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For the benefit of everyone, I posted the 93-98 Mark VIII parts guide as a sticky topic in this forum. :)

I personally think Lincoln did an excellent job on the first year build of the Mark VIII for 1993 (with exception of the headlamps). Many features were introduced as standard on the Mark VIII that became highly sought options across the domestic automobile landscape. Surprisingly, they did such...

There is no substitute for experience. There are many who have perfected their art of working on the FN10 platform without following the factory manual. I find multiple repair sections in the factory manual are inordinately detailed to no purpose when the norm is simply to replace the part in...

Aww man... tell me I'm getting old without telling me I'm getting old. 🥱 "Markviii.org" is the precursor to "lincolnsofdistinction.org". "Leo" is none other than "LeoC2"... Leo Cerruti, a long time member who passed on in 2020...

Over the years (not necessarily limited to a Mark VIII)... maybe a couple times I've seen cleaning the ABS ring have a positive impact. Remember that the ABS sensor is a magnetic pickup and rust is a ferrous material which implies it could interfere with the proper operation of the ABS...

The important thing about the tone rings is the gap. Not only a consistent gap from the sensor to the OD of the ring but the gaps between the teeth of the ring. Rust is not uncommon but shouldn't be a problem unless it interferes with the gap - both between the teeth and the OD of the tone ring...

Peter, you may have trouble posting pics if they are not hosted somewhere online where you can link to them. For the benefit of others, here are the pics you sent in your email...

Congratulations on finding and acquiring this one of a kind Lincoln! Just curious, do you have other Mark VIII's or perhaps had previous ones? How did you exactly find the Markaro? By happenstance? :unsure: Welcome to the Lincolns of Distinction! :)

Welcome, Dan! Sounds like you're coming along well with your new project. (y)

Don't you just love it when you find a fix to a problem? :giggle:

I've gotten transmissions 'refreshed' (just new clutches with no other hard parts) for around $400 (long ago). I've got two in the garage I bought used locally and had them inspected and 'refreshed' which cost less than $500 each a couple years ago. Last one I had 'rebuilt' (virtually all new...