Parts cross reference

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Originally posted by No Quarter:
Is the steering column Lincoln III, I thought that only was Pantera that had Lincoln III steering column.

Thanks for the effort...

The Pantera used the same column as the 71-73 German built Mercury Capri's. I have found two references to the Longchamp using the Lincoln column.

Anyone else out there have any information I can add?

Peter,

I do believe that you still have the incorrect thermostat in the car.....

You need to run the Cleveland style, unless you block off the passage underneath the t-stat in the block, to get rid of the need for the odd Cleveland only t-stat!

I would think that with Panteras running around and other odd 302/351 Clevelands in trucks that this should be a no brainer in OZ.....

Steve

Thanks Steve,
there were heaps of Clevelands sold in falcons and fairlanes in the 70's, and I looked at the original 73 (very dog eared) parts book in the local ford dealer - there was no sign of a design that even attempted to close the lower port. The illustrated Triton one has the lower section (labelled 16.8mm) which sits above the seat when the stat is cold. As far as I can see it moves down and closes the port below when the stat is open. A bit like the sketch shown.

Please let me know if this is wrong but this is the first time in 21 years ownership that it hasn't run hot so it made a huge difference.

Peter,

Well, I used to have a Cleveland T-stat lying around somewhere that I was going to compare my 4.6 version to!!! I'll find it next week sometime......!

I did look at one out of my 4.6L engine and it looks VERY much similar! I think the bottom one opens once it heats up, as well as the top one......

Jack DeRyke had a great explanation of how it all worked in one of the POCA newsletters a while back........

BUT if it is working for you, great!!!! That is one of the symptoms of not working properly...over heating!

If you pop that center piece out of the intake, below the t-stat, and replace it with a flat plug, you can then run the regular T-stat...

Ciao!
Steve