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hi i have a lincoln towncar that will not chrank there

Sent to Car Experts January 04, 2006 8:25 p.m.

Hi I have a 92 lincoln Towncar That will not chrank.
There is no 12volts coming to the ignition switch which it needs to complete the circuit when the key is turned to start position. When I run a temp wire from the fuse box and connect it to the wire everything works fine, the engine chranks + starts. I checked all fuses+ relays. Do you think the 12v. comes from the neutral safety sw. into the ignition sw. and then down to the starter solenoid.

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1992 Lincoln towncar V8

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new ignition switch

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January 04, 2006 8:42 p.m. (16 minutes and 53 seconds later)

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When you turn the key are you gettong battery voltage at the starter?

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Sent January 04, 2006 8:57 p.m. (14 minutes and 57 seconds later)

no volts at starter solenoid, because the wire feeding the ignition sw. is dead the wire from ignition sw. to the starter solenoid is fine if I hot wire it from fuse box the starter works.Wherever this wire comes from is the culprit.

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January 04, 2006 9:16 p.m. (19 minutes and 20 seconds later)

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Sent January 04, 2006 9:59 p.m. (42 minutes and 32 seconds later)

Yes I checked all fuses. When I energize the dead wire + start the car everything is fine, but if I disconnect the jumper wire the engine keeps running but, I lose the heater, airbag compressor + the charging system.

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January 05, 2006 6:57 p.m. (20 hours and 58 minutes later)

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You need to trace the wiring for the ignition switch and find the short in the circuit. If your not getting any power to the switch it has to be going somewhere. Start at the swiotch and work backwards to the power source.

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Sent January 06, 2006 12:02 a.m. (5 hours and 4 minutes later)

kat. When I trace back, the wire disappears into many big clusters of wiring harnesses all wrapped up. Please tell me where this feed wire orginates from instead of ripping out my whole electrical wiring system. Thanks
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