1996 Lincoln Town Car

1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
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MYRA CHEADLE
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Engine Performance problem
1996 Lincoln Town Car V8 Automatic 103166 miles

Car will stall out while driving even at high speed of 50 miles an hour. Sometime when you stop and turn the ignition off and restart the carr will not start immediately but it will after 5-20 mins. It will turn over but not catch. Have taken to the Ford house 3 times they find nothing
Oct 25, 2010 at 10:10 AM
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RASMATAZ
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Next time it refuses to start don't wait for it to make up its mind-do below immediately to determine if its fuel or spark problem.

Get a helper disconnect a sparkplug wire or 2 and ground it to the engine atleast 3/16 away from ground-have helper crank engine over-do you have a snapping blue spark? If so-you have a fuel related problem, Do you hear the fuel pump come On when you turn key on? If not check fuel pump fuse and fuel pump relay if so, check the fuel pressure to rule out the fuel filter/fuel pump/pressure regulator and listen to the injector/s are they pulsing or hook up a noid light. No snapping blue spark continue to troubleshoot the ignition system-power input to the coil/coil packs,coil's resistances,cap and rotor,distributor pick-up coil, ignition control module, cam and crank sensors and computer Note: If it doesn't apply disregard it and keep testing.
Oct 25, 2010 at 10:31 AM