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location of thermostat on 1997 lincoln continental
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July 24 7:31 AM (6 hours and 2 minutes and 32 seconds later)
         
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Follow the top radiator hose back to the engine and where it ends is the thermostat housing..
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July 24 3:05 PM (7 hours and 34 minutes and 31 seconds later)
         
Reply to Hammer Time's Post: On a 1997 Lincoln continental you must follow the lower radiator hose and its easily accesible from the bottom of the car on the front passenger side.So the answer you gave was not correct you can't follw the upper radiator hose like you suggested.
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July 24 3:09 PM (3 minutes and 19 seconds later)
         

Look, I just checked and there are 3 engines available for that car, 3.8. 4.6 and 5.0 and every one of them is in the upper hose. Did you give us wrong info?



Edited by Hammer Time on July 24 2005 at 3:14 PM
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July 24 3:16 PM (7 minutes and 4 seconds later)
         
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July 24 3:43 PM (27 minutes and 41 seconds later)
         
I gurantee you on A 1997 lincoln Continental 4.6 its located by following the lower radiator hose to the engine. Because I just changed one myself this morning so your book or information is wrong. I looked at the book at first and I could not locate it so I followed the lower hose and their it was.

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July 24 3:54 PM (11 minutes and 3 seconds later)
         
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Maybe you need to look at that hose again and see if it really is the lower hose because the T-stat for a 4.6 is on top of the engine, it is an OUTLET stat, meaning it has to enter the radiator at the top.

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July 24 5:44 PM (1 hour and 49 minutes and 31 seconds later)
         
Reply to Hammer Time's Post: On this paticuliar vehicle it is found by following the lower radiator hose 1997 Lincoln Continental 4.6(v8). Okay to do me a favor call a ford dealership and ask if the thermostat on some Lincoln Continental are located by following the lower radiator hose. I've been working on cars for 15 years and im not a shade tree mechanic i'm certified and I do know the difference betwween lower and upper.
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July 24 5:59 PM (14 minutes and 48 seconds later)
         
Congratulation, but why would a certified mechanic need to ask a forum how to find a thermostat.

Edited by Hammer Time on July 24 2005 at 6:00 PM
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July 25 1:33 AM (7 hours and 34 minutes and 31 seconds later)
         
Because I did exactly what you did and looked in the repair manual and it stated that the thermostat was in the upper hose on a 1997 Lincoln Continental and it was not where it was specified to be.
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July 25 5:48 AM (4 hours and 14 minutes and 46 seconds later)
         
If you have the car in front of you, the location should be obvious to a "certified technician". I don't have the car in front of me.
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July 25 2:00 PM (8 hours and 12 minutes and 16 seconds later)
         
Thanks for your help I was not trying to argumentive with you. It just thru me for a loop I have nevewr ran across this before. So, once again I really appreciate your help.
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