96 lincoln continental, overheating?

Question

replaced thermostat. did not work. Trying to get radiator off. not enough room between motor and front of car to get fans off to get to radiator. What should I do?

Already checked all those things. Can't get the fans off to get to the radiator is the problem.

Answer 1

Before replacing the radiator.

1. Make sure the cooling fans are turning on. (Are they?) If not your fan motors may be burned out or possibly a fan relay problem.
2. Make sure your water pump is working and moving water.
3. Make sure you don't have a blown head gasket. (Check for water in oil or oil in water. I'm assuming you're not seeing large amounts of smoke out the tail pipe.

If you truly believe the radiator is clogged and is causing your problems, the only thing to do is remove the fan and get the radiator out.

Answer 2

96 Lincoln Continental

Answer 3

get A coolant flushing done and replace the cooling fan switch! There is also THE real chance THAT YOUR 3.8 IS leaking inside AND NEEDS NEW HEAD BOLTS OR head gasket! use only genuine ford coolant AND only mobil one 0w-30 engine oil! no valvoline AND no prestone EITHER! power wasH ENGINE WITH gunk orange SO ENGINE CAN breathe! THE #.8 IS vulnerable AFTER ABOUT 100K MILES! remove AND clean THE idle air control valve AND RUN amsoil power foam THOUGH THE intake< pcv AND t BODY! overheating CAN BE SERIOUS BUSINESS HERE! iF THERE IS sludge IN YOUR COOLANT RESERVOIR, YOU might HAVE LEAKING gaskets! THE 3.8 IS very easy TO WORK ON AND THE 3./8 IS JUST AN okay ENGINE! iT IS half Mexican AND half DOMESTIC! the heads ARE ALLOY AND CAN I BELIEVE you will need some EXPERT engine work done NOW! ONCE REPAIRED the 3.8 will last ANOTHER 100k mails! DEPENDS on how serious the OVERHEAT WAS! Check TAILPIPE or signs of CARBON COATINGS or COOLANT colorations! They are NOT as "VITAL as the SUPERB #.0 engine is and was! SORRY ABOUT THAT! I CAN FIX IT FOR YOU for less than $700! ARE YOU NEAR MICHIGAN? Done TEN of them! BYE NOW!

Answer 4

before you trying to replace the radiator,find out what cause the engine overheat.it could be the radiator fan module is not working,waterpump propeller is broken,coolant leak from hoses,or leak headgasket. the most common thing on Continental is a bad radiator fan module and if your car get so hot,headgasket will leak too

Answer 5

It may be a real pain to do... But you need to take off the front end to get to the radiator

Answer 6

If the stress try proved good the in elementary words different option is that the engine is burning the coolant. search for bubbles around the exhaust manifold or head gasket in case you will discover it or everywhere else that ought to drip onto a floor to boil it. If that is elementary to get admission to positioned the thermostat in a pan of water on the range and make confident it opens on the right temperature. each and every so often you get undesirable parts.

Answer 7

I assume it is a 4.6L if so check for a coolant leak behind the alternator where it bolts to the intake manifold they are made of plastic and almost all of them cracked from vibration. Was a factory recall for cops, the civilians didn't get paid for it till a class action lawsuit.

Answer 8

if it is the radiator well they are a bad one to get out, you have to take off a lot to get it out they have been known to have waterpump issues, that will leak to the inside of the motor, or you have a head gasket out

Answer 9

Get the service manual that comes on a CD it will tell you how to get the fans out but i would take HSUEH010 advice first then after that take it to a garage and let them do it.

Answer 10

Engines usually overheat because of lack of coolant.
If your engine is a 3.8L it maybe your head gaskets.