Locc
New LVC Member
Hi all,
I have a problem getting my car (1987 Lincoln Town Car 5.0L) to start and I was hoping you all could give me some advice.
I'll try to sum this up the best I can to make it short.
The car was running great, drove it as normal one day and then the next it would not start.
As of today the car will sometimes start, sometimes not but usually it will start. If I let it run and stop it it will not start when I try to restart. I have to wait anywhere from 2 minutes to 2 days for it to restart.
I have replaced:
Fuel pump
Fuel filter
Distributor
Cap
Rotor
Wires
Coil
Starter Solenoid
Fuel Relay
Ignition Switch
None of these has stopped the problem. Since the distributor has been repeatedly messed with the timing could be an issue, although I don't believe it to be the issue, but I could be wrong.
I have 2 videos I have taken of me working with the car.
The first shows me trying to crank it after it running for a few minutes and the sounds it makes during the crank. The second shows the car starting, me checking the timing (which seems to be ok, though possibly a few degrees off), checking the sound of the exhaust, and showing the engine shake that wasn't present before this issue began.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Vid 1
Car not starting - YouTube
Vid 2
1987 Lincoln Town car not starting 2. - YouTube
I have a problem getting my car (1987 Lincoln Town Car 5.0L) to start and I was hoping you all could give me some advice.
I'll try to sum this up the best I can to make it short.
The car was running great, drove it as normal one day and then the next it would not start.
As of today the car will sometimes start, sometimes not but usually it will start. If I let it run and stop it it will not start when I try to restart. I have to wait anywhere from 2 minutes to 2 days for it to restart.
I have replaced:
Fuel pump
Fuel filter
Distributor
Cap
Rotor
Wires
Coil
Starter Solenoid
Fuel Relay
Ignition Switch
None of these has stopped the problem. Since the distributor has been repeatedly messed with the timing could be an issue, although I don't believe it to be the issue, but I could be wrong.
I have 2 videos I have taken of me working with the car.
The first shows me trying to crank it after it running for a few minutes and the sounds it makes during the crank. The second shows the car starting, me checking the timing (which seems to be ok, though possibly a few degrees off), checking the sound of the exhaust, and showing the engine shake that wasn't present before this issue began.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Vid 1
Car not starting - YouTube
Vid 2
1987 Lincoln Town car not starting 2. - YouTube
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