How can l get my 1966 Lincoln Continental to run smoother?
It has 68k original miles. Bought the car for $1900 and it runs but nothing else work (windows, clock, lights, etc). Just some surface rust. l changed, plugs, wires, rotors. Just bought a fuel pump, high volume oil pump and water pump. Every mechanic says it runs strong but l would like for it to run smoother!

Other than rebuilding the engine (Because the engine runs strong and its Mileage) what other things can l change out on it to have it run better before l rebuild the front end and paint it? And also where can l get the parts from?

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Replace it with a 1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo.

You do not mention which engine you have, but, l had an old Lincoln with a 460 and it took a new carburetor to make her run right. As the old sayin' goes, She would pass anything but a gas station after that. Good Luck!

Check all your vacuum hoses for cracks and leaks.do the basics by testing the compression first and making sure you do not have a low cylinder causing the engine to not run smoothly..then take your 400 lb suicide door and smash that ol 72 Monte into the ground...jk..good luck

In 1966, engines did not have a lot of electronic controls, so 'rough idle' was a common problem. Basically, this is a Ford product, so u might be able to retrofit it with throttle body fuel injection & electronic ignition. Check for vacuum leaks & have the compression tested. This is important, because u might have some leaky or sticky valves, carbon buildup which raises compression or variations between cylinders. Check out the electrical system before u invest much more in the car. Also be sure the distributor cap is clean & that the distributor vacuum advance is working.
Finally, keep in mind that this car was probably designed to run on high octane, leaded (premium) gas. That is a problem, because it has probably been de-tuned to use lower octane unleaded. As l recall, unleaded gas also causes excessive wear on the valve stems & guides. If u want to keep it all original, for show, then u probably do not want to upgrade the engine & go to fuel injection. If u want to drive it daily, the improved fuel economy should be a good reason to modernize the engine controls. Look for parts from a later model, with the same size engine.

being a mel (mercury, edsel, lincoln) block engine, if it were me l would just replace the carburetor with a 600 cfm edelbrock if the compression test checks out. if it doesnt then pull the engine and build a 460 for it. youll be in much less money building a 460 than a mel block.

REBUILD THE CARBURETOR.