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Marketplace => T-Bird/Cougar Parts & Cars FOR SALE => Topic started by: joefriday on October 09, 2005, 11:59:21 PM

Title: 95 Cougar V8 f/s in Omaha, NE: $2500 obo
Post by: joefriday on October 09, 2005, 11:59:21 PM
I'm afraid I've got to sell the Couager.  :(  Now that I live in Omaha, I find myself driving too much in town to keep it.  Anyways, here goes:

1995 Mercury Cougar, 4.6L V8, drk green w/tan interior (cloth/leather), 113K miles.  new tires at 100K miles and complete tune up at 90K.  cosmetically the car is in good condition.  It looks sharp and straight, but has the usual amount of dings and scratches for its age (the car had been repainted sometime before I purchased it in Nov. of 2002 though).  Interior is about the same:  a couple small stains and a tear in the leather on the driver's side bolster, but that's to be expected.  Mechanically the car is very sound.  Good brakes and suspension, strong motor, and the tranny behaves itself (no 1-2 accumulator probs so far).  As is the case for all 94-95 4.6L's, this engine will burn oil.  Generally I'll have to had a quart between oil changes.

Things that will need attention:

- The biggest issue right now with the car is the transmision.  It leaks.  It's a very slow leak, I don't know if it leaks all the time, or if it's a running only kind of deal.  About a month ago when I noticed this leak, I replaced the tranny pan gasket, as it looked like that might be the culprit.  It has not stopped the leak.  My only other guess at this point would be the o-ring for the tranny dipstick tube, as I didn't see any leaking coming from any critical seals (ie output shaft, torque converter).  It will leave a nickel-sized spot on the ground overnight after I drive home from class.

- The water pump gasket is slowly seeping coolant.  I've confirmed that it's the gasket, not the weep hole on the pump itself.  The water pump is fine, but the gasket is ever so slightly letting coolant slip by.  It used to do this in the winter time when it was very cold out, but this summer it started to seep coolant.  I haven't tried tightened the water pump bolts or anything yet, b/c it's really not a threatening leak, just a very annoying one.

-Last winter when it was very cold out, I started up the car and heard the idler pulley making noise.  After a couple minutes it stopped.  The next day I bought a new pulley, but since it was so cold out I did not install it right away.  Since then the old pulley has not made any more noise, so I still haven't gotten around to putting the new pulley on.  I do have it though, and it will be included w/the car, as well as parts for the 1-2 accumulator fix (new spring and piston), and the original set of plug wires and old serpentine belt (for emergency repairs).

-There's a loose connection to the fan motor.  Every once in a while I'll be driving along with the air on and I'll hit a bump, which stops the blower motor.  A well-placed hit on the center stack area next to the glove box will turn it back on.  This problem is only intermittent.  It may be days or weeks before it happens again.  Since it never gave me anymore grief than this, I never got around to fixing it.

Those are the only mechanical issues that I know of.  Here's the list of options:

- keyless entry w/2 keyfobs
- traction control
- 4 wheel disk w/ABS
- power driver's seat
- dual power lumbar
- systems sentry
- autolamp
- electronic climate control
- CD player (JVC aftermarket, small alpine amp in trunk, and two clarian two-way speakers in the doors, all installed professionally at soundworks.  The previous owner had it installed).

And of course the basics:  pwr windows/locks/tilt/cruise, etc, etc.  It's all stock.  The only "mod" to the car was the addition of a K&N and the subtraction of one air silencer :).

The car was my daily driver.  I did not race or run the car hard (I have an SSP mustang and an 88 T-bird for those things).  I did however take the car to scribner raceway once, to see if my cougar could beat my coworker's 94 V8 t-bird.  It a ran 16.2 in the quarter, if anyone was really interested. ;) 

Overall it is a nice car.  Not a show winner, but it looks sharp and is a good daily driver with lots of life left in it.  Call me at 402-658-0250 if interested.

Thanks

Joe