in my 94 took a crap. I paid $300 for the whole 89, got my transmission, AND made a fair amount of money for the parts I wound up selling. The front and rear sway bars alone car net you $100+

 

[89sho]

how hard is it to pull a tranny on one of those?

 

[ez112]

I would call it an all dayer. I took out my 94's FIRST and then the 89's. And knowing everything I did and having all the tools I needed it still took me a GOOD part of the DAY. I think I can do it again in a little less time.

But you have to suspend the engine to an engine brace or support and drop the cradle and from there remove the transmission. If all goes well (Your subframe bolts NOT stuck) then it's not TOO bad. While you're under there you can do alot of preventative maintenance. Like new Aluminum subframe bushings, the connecting rod bearings, and reinforced motor mounts. It would JUST be so much easier while you're down there.

 

[89sho]

I would call it an all dayer. I took out my 94's FIRST and then the 89's. And knowing everything I did and having all the tools I needed it still took me a GOOD part of the DAY. I think I can do it again in a little less time.

But you have to suspend the engine to an engine brace or support and drop the cradle and from there remove the transmission. If all goes well (Your subframe bolts NOT stuck) then it's not TOO bad. While you're under there you can do alot of preventative maintenance. Like new Aluminum subframe bushings, the connecting rod bearings, and reinforced motor mounts. It would JUST be so much easier while you're down there.

I agree that it is easier while your down there but lucky for me it already has welded motor mounts

 

[taronis]

sprinkle it with gas and toss a lit match on it...