Is it alternator or battery

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Asked by High Dec 18, 2018 at 07:00 PM about the 1998 Lincoln Town Car Signature

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Car starts with a jump but when take the jumper
cables off the headlights go off then it will run for a
little then cut off

3 Answers

22,660

Could be both. Bad alternator probably made battery bad.

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22,660

Go on rockauto and put both cars in and see if they list the same motorcraft model number.

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