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[sexobon]

My '86 Ford Crown Vic LX with 302 cu. in. ("5.0 L" - 4,942 cc) Windsor was the first year they put a sequential fire electronic fuel injector on each cylinder in the Crown Vic and I had it for 21 years. The 351 cu. in. (5.8 L) Windsor went into the police car version.

[tw]

Originally Posted by sexobon

My '86 Ford Crown Vic LX with 302 cu. in. ("5.0 L" - 4,942 cc) Windsor was the first year they put a sequential fire electronic fuel injector on each cylinder in the Crown Vic and I had it for 21 years.

Correct. The fuel injected version (which was finally implemented due to government regulations) increased that 351 Windsor to 200 Hp. But mid 1980 trucks (and SUVs) and the Mustang still got the obsolete technology engine.

BTW, the first 1986 Ford fuel injection was throttle body. I never heard of Fords with sequential that early.

Ford 351 was popular with police. Because an equivalent engine, transmission, and other parts in Chevy Caprices failed so often. One police department had a pool on which Caprice transmission would fail next. It was not that the 351 was so good. It was that the other domestic automakers were so bad.

[Nirvana]

My 351 sure has longevity

Anyhooey TW if you can help me troubleshoot my 3414 hydrostatic loader tractor's transmission pressure problem, {Low (All Gears)} I would be extremely grateful.

[tw]

Originally Posted by Nirvana

Anyhooey TW if you can help me troubleshoot my 3414 hydrostatic loader tractor's transmission pressure problem, {Low (All Gears)} I would be extremely grateful.

First suggestion for a transmission is to drain its fluid and replace the filter. Any parts or debris in the filter defines how serious the problem is.

Transmissions are an art. Engines are typically simpler. However you can do what so many entertained consumers have done. Call Click and Clack - the Tappet brothers. Tom and Ray have a call in show on NPR every weekend called "Car Talk" - sometimes at 10 AM in some regions. They love solving problems such as yours. And if not, we will be entertained while they try to wiggle around your problem.

If the problem is particularly interesting, then become their contestant months later on "Stump the Chumps".

Important is to practice duplicating each noise coming from that transmission. Since we will want to hear it on our radios to appreciate your problem.

[sexobon]

Originally Posted by tw

... BTW, the first 1986 Ford fuel injection was throttle body. I never heard of Fords with sequential that early ....

You have now:

...Under the hood, the 122 hp 4.2L V8 from 1981-1982 was discontinued. Electronic "Central Fuel Injection" (CFI), a type of Throttle Body Injection, was now standard on the 5.0L V8 engine. ... In 1986, on all civilian models, this was replaced by "Sequential Fire" electronic fuel injection, based on Ford's OBD-1 compliant EEC-IV computer. The new engine featured better driveability in traffic than the CFI unit, ...

... As the 1980s progressed, the LTD Crown Victoria underwent many gradual changes. 1983 saw the introduction of central fuel injection (CFI) on the 302 cu in (5.0L) models (identifiable by a fender badge reading "Electronic Fuel Injection"), which was replaced with sequential electronic fuel injection (SEFI) in 1986 (accompanied by the deletion of said fender badge). ...

... Twisting the model lineup for 1986, the LTD Crown Victoria was now available as an "LX" model at the top of the range to create the indecently long and awkward name "LTD Crown Victoria LX." A new sequential fuel-injection system improved the performance of the 302 V8, which was now rated at 150 horsepower. ...

... sequential multiport injection for 150 horsepower (versus 140), premium LX series added (1986); ...

My '86 Ford Crown Vic LX with 302 cu. in. ("5.0 L" - 4,942 cc) Windsor was the first year they put a sequential fire electronic fuel injector on each cylinder in the Crown Vic ...

That last reference was written by some guy who actually owned one, go figure. The potential list of references goes on and on ... I guess we learn something new everyday ... just sayin'.