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I didn't check the battery terminals when the power pack and jump leads
were fastened as I didn't want to be the person 'shorting out' either car!
I wondered if it had oil in it. I'm guessing the oil light must have gone
out when the owner go it it to start. It's not a fresh import and seems to
have been in the UK for a while, through the reg number comes out as a
Yellow Triumph. A work colleague and friend has a 65 Mustang, says that
the screeching noise might be the heater fan as it's about where the noise
came from. I'm certain I saw some disconnected pipes for the air con but
that are connected in the sale photos. Rain is forecast for the weekend
but I guess that's the earliest the neighbour will try to get it started
again, probably borrowing my jump leads.
Regards
Daniel
On Thu, 31 Oct 2019 at 10:24, Charlie Shelden <shelden3@pldi.net> wrote:
> Might be something you checked. I presume it has oil and the shipper
> didn=E2=80=99t make them drain the engine. How awful that would be.
>
> Sounds like you may become very familiar with this little beast of a car.
>
> Charlie
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 30, 2019, at 4:20 PM, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <
> spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> =EF=BB=BF
> Hi List,
>
> Well pondering marking the holes etc for my 1960s racing style door mirro=
r
> bracket I was partway through making, I was interrupted by the sound of t=
he
> air brakes of a truck outside my house, actually over the road from my
> house. On the back trailer was a large American car.
>
> Turned out my Polish (that's a person from the country of Poland)
> neighbour who recently bought a new-ish Porsche is now the owner of a 197=
0
> (H reg) white Lincoln Continental. Delivery man kept thinking it was min=
e
> when I went out to have a look and take photos. Helped him get it unload=
ed
> but no petrol and wouldn't start. Neighbour went to get some petrol.
> Delivery man had a Snap-on powerpack but it wouldn't start - kept trippin=
g
> it. Went to fetch my jump leads to find the delivery man, truck and
> trailer gone - just the car and my puzzled neighbour. Passer by pulls up
> and produces a power pack - less results than the Snap-on power back but
> discovers battery leads aren't tight (on the little 'Halfords' battery). =
I
> fetched some imperial spanners but the bolts are metric!. Tightened them
> up and no luck so passer-by suggests jump leads (he also thought it was m=
y
> car). I get them from back in the house and passer-by has gone. Neighbo=
ur
> has his Audi and I let him connect the jump leads (his wife has appeared =
to
> run the Audi). Lincoln Continental Mk3 starts up after a while but with =
a
> graunching sound (stuck starter or air con or water pump or?) disconnect =
my
> leads and warm my cold hands on them. Engine stops suddenly (5L of petro=
l
> gone already?) and wouldn't start with neighbour re-connecting jump leads
> with the Audi engine still running (Mmm) - bad starter??. Pushed car
> towards his house (downhill, across my road with no lights other than my
> torch.
>
> So, another classic car in the neighbourhood (small neighbourhood too!).
> Neighbour seems keen but owns no tools that I know of! Neighbour and
> delivery man told me it was a 4.6 Litre engine (never head of one). Says
> 460 on the air filter - yep 460 cu in - what a beast - 7.5 litres!
>
> Boot lock is missing - I'll bet the neighbour wants to find one - anyone
> have one kicking around amongst their Spridget stash of spares? Or a
> workshop manual (in Polish?)?
>
> I'm amazed that someone who knows almost nothing about classic cars or an=
y
> cars and doesn't own a set of jump leads goes out and buys something like
> this! I'm probably more interested in it than he is (almost certainly mo=
re
> than his wife is, or mine!). Here is a link to the website that sold th=
e
> car
> https://www.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicle-list/details/1970-lincoln-contine=
ntal-460cc-petrol-automatic-coupe-at-chase-autos-ltd-chase-autos-ltd/808921=
?x=3D0&type=3D0&make=3D&trns=3D0&fuel=3D0&catc=3D0&dist=3D0&sort=3D0&srch=
=3D&page=3D21
>
> Regards
>
>
> Daniel
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I didn't check the battery terminals when the power pa=
ck and jump leads were fastened as I didn't want to be the person '=
shorting out' either car!=C2=A0 I wondered if it had oil=C2=A0in it.=C2=
=A0 I'm guessing the oil light must have gone out when the owner go it =
it to start.=C2=A0 It's not a fresh import and seems to have been in th=
e UK for a while, through=C2=A0the reg number comes out as a Yellow Triumph=
.=C2=A0 A work colleague=C2=A0and friend has a 65 Mustang, says that the sc=
reeching noise might be the heater fan as it's about where the noise ca=
me from.=C2=A0 I'm certain I saw some disconnected pipes for the air co=
n but that are connected in the sale photos.=C2=A0 Rain is forecast for the=
weekend but I guess that's the earliest the neighbour will try to get =
it started again, probably borrowing my jump leads.=C2=A0=C2=A0<div><br></d=
iv><div>Regards</div><div><br></div><div>Daniel</div></div><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Thu, 31 Oct 2019 =
at 10:24, Charlie Shelden <<a href=3D"mailto:shelden3@pldi.net";>shelden3=
@pldi.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding=
-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Might be something you checked. I presume it h=
as oil and the shipper didn=E2=80=99t make them drain the engine. How awful=
that would be.=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>Sounds like you may become very fa=
miliar with this little beast of a car.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Char=
lie=C2=A0<br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"=
><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Oct 30, 2019, at 4:20 PM, Weslake1330 via=
Spridgets <<a href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank=
">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockq=
uote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi List,<div>=
<br></div><div>Well pondering=C2=A0marking the holes etc for my 1960s racin=
g style=C2=A0door mirror bracket I was partway through making, I was interr=
upted=C2=A0by the sound of the air brakes of a truck outside my house, actu=
ally over the road from my house.=C2=A0 On the back trailer was a large Ame=
rican car.</div><div><br></div><div><div>Turned out my Polish (that's a=
person from the country of Poland) neighbour who recently bought a new-ish=
Porsche is now the owner of a 1970 (H reg) white Lincoln Continental.=C2=
=A0 Delivery man kept thinking it was mine when I went out to have a look a=
nd take photos.=C2=A0 Helped him get it unloaded but no petrol and wouldn&#=
39;t start.=C2=A0 Neighbour went to get some petrol.=C2=A0 Delivery man had=
a Snap-on powerpack but it wouldn't start - kept tripping it.=C2=A0 We=
nt to fetch my jump leads to find the delivery man, truck and trailer gone =
- just the car and my puzzled neighbour.=C2=A0 Passer by pulls up and produ=
ces a power pack - less results than the Snap-on power back but discovers b=
attery leads aren't tight (on the little 'Halfords' battery).=
=C2=A0 I fetched some imperial spanners but the bolts are metric!.=C2=A0 Ti=
ghtened them up and no luck so passer-by suggests jump leads (he also thoug=
ht it was my car).=C2=A0 I get them from back in the house and passer-by ha=
s gone.=C2=A0 Neighbour has his Audi and I let him connect the jump leads (=
his wife has appeared to run the Audi).=C2=A0 Lincoln Continental Mk3=C2=A0=
starts up after a while but with a graunching sound (stuck starter or air c=
on or water pump or?) disconnect my leads and warm my cold hands on them.=
=C2=A0 Engine stops suddenly (5L of petrol gone already?) and wouldn't =
start with neighbour re-connecting jump leads with the Audi engine still ru=
nning (Mmm) - bad starter??.=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Pushed car towards his house (dow=
nhill, across my road with no lights other than my torch.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div>=
<div><br></div><div>So, another classic car in the neighbourhood (small nei=
ghbourhood too!).=C2=A0 Neighbour seems keen but owns no tools that I know =
of!=C2=A0 Neighbour and delivery man told me it was a 4.6 Litre engine (nev=
er head of one).=C2=A0 Says 460 on the air filter - yep 460 cu in - what a =
beast - 7.5 litres!</div></div><div><br></div><div>Boot lock is missing - I=
'll bet the neighbour wants to find one - anyone have one kicking aroun=
d amongst their Spridget stash of spares?=C2=A0 Or a workshop manual (in Po=
lish?)?</div><div><br></div><div>I'm amazed that someone who knows almo=
st nothing about classic cars or any cars and doesn't own a set of jump=
leads goes out and buys something like this!=C2=A0 I'm probably more i=
nterested in it than he is (almost certainly more than his wife is, or=C2=
=A0 mine!).=C2=A0 Here is a link to the website that sold the car=C2=A0<a h=
ref=3D"https://www.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicle-list/details/1970-lincoln-co=
ntinental-460cc-petrol-automatic-coupe-at-chase-autos-ltd-chase-autos-ltd/8=
08921?x=3D0&type=3D0&make=3D&trns=3D0&fuel=3D0&catc=3D0=
&dist=3D0&sort=3D0&srch=3D&page=3D21" target=3D"_blank">htt=
ps://www.salvagemarket.co.uk/vehicle-list/details/1970-lincoln-continental-=
460cc-petrol-automatic-coupe-at-chase-autos-ltd-chase-autos-ltd/808921?x=3D=
0&type=3D0&make=3D&trns=3D0&fuel=3D0&catc=3D0&dist=
=3D0&sort=3D0&srch=3D&page=3D21</a></div><div><br></div><div>Re=
gards</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Daniel=C2=A0</div><div><br></=
div><div><br></div></div>
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