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    1987 Towncar ignition woes..

    That's the most accurate statement to date. I finally found my engine code scanner, plugged it in and.....got absolutely nothing..at all. It seems the wiring is shot and I'm not about to a)trace the problem myself or b)spend the $$$ having someone else do it. I'm seriously considering going to a...
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    1987 Towncar ignition woes..

    What do you mean by "check the links blue" and "possible ignition suppressor" exactly?? BTW, I shorted around what I *think* is the ballast resistor(I don't know for certain..didn't think electronic ignition had those but it is a resistor, I know that for sure) that goes to the coil. That gave...
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    1987 Towncar ignition woes..

    Ok, I got another distributor from the junkyard, installed it..no spark..or so I thought. I haven't yet gotten to test this fully but while the engine was cranking, I happened to just grab the coil wire to see if ANY voltage was there and there wasn't..so I told my assistant to stop and THEN...
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    1987 Towncar ignition woes..

    The junkyard distributor had everything on it but it, again, doesn't seem to want to work..BUT I haven't tested that there is actually voltage at the module yet so I'm uncertain if it was already blown, if the wiring blew it(though I thought it was supposed to overheat, not simply burn out in...
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    1987 Towncar ignition woes..

    Hi, As per the subject, I have a 1987 Lincoln Towncar that is giving me fits, in more ways than one. I was driving it Sunday and it suddenly died. Once I got someone who could help me, I diagnosed it to be the ignition system and so I started buying parts for it immediately so I could be...
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