Is the original fuel distributor still in? Rough idle could be anything from plugs and wires (couple hundred bucks) to a fuel distributor (couple thousand bucks). In general, the engine is easy to work on - 126 body is one of the last to be able to make that claim.

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1991 560SEL (254K miles)
1980 Lincoln Mark VI - Givenchy
1979 Lincoln Mark V Collector's Series
1979 Lincoln Town Car Collector's Series
1979 Ford "Effie" Pickup (in gradual transformation to a show/street truck)
1969 Lincoln Mark III (waiting for "Overhaulin" to call)
1989 Lincoln Towncar
2001 Lexus GS300 (spousal unit's daily driver)