I think all the Scorps had the rear heat, just the early 88s only had it where the rear passengers could shut off the flow. My early 88(VIN recorded on an MSF thread somewhere) has CEL/MIL, yes it was very early 88s, not many though, and I think they all ended up in Cali, because they cause all kinds of headaches at e-test time for them...
Johnny
1 86 XR aka Naomi- my first love, now daily driven project
scorpioaddict wrote:Here's a few more I've seen...
Wipers Redesigned to clear rear hood
A/C cooling fan 88 - Two speed condenser fan; Bosch fan
89 - One speed fan; Canadian built fan, quieter
A/C compressor mount 88 - casting number starts with 86
89 - casting number starts with 89
This suggests the motor blocks are different between the years.
Check engine light 89 only
A/C lines 88 - all rubber
89 - big evaporator line has a 90° metal bend; small line is all metal
Rear floor heat 88 - adjustable flow
Rear seats Different brackets for the rear seat backs
Hi Ken,
What was the "Rear floor heat" changed to in 89?
Do you know the date on the bracket change for the rear seat backs?
Thanks!
Bob
Bob in NJ
85 White XR / 85 Nimbus Gray XR / 88 White XR Automagic! / 89 Black Scorpio
I think the only chnage for the rear heat in mid 88(Euro MY 88, vs 87) was to eliminate the ability for the rear passengers to control the flow. IOW it was at the discretion of the driver.
Johnny
1 86 XR aka Naomi- my first love, now daily driven project
So, it looks like we're really discussing three model years. Ed points out some differences in his 88 and mine, both of which have June 87 production dates.
I don't know the changeover on rear seat brackets. I do know they changed bolt sizes and the brackets themselves enough to be a real pain.
milehighXR wrote:Here's what the service manual says about what we got for colors:
Even claims having a taupe interior. Anyone ever see one?
Yup. Brad and I saw two in one day in fact, at a yard in PA. Only the 87's have that color. Both of these were white cars. The seats and doorpanels fade such that they wind up looking steel gray.
-Rooster..
1985 Merkur XR4Ti "New plan"
1986 Merkur XR4Ti Stock, Low miles unmodded will be that way 4ever
1989 Merkur Scorpio white and Tan "Casper" Daily Driven