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This is a pretty specific issue. It would really take some one with the exact set up you have to give you good information. I hope that happens but it is probably unlikely. The good news is that it sounds like a 12mm spacer can fix the problem if there is one.

On '67 and '68 there is a well known problem with the lock rod being too tight causing this problem. It is covered in the factory service manual at lest for 1968. I do not know if this effects the later cars. I did a write up on this a few years back. https://classiccougarcommunity.com/forum/viewtop...

Very few people have driven a Cougar that has a fully functional front suspension and steering system. When you drive a car with just one thing wrong: bad rag joint or a loose idler arm, you get the wrong impression about the stock system. It seems that every Cougar I take apart has an issue or two ...

Closing a business is traumatic. It is like a funeral that goes on for months or even years. Every one seems to turn on each other. I am amazed it is going as well as it is. Catvert68 has it exactly right.

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This is just the coolest thing ever! Will you reveal the secret?

Be sure to add a fuse or circuit breaker to that wire.

No turkeys in this bunch of nominees... sorry about that but as I write this highly intoxicating turkey aroma has filled the house and only sharp knives are keeping me from stealing a bite. So, to take our minds away from the Thanksgiving feast and the joy of left-over goodness, lets pick the next R...

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Cougar Bill is in Golden Colorado.

How much did you shave off the CJ heads when you put them on the 390? I have heard some people use the steel very thin head gaskets instead of milling the heads but compression is still a bit low.