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Hi, I have a 1998 Lincoln continental that will accelerate when I put it into park. Yesterday, it did it while I was driving. When I shut it off and restart, everything is bake to normal. Any ideas?
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Hi Audrey:
I would be suspicious of a worn universal in the drive train.
When under load, the pressure hold the joint tight so there is no noise. When not under load, the slack in the joint allows it to move, making the noise.
To track it down I would put the car on a hoist so the wheels can be turned back and forth. the slack component will soon be identified.
Cheers
My Grandma marquis did the same thing, I thought that was normal, it slowly goes down when you shut it off and slowly goes up when you start it, It didn't hit the ground or anything, but then it finally did die altogether, years later, and then it hit the ground, so I got regular shocks back there and it rode fine, stayed level, it is now resting in the junkyard in a shallow unmarked grave. It was a nice car.
If this is the case you should be able to get it out of park so he can get it somewhere to get it fixed. He can turn the igntion switch on but stop just short of activating the electronics,then he should be able to get it from park to neutral so he can start it and drive it.
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