u/FordM_1970

Hello all. Looking at purchasing a 91 town car and curious on the value . I know it will varry for the area but this one is in Canada and that’s where I am. I have a few classics but was looking at this one for my daily driver. It’s not a super cool car I know but these things are all but gone in Canada due to rot. This one has 110,000kms so around 60,000 miles I believe? 2nd owner has had it for 26 years.

In pretty much beautiful garage kept condition, I want a daily but not a boring daily and this one’s cheaper on gas than my V 10 Ford so here we are

Appreciate all the help as I just wanna make sure I’m paying a fair price for this vehicle as I really don’t know what these things are valued at

Alright I’m back again with very specific oil viscosity and clearance questions.

Condition during this was about 3 degrees Celsius/ 37F in the garage and the engine and parts are probably a bit colder.

The plasti gauge has been sitting g on the shelf for some time.

So got new bearings installed on the mains and torqued the crank down .

Mains are a solid 0.002 for all 5.

Last two photos are two rod bearing clearances I checked. Cylinder 1 and 5

They are 0.0015-0.0018. Definitely believe they are closer to 0.0018

My initial worry is that’s two tight however ford specs for a 95 351W are 0.0015 desired on a STOCK ENGINE

Recommended oil was 5w30 for 1995 but I also believe that was changed from 10w30 for emissions

This is not a stock rebuild. This is a completely stick bottom end but there will be a TINY bump in compression due to the aluminum cylinder heads. 4 barrel carb and Edlebrock intake so it will be more powerful than a stock engine but not exceeding 5500 RPM

My question is this too tight or just right? Gigity.

I see everywhere everyone’s recommending bigger clearances, but if oil pressure is correct and the motor is not being overstressed in extreme applications, I don’t see the reason or necessity for it. But if I’m wrong, please tell me.

Sorry for the long read! Thanks for your time!