1986 Cougar 140k orginal miles and still running! August 16, 2010, 12:41:42 PM Yes it is rough looking but it still runs good. I just replaced the fan clutch and water pump and tuned it up last Dec 09. It needs a new fan but the old one is still working it is just cracked. The cracks were causing the shroud clearance to lessen so I removed the shroud until a new fan is put in. If restoring it needs a paint job if not don't bother. Everything still works, air but could use a recharge, heat, lights, dash works. I replaced all four tires with used ones but there is a new one in the trunk without a rim you can have.I had a radio put in but I don't hear any sound anymore but you can prolly fix that. I also replaced the vacuum line to the Map sensor which helped it immensely run better.It is a V8 5.0 engine. From my research I gathered it was once called the Blue max. Sometimes crazy things happen like the door lock have not worked since I got it and the other day it was locked and I had to use the other door to get in. No clue what happened there. The lights and dash lights used to work at the same time but for some reason now they don't. When I turn on the head lights I loose the dash lights. And the speedometer comes and goes, but it is back at the moment :) Asking $600 or best offer More Pictures Seen Here http://www.flickr.com/photos/pjwilliamson/sets/72157624646349473/ Quote Selected
1986 Cougar 140k orginal miles and still running! Reply #1 – August 16, 2010, 01:07:00 PM Full location please Quote Selected
1986 Cougar 140k orginal miles and still running! Reply #2 – August 16, 2010, 01:52:09 PM Quote from: PJsKitty;332142The lights and dash lights used to work at the same time but for some reason now they don't. When I turn on the head lights I loose the dash lights. And the speedometer comes and goes, but it is back at the moment :)Do the parking lights work when the dash lights don't?When you say the speedometer comes and goes, does it register zero when you're moving and flicker at times? Quote Selected
1986 Cougar 140k orginal miles and still running! Reply #3 – August 17, 2010, 10:00:40 AM Update your location, or the ad will be deleted.Thanks. Quote Selected
1986 Cougar 140k orginal miles and still running! Reply #4 – August 17, 2010, 08:23:50 PM Quote from: PJsKitty;332142The lights and dash lights used to work at the same time but for some reason now they don't. When I turn on the head lights I loose the dash lights. Could that be an alternator issue?Sidenote: If you ever take your car to the garage, make sure you get it right. Don't tell the mechanic, "My car needs a new altimeter." First, they'll laugh at you ---- and second, they'll start finding all kinds of stuff wrong with your car. Ummm ... not that I would know this first hand. :o Quote Selected
1986 Cougar 140k orginal miles and still running! Reply #5 – August 17, 2010, 08:58:41 PM Want to meet me half way? Quote Selected
1986 Cougar 140k orginal miles and still running! Reply #6 – August 18, 2010, 04:42:45 AM Quote from: ShowBoy;332342Could that be an alternator issue?I'm thinking it's a fuse issue. When I had my '86, a fuse blew for the parking lights (tail lights, etc). The dash lights are also on the same fuse, so that way, when you don't have tail lights you'll know it because your dash lights are out. Kind of a safety feature, if that's what the issue with this Blue Max is. Quote Selected
1986 Cougar 140k orginal miles and still running! Reply #7 – August 20, 2010, 12:15:06 AM Quote from: Scott D;332148Do the parking lights work when the dash lights don't?When you say the speedometer comes and goes, does it register zero when you're moving and flicker at times?I will have to check but I think the parking lights work when the dash lights don't. No sometimes I just can not see it the light goes out. The last owner said it just needs cleaning inside the dash but I don't want to take it apart. Quote Selected
1986 Cougar 140k orginal miles and still running! Reply #8 – August 20, 2010, 12:17:30 AM Quote from: ShowBoy;332342Could that be an alternator issue?Sidenote: If you ever take your car to the garage, make sure you get it right. Don't tell the mechanic, "My car needs a new altimeter." First, they'll laugh at you ---- and second, they'll start finding all kinds of stuff wrong with your car. Ummm ... not that I would know this first hand. :oLOL... that's funny. The alternator is fine it starts all the time and continues to run. Quote Selected
1986 Cougar 140k orginal miles and still running! Reply #9 – August 20, 2010, 12:21:34 AM Quote from: Haystack;332351Want to meet me half way?Sorry I cannot drive for long distances for physical reasons and financial. Quote Selected
1986 Cougar 140k orginal miles and still running! Reply #10 – August 20, 2010, 12:24:12 AM Quote from: Scott D;332413I'm thinking it's a fuse issue. When I had my '86, a fuse blew for the parking lights (tail lights, etc). The dash lights are also on the same fuse, so that way, when you don't have tail lights you'll know it because your dash lights are out. Kind of a safety feature, if that's what the issue with this Blue Max is.I checked all the fuses and replace the ones that runs all the lights, but the tail lights work all the time, and the brake lights, it is just the head lights, it's crazy happened when I had the radio put in. I think they touched a wire behind the radio cuz ever since then I have had this problem. Quote Selected
1986 Cougar 140k orginal miles and still running! Reply #11 – August 20, 2010, 11:44:20 PM Interior Pics http://www.flickr.com/photos/pjwilliamson/sets/72157624646349473/ Quote Selected
1986 Cougar 140k orginal miles and still running! Reply #12 – August 21, 2010, 04:22:29 PM No replies to my replies? Quote Selected
1986 Cougar 140k orginal miles and still running! Reply #13 – September 04, 2010, 08:31:40 AM Still for sale! Quote Selected
1986 Cougar 140k orginal miles and still running! Reply #14 – September 04, 2010, 08:34:03 AM You could get what you want off the car and sell the rest. Or fix it up. Quote Selected
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