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Car won't start?

Tiny
ASULLY1979
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  • 1995 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL
  • V8
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 190,000 MILES
Two days ago I was driving down the road and out of nowhere, my car completely shut off. I put it in neutral while coasting and turned off the ignition & restarted it as if I was restarting it again. It started running again but it did this every 2-3 miles. The next day I tried starting it and it would just rotate, but not fully crank. I've looked online at multiple causes and I actually replaced my coils, I checked to see if I had gas pressure from the valve that is on the fuel rail that supplies the fuel injectors & gas spewed out when wife turned on the ignition when pressing on the release valve so I'm assuming I have pressure. I was also told that I may have bad gas seeing how I put gas in it about 10 minutes before this all started. They said it might have been contaminated with E-85 so I emptied the entire tank out and replaced the fuel and still have no luck getting it started. Then finally I took off the air breather to the throttle body, poured gas down in there, turned the car over & it rain briefly until that gas burned up. And if I keep pouring gas down the throttle body, it will continue to run until that gas has burned up. Also, when I put pour gas down the throttle body and step on the throttle peddle, nothing happens like extra gas getting inside the engine to keep it running. Kinda like maybe my injectors aren't getting signal to open? Please help! I'm completely clueless!
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Sunday, July 6th, 2008 AT 5:17 PM

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Tiny
MERLIN2021
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Use a noid light , unplug the injectors and plug in the noid light, crank engine, does the light flash? Next open the trunck and check the inertia switch, this shuts down the fuel in the event of a crash, but can be tripped or defective, press the button down and recheck for fuel.

When you turn the key to the on position without cranking the engine over can you hear the fuel pump run in the tank for 5 seconds?

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Sunday, July 6th, 2008 AT 5:50 PM
Tiny
ASULLY1979
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Ihave checked the trunck switch and its all the way down so im assuming its reset if it popped and the noid switch can I get one at an auto part store ad where do I find that conector on the pictures to put the noid switch
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Sunday, July 6th, 2008 AT 6:26 PM
Tiny
ASULLY1979
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Ihave checked the trunck switch and its all the way down so im assuming its reset if it popped and the noid switch can I get one at an auto part store ad where do I find that conector on the pictures to put the noid switch[/quote:16f11de450]
Hey its me again someone told me I can take a papercliip and clip it on a test light and make the same thing so I did and put the clip on clipside of the testlight and put the probe on red wire side of injector switch wires and there was no flashing or light of any kind when my wife was turning it over
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Sunday, July 6th, 2008 AT 7:32 PM
Tiny
MERLIN2021
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OK check for power at th Batt(=) of the coil pack, if no power, you'll need to start testing the crank sensor, then the CCRM(Contant control relay mpodule) It supplies power via the EEC-V relay inside it to the ignition. The ignition switch itself can also be the problem, turning the key is what triggers the injectors.
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Sunday, July 6th, 2008 AT 7:41 PM
Tiny
ASULLY1979
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What do you mean batt(=) coil pack where the plug wires come from coil paks are brand new and I get spark but if im missunderstanding please let me know my family needs this car bad
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Sunday, July 6th, 2008 AT 7:51 PM
Tiny
CCTRAVIS1102
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One night out of no where my car would not start. It took me about 20 minutes to finally get it started. And I had to start it and very quickly put it in gear and slammed on the gas. But now it will not even let me do that. My car will start and as soon as it idol down it would die, or I will start it and try and rev it up and it dies again. A mechanic told me he believed I needed a fuel pump so I put a fuel pump and a fuel filter on my car and it worked good for 2 days and it was doing it again. But if I have over a half a tank in gas it is easier to start and usually stays started. My car also is missing so I plan on putting new spark plugs on it. Do you think it will start then.
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Monday, August 3rd, 2020 AT 12:23 PM (Merged)
Tiny
ASEMASTER6371
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You sound like you have several issues here. You need to have the fuel pressure checked. You need to have the plugs and coils checked. There are other things like the iac valve that could be failing as well.

Instead of throwing parts at it, get it checked from a real tech and let them tell you the real failure.

Roy
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Monday, August 3rd, 2020 AT 12:23 PM (Merged)
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11CHRIS11
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1995 lincoln continental wont start. The lead and ground going into the fuel pump driver module test fine. The lead coming out test fine but the ground is bad resulting in fuel pump not running. Also I dont think the spark plugs are firing. Is the driver module bad or could it be something else like the crankcase sensor causing this?
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Monday, August 3rd, 2020 AT 12:23 PM (Merged)
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ALLBROWN
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Hey man. If u get any kind of crank. I would start looking @ that ever so jacked up FUEL PUMP. I have had that issues b4. & Once I replaced my fuel pump. I've been good every since ! Good luck fellow wrencher
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Monday, August 3rd, 2020 AT 12:23 PM (Merged)
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HOTCOCOA
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The car trys to start but wont
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Monday, August 3rd, 2020 AT 12:23 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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Since you say it trys to start im asuming that its cranking and attempting to start, if that is the case then you should be checkign for spark with a spark tester and check for fuel pressure at the rail.

Get back to me so we can continue.
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Monday, August 3rd, 2020 AT 12:23 PM (Merged)
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HEVERETT
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I have a 1995 Lincoln cont. And I have to jump it to get it running after I shut it off I cannot start it again and There is a new battery in it. When I took it to the mechanic and he put it on the computer it showed up nothing. He was thinking that it could be a short in the air suspension and it stays on after the car is shut off but we turned off the suspension in the trunk started the car drove it for an hour left it running shut it off and again couldn't get it running. Please help it is my sons car and he drives it to college.
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Monday, August 3rd, 2020 AT 12:23 PM (Merged)
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KEVIN12881
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Ther are only a few things I know that cause a battery not to hold a charge, ther than bad battery. 1 bad ground. 2 Drivebelt defective or not adjusted properly. 3. Alternator not charging 4 loose broken or faulty wires in the charging curcuit 5 short circuit draining battery (like with suspension) 6 faulty regulator. Plaes do not check my spelling
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Monday, August 3rd, 2020 AT 12:23 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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The lights still work inside the car even tho we cant start it. Could any one of those issues that you told me about still be the problem? He just shut it off for 2 min to get gas and now he cant start it again.
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Monday, August 3rd, 2020 AT 12:23 PM (Merged)
Tiny
KEVIN12881
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Could be, you did donate so a pro will soon help you. You could try a starter silinoid. On fords they are not connected to starter, but the firewall. Cheap and easy to do yourself.
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Monday, August 3rd, 2020 AT 12:23 PM (Merged)
Tiny
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P.S. If it is harder to start when hot than when cold your starter could be going. When hot there is still pressure in the cylinders making it harder to start.
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