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Re: Lincoln LS 3.9 engine problem [akirby]
by explorerx4
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Oct 03, 2009 (10:13 am)
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Replying to: akirby (Oct 01, 2009 4:32 pm)
maybe it will help someone else? 
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Re: Lincoln LS 3.9 engine problem [explorerx4]
by brucelinc
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Oct 03, 2009 (10:27 am)
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Oct 03, 2009 10:13 am)
Actually, it never happened to me or my LS. However, years ago when I worked in the service department of a Ford dealership, we would have cars towed in that would not start on a bitter cold morning. Occasionally, they would be so flooded by the owner pumping the accelerator that the oil would be washed off the cylinder walls and there would be little or no compression. After getting them started and restoring the thin oil film on the rings, the compression would be fine.
Of course, my experience was before the days of fuel injection. I don't know if could happen with today's cars or not but I think the point I was making 2 years ago was that it might be possible.
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Re: Lincoln LS 3.9 engine problem [brucelinc]
by lbuess
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Oct 04, 2009 (12:24 pm)
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Replying to: brucelinc (Nov 29, 2007 7:57 am)
I have taken a long time to tell you how correct you were about my problem and the dealer's diagnosis. (See post 1) The car has started fine since I had this problem, still burns no oil and runs great. I now have 167,000 on the car and it feels like its just now broken in. I notice others have also had a dealer tell them they have no compression in some of their cylinders and am wondering if their cylinders have also somehow been washed of a little oil. Thanks for the help.
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Re: Lincoln LS 3.9 engine problem [lbuess]
by brucelinc
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Oct 04, 2009 (1:27 pm)
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Replying to: lbuess (Oct 04, 2009 12:24 pm)
Glad to hear everything worked out!! It always pays to consider the simplest things first before diving into the wallet. I really liked the 3.9 in my LS. It never burned a drop of oil and other than coil failures, it always ran like a champ.
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engine won't start and leaking coolant from manifold pipe
by donnanharold
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Nov 10, 2009 (3:51 pm)
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When I tried to start my car it made a sound like a car makes when someone turns the key on a car that is already running. I turned it off then tried again. Now it makes a single click and all the gauges jump to the right and then back down. After this I noticed what appears to be coolant leaking from the driver side manifold pipe in the area of the front seat. It is leaking at a connection from the bottom. Doesn't appear to be wet on top. Is it possibly the starter went out? What about the leak. No water in the oil and the car ran fine earlier. Didn't overheat or act up at all. We have spent so much on this car. Please say this doesn't sound as terrible as we fear.
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Re: engine won't start and leaking coolant from manifold pipe [donnanharold]
by akirby
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Nov 10, 2009 (5:14 pm)
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Replying to: donnanharold (Nov 10, 2009 3:51 pm)
I'm guessing dead battery. The leak may be totally unrelated. Try jumping it and if that doesn't work then it may be more serious.
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Re: engine won't start and leaking coolant from manifold pipe [akirby]
by donnanharold
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Nov 11, 2009 (6:13 am)
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Replying to: akirby (Nov 10, 2009 5:14 pm)
We did try to jump it and it did the same thing. Forgot to say that. Like how much more serious? We are waiting for a call back from a mechanic we know but waiting is miserable. Do you know how to try to turn the engine by hand? Also what about the starter? Is it possibly that and if so where is the starter? I usually do any repairs on my car unless it's just too complicated or takes special tools or knowledge. My husband has total faith in me doing it but I've never done a starter before so any info would be great. Also, I know this car has certain safety mechanisms to keep you from doing further damage to your car. Any possibility it is keeping me from starting it for this reason?
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Re: engine won't start and leaking coolant from manifold pipe [donnanharold]
by akirby
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Nov 11, 2009 (6:44 am)
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Replying to: donnanharold (Nov 11, 2009 6:13 am)
If jumping it didn't work I'd certainly look at the starter first. It's usually on the lower passenger side of the engine but I don't know for sure. Once you find it, try tapping it with a hammer. I'd certainly try replacing the starter and/or battery first. Anything beyond those would be internal to the engine and not a simple fix.
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start
by cmax
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Nov 11, 2009 (10:45 am)
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Need more descrition is it turning by the starter or is the starter not working at all
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cmax
by cmax
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Nov 11, 2009 (11:17 am)
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Do not get excited yet,Mechanic should be able to drop starter and check flywheel In older cars there were in line fuses Suspect starter at this point DO NOT JUMP START MAKE SURE BATTERY IS CHARGED OR IS HOLDING CHARGE
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