My first car was a 1969 Mercury Cyclone. I was eighteen and bought it new. After a couple years of hard driving the water pump went out. Paid a dealer $100 labor to put new water pump in. Watched him do it. Thought, damn! I could do that. Did my own work since then. Later on Pic N Pull junk yards came to town. Tools in hand, I practiced on their cars before attempting the more complicated repairs on mine. Thanks to Pic N Pull European and WHunter in this forum I replaced my leaking steering box on my 1984 500 SEC. Saved $600 in labor costs for this repair. Next are the brakes pads, fuel pump and filter, and new steering wheel from Momo.
