My 1986 lincoln town car only has 35,108 original miles on it. I drove it 45 miles and now it won't start. I let the gas get really low and was told to reset a button in the trunk but it still won

SOURCE: 1990 lincoln town car trunk motor will work when releasing trunk

All you have to do is bring it in and it takes 2 minutes...to make it like a regular manual car trunk...they tap the part where it closes and it works just like a regular trunk. Much better because I always thought I'd get my hand caught in the automatic. One of the guys at the Service Center did it for me in 2 minutes for free:)) Don't get a new motor just make it manual. Plus the trunk open switch still works as usual.

SOURCE: shifter linkage bad on 1994 lincoln town car

so i went to the mechanic and it turns out theres a few bolts under the steering wheel under the dash one of mine fell out causing the gear shifter to become loose but the hard part was taking the dash apart thats all it was and thankfully it was an easy fix

SOURCE: 1990 lincoln town car 5.0, hard to start then

air idle control motor probably sticking remove motor and spray w-d-40 inside then reinstall and tap with a hammer while running

Testimonial: "Thanks I tried what you said and it seemend to do better but still having a lot of trouble. you think gummed up injectors can cause this problem too"

Jim Goldsmith

• 2005 Answers
• Posted on Jan 16, 2010

SOURCE: 1996 Lincoln Town Car trunk motor won't shut off

under the trunk lip (directly where the latch goes into the lock jaws; remove the carpet so that you can see the side of the trunk latch; on the latch jaws (bottom) is a switch that contacts the latch (top) this switch is broken or, mis-aligned it opens (stops the trunk motor) when the latch contacts it.

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SOURCE: i have a 1986 lincoln town car. the car keeps

You have a bare wire short some where. Look around the alternator and starter. Also look and smell for smoke or burn rubber smell.