it doesn't look bad underneath either. Now I don't know about the quality history of US cars. I know that they used to be good, but then there was a change and things really declined. but I have no firm data on when that happened. But as said, this looks quite nice so far. One thing that helps is that it was obviously not used in the rust belt or it wouldn't look that nice underneath.
And in the next clip Ray crawls under the car without letting it down on the safety stops... But I understand him. You should train to use all safety equipment and only when you have learned everything the way it should be done and why you can start to make exceptions. If it goes bad you have no one but yourself to blame that way. But if you weren't taught how to do things correctly then the blame is really with whoever was teaching you. In my opinion that's even worse. If you know the how and why you can do a calculated choice when departing form the safe procedure. Now crawling under a car on the lift without settling it on the safeties should really not be all that dangerous as the safeties are designed to catch if the hydraulic suddenly fails. It SHOULD keep you safe in such a situation, but should is not 100% safe. So diving in under the car is something that is up to you. As long as you know what the dangers are...
@@blahorgaslisk7763 A minor leak past the valve would not be noticeable, especially if it leaks into the container. However, the different sides might leak at a different rate, so the car could end up being tilted. Not familiar with how they are built - is there only one side? Unsure how they build them. A burst hose might stress the safety stop, but I would worry more about having the car fall off when that happened.
awesome sounds better as he is starting out working i'd say let go for now if it gets worse then you know exactly where to look and the problem , what a boat but hey it's a ride to get to work to get something better o.0 your a great teacher btw
Your procedures are the mark of a great mentor. You teach by showing, then reinforcing by having the student repeat the steps, keeping safety at the forefront. This is the way to teach quality repairs and responsibility on the job site. Fantastic job!
Welcome to Justin to the crew!!! Little does he realize that he has joined one of the best shops around. He has awesome techs to teach him. Just an unbelievable opportunity.
teatching the continental guy make me feel someting cool , i love this !! its amazing how you progressed since your last job at the other garage , you completely desserve this man !
In Portugal these were called "Blue Whale" cars because of their size and how much petrol (Gasoline) they used. For it's age this car looks like it's in a pretty good shape, since it doesn't look like having major rust issues. Welcome Justin, to the best mechanic shop you'll ever meet and also the best teacher you could ask for. You're un for a treat, believe me. 😁
Sitting in my apartment after knee surgery every morning I heard a Starter/flywheel grounding. Grabbed my cruntch and went down to show a cutie how to turn the motor slightly with the fan belt. Some engines like to stop at the same point often, causing the fly wheel to bang the teeth in that one area. I found that turning the engine slightly gives the starter a new place to grab.
Does this info apply to modern cars? Both of my cars are late 90's and manual so they both got replacement flywheels when I changed out the clutch. I'm assuming this is more of an issue on automatic cars?
You're a good teacher Ray. You give clear instructions with the right amount of explanations for what you're doing. Your attitude and demeaner are very relaxing making you easy to work with.
Back in the mid 80s I went to Florida for a couple of months from the UK as I was working on a joint project with our American division and I was not just amazed at the size of the cars but how many old ladies were cruising around in Lincoln Continentals - brilliant!
I love working on older cars. Just enough wires and HOSES, not plastic tubes, to make it run. No sensors and solenoids every inch in a 200 mile wiring harness.
Oh what a throw back?..351 ,modified 400....changed my starter a few times....the bendix usually fail overtime. Nice training,,,,thanks Ray for another great video
Good on you Ray, for teaching safety to the kid. In my opinion, safety is often disregarded in the trades too much (well, unless you know what you're doing). It's great to see you start him on the easier parts before just throwing him at something like an engine rebuild. They don't realize it yet (we were young once as well and all of us wanted to do the hard things because most of us were overconfident), but these little things are stepping stones. You have to build the staircase to greatness yourself with the help of others. So thank you, Ray, for helping out the newcomers. I can't really speak to the matter of cars, even tho I love working on my shitbox. I'm not a mechanic, after all, but your videos have helped me a heck of a lot. Disclaimer! English isn't my first language, so excuse any mistakes thank you!
My brother scored one of those at an estate sale. I remember he drove over a rough railroad crossing and at least 50lbs of bondo fell off the front fenders! The other thing I remember was it had a real soft ride and drank gas. It was a car that you didn't really steer so much as you "aimed" lol. Nice newcomer's safety brief BTW!
Welcome Justin and thanks for sharing your beautiful car with us, Stick with Ray he's a good guy and will teach you well. I do hope this is expansion rather than replacing and hope Dave is well. Great content again Ray thanks for the video on the Greta Thunberg migraine machine lol
Nice looking old Lincoln. I have a 87 Mark VII that I bought new and retired it after about 120K miles. It just sits in my collection now but it is a beautiful car and arguably the best car I ever bought. Love that car. It still drives really nice. Funny side story……I put new tires on it about 20 years ago but rarely drove it since. Those tires probably have 30 miles on them. I had the car on my 4 post lift just to piddle with it and it has been there a few weeks. I went out to the garage about a week ago and noticed (much to my surprise) that the right rear tire was flat. I started putting air in it and air was escaping as fast as I could put it in. I assumed the tire had lost its seal at the bead. Under closer inspection I discovered a big chunk of tread separated and sticking straight up under the fender. It just exploded one night. It must have made one heck of a pop but the garage is detached and I did not hear it. Tells us a lot about the dangers of old tires and dry rot. Time for a new set of tires.
I actually knew what was wrong immediately. I could hear it. I knew because my dad taught me those things decades ago. I sure miss him. Good on you for teaching the younguns!
Just a comment, on this kind of starters you don't need to disconnect the battery it uses a remote solenoide wich prevents power to go to the starter without turning the ignition key
What a trip back in time on that Mark V! Your new protege should take notice of everything you say and he'll have a good start in the field of repair. I liked the safety tips on the hoist, very important and cannot be overstressed. That's a lot of weight, not to be taken lightly (ha, a pun!). Thanks for the Lauren/WifeUnit cameo. Always a pleasure to see her in your videos.😊
Great Video Ray and thanks so much for showing that beautiful car. I was curious why you didn't rotate the crank with a ratchet to look all the way around the flywheel before pulling the starter? That way if there was a bad spot on the flywheel you could order that too and not take out the starter until you have to. Thanks for training the next generation and teaching them safety first.
Good first lesson. Knew it as soon as I heard it. Bendix screws were a brilliant solution to a 1950s engineering problem, but prone to that kind of failure. Great job for a ypung Jedi!
First, an all out WELCOME JUSTIN, who "Just" came "in" 🤣(and hope you don't lock yourself out without the keys in the future)! Second, congrats Ray on your successful endeavors, please do keep up! Third, the grinding noise has a quick and easy solution... Convert that thing into a manual! There's only flywheel grind if there's not a foot in the clutch, or if the clutch actuator is FUBAR 🤷♂
Greetings: The old Land yacht looks great. What a find. My Rx had a 77 Thunder chicken. It was not as good a shape and it was less than 20yrs old. 2 many disrespectful mechanics. I had 2 replace the 'steering bushing'. It was missing. The 1st time I drove it I asked her how long it had the problem of turning 180* without wheel action. She said the mechanic at the place she bought it said it was normal on old cars. I made 1 4 it. I asked her 2 test drive it. Needless 2 say it was quite the 'eventful' night. ;) Thx 4 the share. Bsafe
Listening doesn't make you a good mechanic, but it sure does help. What makes you great is intelligently using what you learn to solve more problems even if it's the first time you see them. Oh and be prepared to at least look at user instructions if it's something you have never touched before. Some things really needs a bit of hand holding the first time. Such as changing the clutch. If you don't know about using a tool to line up the clutch with the center that is a very fun ordeal. Fun for others to watch, not for you to experience. Now I know how tempting it can be to throw away any instructions if the subject seems obvious. I've written installation instructions for some things, and the first problem is getting the experienced people to actually read them. I remember spending a lot of time creating the first page of the instructions for one thing. In the end it was very large letter saying some thing like "Please read this. It WILL save you a lot of time!" and yet experienced techs tended to throw it away only to dig it out an hour later after spending that time trying to install it and failing badly. Reading the instructions and making it the right way took less than five minutes...
Talking about a battery short circuit. I heard about a guy working on a train, he had a spanner in his hand when he made a short circuit. The spanner touched the live and also his metal wrist watch strap. There was a bit of a flash and his wrist watch flew off leaving him with a ring burn scar on his wrist.
Your rules are the best!. Raising my brothers kids, we raised them with 3 main rules. Rule #1 don't die. Rule #2 don't listen to me (I have no filter). Rule #3 turn the fan on when you poop. 😅😂
New guy has a lot to learn, safety, your safety first. This is a car back when car manufacturers knew how to build them tough and to last. Great video, cheers :)
The starter solenoid is always on the starter. It's the part that pushes the small gear on the starter output shaft out to engage the larger gear on the flexplate or flywheel. Sometimes the starter relay is part of the starter solenoid. In this car, what's up on the inner fender is the starter relay.
Hello Justin, been watching Ray for a couple of years now, he is very honest and you would be hard pushed to find a more down to earth decent mech. He will without doubt teach you a lot. Good luck.
The dealerships, Oh my god there's Three of them! My friend you will leave this planet a better place! Hy Justin, just as an observation, he is one of the best instructors I've seen. Hy Dave.
Hey Ray, great video and patient instructions to Jason. I kinda thought you needed more help there so congratulations to you and Jason. He has the best mentor imaginable. Cheers!
Keep a good eye on that young feller ray! He seems like he wants to learn but retaining what you learn is a must! Given time hes gonna b great under your wing as he should be! Thanks ray!!!
My first job as an automotive tech was at a Lincoln Mercury dealer in 1978. I worked on many of these cars, so this video brought back a lot of memories for me.
ahhh the old ford starter, always loved those, they were so easy to diagnose and change out. as for that flywheel? yep those teeth were chipped slightly but it didn't look bad enough to put a flex plate in it, i've seen em a lot worse. it'll be fine for now like you said. nice job on the training lesson for the kid. 👍
Exactly what I thought it was the starter year is not disengaging. I heard that happen once and I figured it out. It only took me four hours cause I didn’t have a lift and I was by myself nerve-wracking when cars above you
What a great way to train a new kid. Let him work on something that he can actually see what he's doing and then work him in slowly. With Ray teaching, I suspect he will be rebuilding engines by next week. Great you're sharing your immense skill with others Ray!
Justin, welcome to tje wonderful world of Mr. Rainman Ray. That Lincoln is gorgeous... just how much is Mr. Justin seeking for this beautiful Lincoln????
I've had good luck with the fly wheel/ring gear teeth that are just a little boogered up by running a file in the teeth to smooth out the transition of engagement of the Bendix drive gear...
What a cool Bill Blass edition Continental Mark IV, my Uncle has one, at least I think he still has it. My parents had the Continental Mark III and I have their Mark II.
When I worked in a garage, we left the vehicle in neutral and handbrake off then got out just before the lift post. Once out, we could move the vehicle back and forth till it was lined up then lifted it.
Made of Steel and Bald Eagles! LOL! Thanks for the laugh, Ray. I really needed it.
Those 1970's Lincoln's had so much more _presence_ than anything since.
Well well well look who the bandit drug in lol jk hi my friend 😊
Nice beast, wondering what he'd want for it?
Classic detroit steel! That car weighs like 3 ton! Its all american and as they say...thats when they made real cars!
I can back just to listen to that quote again.
Jedi Ray training a young Padawan on the mystic art of car repairs. Feeling the Force.
If only Ray and Justin were workin on a Yota your comment would've been more clever!
@@pyro323 … well said.
Is this a star wars reference?
Man you guys are nerds
Cant wait to see them do it blind folded.
The exterior of that car is in great shape for it's age!
it was before they put their hands all over it!!!😂
it doesn't look bad underneath either. Now I don't know about the quality history of US cars. I know that they used to be good, but then there was a change and things really declined. but I have no firm data on when that happened. But as said, this looks quite nice so far. One thing that helps is that it was obviously not used in the rust belt or it wouldn't look that nice underneath.
Cool, you're teaching the kid the safety aspects of garage work that will keep him safe and serve him well as he will pass it on when he gets older.
Saw a post, one shop insisted that you NOT use the safety stops. If the power goes out, you can't lower the car.
Sigh.
@@russellstyles5381 Well, when the inevitable tragedy happens, they just damned themselves by their own published words.
And in the next clip Ray crawls under the car without letting it down on the safety stops...
But I understand him. You should train to use all safety equipment and only when you have learned everything the way it should be done and why you can start to make exceptions. If it goes bad you have no one but yourself to blame that way. But if you weren't taught how to do things correctly then the blame is really with whoever was teaching you. In my opinion that's even worse. If you know the how and why you can do a calculated choice when departing form the safe procedure. Now crawling under a car on the lift without settling it on the safeties should really not be all that dangerous as the safeties are designed to catch if the hydraulic suddenly fails. It SHOULD keep you safe in such a situation, but should is not 100% safe. So diving in under the car is something that is up to you. As long as you know what the dangers are...
@@blahorgaslisk7763 A minor leak past the valve would not be noticeable, especially if it leaks into the container.
However, the different sides might leak at a different rate, so the car could end up being tilted. Not familiar with how they are built - is there only one side? Unsure how they build them.
A burst hose might stress the safety stop, but I would worry more about having the car fall off when that happened.
My Mom had a 1979 Lincoln. The smoothest riding car I ever drove. Front seat was like a huge, leather, Lazy Boy. So comfortable.
awesome sounds better as he is starting out working i'd say let go for now if it gets worse then you know exactly where to look and the problem , what a boat but hey it's a ride to get to work to get something better o.0 your a great teacher btw
Your procedures are the mark of a great mentor. You teach by showing, then reinforcing by having the student repeat the steps, keeping safety at the forefront. This is the way to teach quality repairs and responsibility on the job site. Fantastic job!
Congratulations to Justin on joining the winning team. ("Team Ray")
Ford came out with the 400 in 1971. My 1971 Ford LTD Convertible had the 400. What a great running and smooth engine.
I've had a few Fords with the 400, and 1 each of the 460, 351M and 351W.
Welcome to Justin to the crew!!! Little does he realize that he has joined one of the best shops around. He has awesome techs to teach him. Just an unbelievable opportunity.
Absolutely!
teatching the continental guy make me feel someting cool , i love this !! its amazing how you progressed since your last job at the other garage , you completely desserve this man !
In Portugal these were called "Blue Whale" cars because of their size and how much petrol (Gasoline) they used. For it's age this car looks like it's in a pretty good shape, since it doesn't look like having major rust issues. Welcome Justin, to the best mechanic shop you'll ever meet and also the best teacher you could ask for. You're un for a treat, believe me. 😁
This IS a southern car. Cars wear out, they don't rust out. Normally. Had a 1963 Rambler with a rotted floor.
I call them boats. :) The power they have is awesome, as long as there are no police around. :)
We call them Yank Tanks in Australia.
Sitting in my apartment after knee surgery every morning I heard a Starter/flywheel grounding.
Grabbed my cruntch and went down to show a cutie how to turn the motor slightly with the fan belt.
Some engines like to stop at the same point often, causing the fly wheel to bang the teeth in that one area.
I found that turning the engine slightly gives the starter a new place to grab.
Does this info apply to modern cars? Both of my cars are late 90's and manual so they both got replacement flywheels when I changed out the clutch. I'm assuming this is more of an issue on automatic cars?
@@jimrossabrena7955 this applies to both. Not a fix, just a patch until it can get fixed properly.
The sweet part is seeing her look up at my balcony smiling every morning after, turning the engine,
Starting the car and off to work.
You're a good teacher Ray. You give clear instructions with the right amount of explanations for what you're doing. Your attitude and demeaner are very relaxing making you easy to work with.
🎉
Back in the mid 80s I went to Florida for a couple of months from the UK as I was working on a joint project with our American division and I was not just amazed at the size of the cars but how many old ladies were cruising around in Lincoln Continentals - brilliant!
I love working on older cars. Just enough wires and HOSES, not plastic tubes, to make it run. No sensors and solenoids every inch in a 200 mile wiring harness.
Oh what a throw back?..351 ,modified 400....changed my starter a few times....the bendix usually fail overtime. Nice training,,,,thanks Ray for another great video
We called that a dragging starter. You win!
There's always so much to remember when you start. But he's got a good teacher.
Love seeing this. Im 24 and I have a 1979 Continental Town Car and I love bringing it back to life.
Welkom Justin stay tuned on Ray, do as he say and dont say what he does, you can get a real carrier learning from the best.
When you have a mentor who loves his job you learn a great amount
Start with the ground and end with the ground.
Got it!
Good on you Ray, for teaching safety to the kid. In my opinion, safety is often disregarded in the trades too much (well, unless you know what you're doing).
It's great to see you start him on the easier parts before just throwing him at something like an engine rebuild. They don't realize it yet (we were young once as well and all of us wanted to do the hard things because most of us were overconfident), but these little things are stepping stones. You have to build the staircase to greatness yourself with the help of others. So thank you, Ray, for helping out the newcomers.
I can't really speak to the matter of cars, even tho I love working on my shitbox. I'm not a mechanic, after all, but your videos have helped me a heck of a lot.
Disclaimer! English isn't my first language, so excuse any mistakes thank you!
Love the big ole gas burner! Looks nice! Congratulations on the new man in the shop! Best wishes!
My brother scored one of those at an estate sale. I remember he drove over a rough railroad crossing and at least 50lbs of bondo fell off the front fenders! The other thing I remember was it had a real soft ride and drank gas. It was a car that you didn't really steer so much as you "aimed" lol. Nice newcomer's safety brief BTW!
Oh that I were a young man again with Ray as my mentor! Justin, you are in good hands!
Welcome Justin and thanks for sharing your beautiful car with us, Stick with Ray he's a good guy and will teach you well. I do hope this is expansion rather than replacing and hope Dave is well. Great content again Ray thanks for the video on the Greta Thunberg migraine machine lol
Fun fact. When you slide across the seat from one side to the other you actually change Time Zones. Also, did Ray actually say “I can see the Noise”.😂
Nice looking old Lincoln. I have a 87 Mark VII that I bought new and retired it after about 120K miles. It just sits in my collection now but it is a beautiful car and arguably the best car I ever bought. Love that car. It still drives really nice. Funny side story……I put new tires on it about 20 years ago but rarely drove it since. Those tires probably have 30 miles on them. I had the car on my 4 post lift just to piddle with it and it has been there a few weeks. I went out to the garage about a week ago and noticed (much to my surprise) that the right rear tire was flat. I started putting air in it and air was escaping as fast as I could put it in. I assumed the tire had lost its seal at the bead. Under closer inspection I discovered a big chunk of tread separated and sticking straight up under the fender. It just exploded one night. It must have made one heck of a pop but the garage is detached and I did not hear it. Tells us a lot about the dangers of old tires and dry rot. Time for a new set of tires.
Grasshopper is learning fast 👍
Justin : you’re going to have bad days . But to learn is a great feeling . Good luck & don’t give up.
It is nice seeing a young man willing to learn a trade. You are going to as good a teacher as you are a technician, Ray. Be well as always.
I actually knew what was wrong immediately. I could hear it. I knew because my dad taught me those things decades ago. I sure miss him.
Good on you for teaching the younguns!
MAKE ME SMILE TO SEE THE TIME TO SHOW A NEW TECH THE ROPES(GREAT JOB RAY!)
Love the Hooligan tee. Sweet
Just a comment, on this kind of starters you don't need to disconnect the battery it uses a remote solenoide wich prevents power to go to the starter without turning the ignition key
What a trip back in time on that Mark V! Your new protege should take notice of everything you say and he'll have a good start in the field of repair. I liked the safety tips on the hoist, very important and cannot be overstressed. That's a lot of weight, not to be taken lightly (ha, a pun!).
Thanks for the Lauren/WifeUnit cameo. Always a pleasure to see her in your videos.😊
Great Video Ray and thanks so much for showing that beautiful car. I was curious why you didn't rotate the crank with a ratchet to look all the way around the flywheel before pulling the starter? That way if there was a bad spot on the flywheel you could order that too and not take out the starter until you have to. Thanks for training the next generation and teaching them safety first.
RAY I got a perfect nickname for the hire... ELVIS!
Wouldn''t his car have to be a pink Cadillac? 🤣
That's why I have my sideburns lol
Good first lesson. Knew it as soon as I heard it. Bendix screws were a brilliant solution to a 1950s engineering problem, but prone to that kind of failure. Great job for a ypung Jedi!
Nice! Teaching once again. Wish more places would do this.
Welcome Justin. You have best mentor. I hope Dave is still there too. :)
Ray training the new guy, I always like to see the next generation excited to learn a trade.
Welcome to the shop Justin,as an official old geezer,my advice to you is Always ask questions,the only stupid question is the one not asked
yep that is how I learn't by asking questions that is good advice for an apprentice I was a brake specialist for 49 years
this was the most beautiful car i've ever seen on your channel.
Welcome aboard Justin. You will learn a great deal from Ray. He is most knowledgeable in mechanical surgery.
Welcome, Justin. Beautiful car.
He already willing to be on camera, it’s a great start.
First, an all out WELCOME JUSTIN, who "Just" came "in" 🤣(and hope you don't lock yourself out without the keys in the future)! Second, congrats Ray on your successful endeavors, please do keep up! Third, the grinding noise has a quick and easy solution... Convert that thing into a manual! There's only flywheel grind if there's not a foot in the clutch, or if the clutch actuator is FUBAR 🤷♂
Hello Justin. Haven't met you yet.
That's a boat with wheels. Anything today hits that it's done. That car will drive away without a scratch
Funny you say that, someone "bumped" the lincoln about a month ago or so. Only left a little mark on my bumper, but left them without a bumper!
@@TheMuscleyMarquis 🤣🤣
Fine Old Car!
Greetings: The old Land yacht looks great. What a find. My Rx had a 77 Thunder chicken. It was not as good a shape and it was less than 20yrs old. 2 many disrespectful mechanics. I had 2 replace the 'steering bushing'. It was missing. The 1st time I drove it I asked her how long it had the problem of turning 180* without wheel action. She said the mechanic at the place she bought it said it was normal on old cars. I made 1 4 it. I asked her 2 test drive it. Needless 2 say it was quite the 'eventful' night. ;) Thx 4 the share. Bsafe
Welcome aboard Justin, Ray will teach you well.
Try not to dwell too much on how many of us lot will be watching your journey! 🤔
Love that you are growing your business and hiring more people. Can’t think of a better place to learn and grow under your expertise
Stick with it Justin, with Ray you will learn a lot, nice one Ray👍
Ray's making the lift sound like Algebra on a bad day in school! Ray's teaching safety first for the best of reasons.
When cars weighed up to 2 tons and the hood would stand up to someone sitting on it.
Beautifully clean.
This one had a curb weight of just shy of 2.5 tons - makes my big and heavy CT6 look skinny lol.
@@aperson9495
😂🍻
She's 2.5 tons of fun and floaty handling.
@@jsh6952
Smooth rider.
You could do more on it than sit ......Giggity............
Justin listens to you. He's going to become a most excellent engineer.
Listening doesn't make you a good mechanic, but it sure does help. What makes you great is intelligently using what you learn to solve more problems even if it's the first time you see them. Oh and be prepared to at least look at user instructions if it's something you have never touched before. Some things really needs a bit of hand holding the first time. Such as changing the clutch. If you don't know about using a tool to line up the clutch with the center that is a very fun ordeal. Fun for others to watch, not for you to experience.
Now I know how tempting it can be to throw away any instructions if the subject seems obvious. I've written installation instructions for some things, and the first problem is getting the experienced people to actually read them. I remember spending a lot of time creating the first page of the instructions for one thing. In the end it was very large letter saying some thing like "Please read this. It WILL save you a lot of time!" and yet experienced techs tended to throw it away only to dig it out an hour later after spending that time trying to install it and failing badly. Reading the instructions and making it the right way took less than five minutes...
What an awesome car.
Gotta say, I am surprised that a starter is still available for such a classic machine, sounds really nice
cheers from Montreal Canada
Talking about a battery short circuit. I heard about a guy working on a train, he had a spanner in his hand when he made a short circuit. The spanner touched the live and also his metal wrist watch strap. There was a bit of a flash and his wrist watch flew off leaving him with a ring burn scar on his wrist.
The watch never worked again.
Your rules are the best!. Raising my brothers kids, we raised them with 3 main rules. Rule #1 don't die. Rule #2 don't listen to me (I have no filter). Rule #3 turn the fan on when you poop. 😅😂
New guy has a lot to learn, safety, your safety first. This is a car back when car manufacturers knew how to build them tough and to last. Great video, cheers :)
How awesome is this?!?! Another employee for Ray! I could not be happier for him!
Poor customers 😢
rays gonna need a bigger shop at this rate
@@pjstartv6798 Makes me wonder why the other guys aren't around anymore...
@@pjstartv6798 Called an Apprentice, someone who learns from scratch under the supervision of an expert. This is the very start.
@@pjstartv6798 If nobody was allowed to learn, you'd have no-one to work on your car at all.
The starter solenoid is always on the starter. It's the part that pushes the small gear on the starter output shaft out to engage the larger gear on the flexplate or flywheel. Sometimes the starter relay is part of the starter solenoid. In this car, what's up on the inner fender is the starter relay.
I LOVE the 70's Lincolns.. lead sled, land yacht.. nothing better then 40 miles of hoods hiding a 400 or 450 CC engine!
I'm just impressed that your parts supplier had a starter in stock for a 78 Continental.
Welcome to the crew young man, PLEASE LISTEN TO what RAY is trying to Teach You, YOU will learn a lot, BE gentle Ray He's New,..
Hello Justin, been watching Ray for a couple of years now, he is very honest and you would be hard pushed to find a more down to earth decent mech. He will without doubt teach you a lot. Good luck.
Lincoln Mark V, Bill Blass Edition. My parents had 2 of them in 1979.
You really are Rain Man, without the savant part.
She's my baby, I've put a lot of work into that car!
The dealerships, Oh my god there's Three of them! My friend you will leave this planet a better place! Hy Justin, just as an observation, he is one of the best instructors I've seen. Hy Dave.
That flexplate is fine, if 1/2 the teeth were gone, then you got issues.
Nice change of contents ray , even just a new character on scene makes it refreshing.
Hey Ray, great video and patient instructions to Jason. I kinda thought you needed more help there so congratulations to you and Jason. He has the best mentor imaginable. Cheers!
Great job Ray teaching the new guy, "SAFTY FIRST"!!
Congrats the Rainman Ray's repair family is growing!!
Nice to see the youth of today interested in the cars of yesteryear!!
Keep a good eye on that young feller ray! He seems like he wants to learn but retaining what you learn is a must! Given time hes gonna b great under your wing as he should be! Thanks ray!!!
Good to see an apprentice on the job.
Wayyyy back in the day I had a 76 Mark IV, it had a 460 ci, what a great car, a land yacht.
Love seeing the Lincoln!
Welcome Justin to the best team Ray and Dave will teach you well
Come on Justin, where's the donuts for us all???
My first job as an automotive tech was at a Lincoln Mercury dealer in 1978. I worked on many of these cars, so this video brought back a lot of memories for me.
ahhh the old ford starter, always loved those, they were so easy to diagnose and change out.
as for that flywheel? yep those teeth were chipped slightly but it didn't look bad enough to put a flex plate in it, i've seen em a lot worse. it'll be fine for now like you said.
nice job on the training lesson for the kid. 👍
I'd love to get another one of these Lincolns.
Greetings: When I heard the 1st crank I suspected the Bendix. After it was running I was about 80/cent. Good show young Justin. Bsafe
Exactly what I thought it was the starter year is not disengaging. I heard that happen once and I figured it out. It only took me four hours cause I didn’t have a lift and I was by myself nerve-wracking when cars above you
Try saying a little bit passenger a little bit driver that’s what we used to do in the garage. I worked in.
What a great way to train a new kid. Let him work on something that he can actually see what he's doing and then work him in slowly. With Ray teaching, I suspect he will be rebuilding engines by next week. Great you're sharing your immense skill with others Ray!
Hey Dude, he is a keeper, very entertaining stuff
Justin, welcome to tje wonderful world of Mr. Rainman Ray. That Lincoln is gorgeous... just how much is Mr. Justin seeking for this beautiful Lincoln????
Welcome Justin! You are a lucky guy. Ray is a great boss. I love your land yacht.
I've had good luck with the fly wheel/ring gear teeth that are just a little boogered up by running a file in the teeth to smooth out the transition of engagement of the Bendix drive gear...
What a cool Bill Blass edition Continental Mark IV, my Uncle has one, at least I think he still has it. My parents had the Continental Mark III and I have their Mark II.
When I worked in a garage, we left the vehicle in neutral and handbrake off then got out just before the lift post. Once out, we could move the vehicle back and forth till it was lined up then lifted it.
It's great seeing you teach a new person and see him take instructions.
Now he just has to remember which order in the instructions, to keep safe.
I had a 78 Thunderbird, basically the same car. That thing was like driving a couch.
You are a fantastic instructor! You let Justin get in there and learn by doing!