I've finally decided to start restoring my Grandmother's 1972
 4-door Lincoln Continental. It's been sitting in an unheated garage
 for about 12 years (NC weather). Grandma drove it in there- it
 wasn't broken or towed or anything. She just didn't like the mileage
 it got. I have a feeling I won't like the mileage either.
        I'm hoping that I can get it running well enough to drive it
 back home and work on the finer details then. A friend of mine who
 is a mechanic said all we'd have to do is: 1. drain and replace the
 fuel, 2. drain and replace the oil, 3. put gas in the carb, 3. put
 in a new battery. And a new tire, also.
        Now I've got this sneaking feeling that it will need a bit more
 than this after sitting for 12 years in a row. The engine has 84,000
 miles on it, so I'd imagine at least a few things have gone bad. But we
 shall see. With my luck, the brakes will go while I'm steering it along
 I-40. I'm no mechanic, so this will be one big nightmarish learning
 experience for me.
 BTW, what size engine does this thing have, and if things come to
      worse, will it fit in the bay of a 64 Fairlane? 
      regards;
      klink@wilmington.net
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