My sister recently gave me a 96 Lincoln Towncar. It was the last car she and her late husband bought together. Her kids had passed it around doing little more than putting gas in it..
Other than being horribly complicated, it really is a sweet car. I've replaced the front window regulators, and the rear suspension. I have ordered parts to replace "the usual suspects" on the front end....which for how frigin big the thing is remarkably straight forward
I've been asking sorta get acquainted questions...like why is the ABS compressor running all the time, how do i bleed the ABS system (which is not for the faint of heart)How do i change the SRS air bags.... I got one good reply when I told them what I'd done so far.....but no one knows enough to tell me how to address the issues I have at hand
I have seen mundane questions answered time and time again, w/o any obvious grousing. The forums are divided up so you can find info on what you need w/o wading through ten years and seven models of cars you have no interest in.
So I'm going to fix up the front end, address the Blend door problem, spiff it up and sell it....and look for another Volvo
For the luv of Mike the work shop manual weighs over 9 pounds....
I really can't do this car thing w/o some back up....and the brickboard is where i turn first
Thanks again for all y'all do.
So i'm lookin for an 88-93 240-740 no turbos
Paul
between Disneyland and Down Town L.A.

If the manual weighs 9 pounds, I'm going to guess it is a factory manual. If the topic isn't covered have you checked for updates or TSBs ? Do you have a long time Ford dealer nearby ? You might take the car for a drive and ask the service manager if he knows the answers or has access to more info. Your chances are probably better if you live in North Dakota or south Florida, but who knows, SoCal might be a Town Car hotbed...

Greg

Or are you looking for this?

http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1972-volvo-144/
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09 V70, 14 320i xdrive

Beautiful car! I've always thought the 144's and P1800's are among the best looking Volvo's ever built.

I think I read you right Paul, that you're offering praise to this forum based on an experience trying to get help on a Lincoln.

Of course, we rarely appreciate what we have without a comparative reference. You've seen similar results in your recent postings on Turbobricks, although perhaps the "mundane" questions get a little rougher treatment from the kids. However, no forum has collected as many Volvo experts on the California emissions challenges.

The biggest advantage I see to these forums is having advice open to peer review. Naturally, "peer" is up for definition, as some of us might think we are peerless. But having a forum where irrelevant, inaccurate, and inane replies are rebutted, begins to carve out a more responsible community.

Because it is a community, those using it for questions are encouraged to follow through with the rest of the story (as aleekat says, "post back - that's what makes this forum work") as well as remember those using it to answer questions are not always in tune with the asker's assumptions.

You are right, very few of us know how good we have it.
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Art Benstein near Baltimore

How to Ask Smart Questions

Several years ago my daughter inherited a 90`s Thunderbird from her grandfather. The car had extremely low mileage....she drove it for a few weeks & traded it for a `96 850 manual at a Volvo dealership. She didn`t get a great deal on the T Bird trade-in but the 850 was a fantastic car which she drove all thru her college years.
Why not consider an 850? I had a `95 855 which was an excellent trouble free car for years. I`ve owned several 240`s & tho` they were mostly good cars I`d never go back to one.
Good luck!