Hi, I see it's been a while since you've posted your question. To me it sounds like the rubber in the trans is getting brittle. What happens is the rubber o-rings and seals deteriorate after so many heat-up and cool down cycles. The rubber becomes harder and shrinks. After the engine is running for ...

I put a link to a picture of the hose installed in my original post. Wow, a flex hose in a vintage pic? Perhaps the original bent hose has been out of production for a long time. My hoses were original. I got the 58 about 8 years ago with under 22,000 miles on it. I run the 58 in the good weather. I...

The original radiator hoses finally gave out on the 383 in my 58 Mercury Monterey. I called the local autoparts store and found out the lower hose is available--Gates or Carquest # 20206. The upper hose was discontinued. They did offer a flex hose as a replacement. The problem with a flex hose is th...

Hey, interested in some parts, I sent you a Private Message.

Are replacement thermostats availible?


Mark

Hey guys, The bearing in my water pump came apart on the 383 in my 58 Monterey. This was last year sometime. Well, I finally got around to pulling the water pump. I decided to disassemble the pump wondering if I could get some standard sized bearings to fix it up myself. However, it seems as the pum...

Who the heck is Shultz? Is it the same as the avatar that Kultulz has?

Mark
58 Monterey 383
58 Parklane 430

Great post on the fluid/filter change proceedure. The trans with the rust in the pan looks like it is still in the car. Is this a transmission that was running o-k? With the moisture intrusion, it is likely that the valves in the valve body can get stuck from rust build up. Also, the clutch and band...

Hi, My Name is Mark, I live in North Adams, Massachusetts. I have seemed to accumulate 10 Mercurys and various parts. In the order of when they were purchased my Merc list includes a 1970 Cougar XR-7, 1969 Cougar Sports Special, 1970 Cougar XR-7 convertible, 1969 Cougar Eliminator, 1958 Parklane, 19...