Ghost in the machine of a 1992 Lincoln Continental

Asked by Darcy Mar 02, 2020 at 02:16 PM about the 1992 Lincoln Continental Executive FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

As I'm sure you are aware, EVERYTHING is
computerized and Digital on these cars. My
problem is that after my Grandmother passed my
mother allowed the car, which ran perfectly, motor
as well as All electrical parts when I borrowed one
weekend right after Gram passed. So, car sat
unstarted and undriven for 2 years, then my mother
lent it to a young gal she was friends with for about
a month, and I'm assuming it ran ok. Then another
6 months went by of it sitting again, and then it
was given to me, which is great as it is an
Awesome car and JUST turned 100,000!
So, anyways, the radio comes when it wants, the
gas gauge is not correct most times as I have run
out of gas a few times with a few gallons showing
on dash. Not Fun!! And, the motor for the trunk
stopped working out of the blue one day And the
gas door has to now be opened manually from
inside the trunk. And I think sometimes the air ride
doesn't fully come up all the way, the lighters dont
work, which I guess a friends brother checked front
and it had a screw in it somehow, and now doesnt
work, nor the cruise, only the speedometer Thank
god works correctly!
But, my main thing right this moment is to get my
lighter socket working so that I can plug in my
adapter for my Auto insurance to gauge my
mileage for billing.

2 Answers

Hi, I just have to say, that I Love the Car and ESPECIALLY that its front wheel drive and handles great in all weather, but, its Horrible being scared to not know how much fuel you have at any given time, as well! Also, will ad, that said friends brother was supposed to have changed out all of the fuses last summer, and I have been really busy and, have actually not checked to make sure... So, sorry for the book, and ANY help would be Greatly appreciated!! And I would be forever grateful!

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A screw in the lighter socket would have tripped the fuse. Check that one to see if it blew. A list of the fuses would be in the owners manual or the the fuse panel door. IF it is OK, remove the socket and inspect the wiring. It could have burned. For the gas issue, you can set your trip odometer to zero when you fill up. Figure 15 miles per gallon as a basis and fill up way before then.

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