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EFV-8 Club Forum / General Ford Discussion / 1940 Merc 4 door convertible - Slow cranking

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05-12-2017 @ 9:32 PM

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I have been asked by "Rustymopar" to remove discussion and pictures of the vehicle.
I have retained the other discussion posts because of their value with regards to solving a problem.

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04-02-2017 @ 5:16 AM

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Well Tom, 'If Momma ain't happy...'. 10-4.

Good luck with your sale Rusty!

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04-01-2017 @ 6:30 PM

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Steve,

The Lincoln is my wife's favorite car. I do not want to make her angry.

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04-01-2017 @ 11:44 AM

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Yes. I solved the slow crank issue. It was a non issue.

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03-31-2017 @ 10:10 AM

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Sounds like it's time for the Lincoln to find a new home Tom!

I think the slow crank was associated with with the battery being reversed and also weak. See his reply with the 26.6 Mb file attached and just prior.

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03-31-2017 @ 10:02 AM

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Steve,
My collector car garage is just a 2 car garage and I could not squeeze that car in between my Mercury Coupe and my Lincoln Coupe. Washing and waxing 2 collector cars is all I can handle and I would not have time to drive 3 cars. My 40 saw little road time last summer. Both of them were on vacation, before I sold my Cutlass.

Rusty, did you solve the slow cranking problem?

Tom

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03-31-2017 @ 5:16 AM

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Tom - this would be an excellent complement to your '40 Merc coupe sitting side-by-side in your garage! Same color palette - would match well and take minimal-to-no energy at all to get her there! With a bit of mental (and financial) effort you could have the complete (Dearborn Emeritus) set! Just sayin'...

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03-30-2017 @ 3:57 PM

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I took a few more photos of it today after being detailed. Although it was a cloudy day, the Merc looked incredible.

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03-29-2017 @ 2:43 PM

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Rustymopar,

That is a very nice car and you should be able to get your price. I saw your photobucket photos and the car does have the correct horn button. You may want to post the photos on Google photos, the photos seem to scroll faster on it.

I don't have the room or the energy to handle another car, or I would be a buyer at that price.

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03-29-2017 @ 9:15 AM

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Rustymopar: That is one magnificent car. From what I can see and the info you've given, someone will get a bargain for 50k. I wouldn't take a dime less for it. Incidently, I have been working on these old v8s for 60 years off and on [I'm 78]and am still learning more about them. Good luck.

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