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Our Lincoln LS 2003, will not start even with a jump. Earlier the battery was too weak to turn the motor over so we jumped the LS off and went to buy a new battery. Tthe mechanic check the battery and all indicators were good. We left and drove the car for the next 2 days.
Later the LS wouldn't start and the horn would blow as if it was a theft.
Now the LS will turn over, as if to start but the motor will not catch, even with a jump. (The horn blows as if a theft)
Any help will be appreciated. I've called the local dealer which is 20 miles away, and it appears the only thing I can do is have the LS towed to the dealer.
Thanks,
Fred
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When the battery is fitted in the boot the manufacturer sometimes provides a facility for jump starting in the engine compartment and if so it will be mentioned in the vehicle handbook, though often finding it, if there is one, is fairly simple.
If there is no such facility the car can be jump started, or at least the car can be fed with power via the battery lead connection to the starter motor or the car can be energised from the battery lead of the alternator, though that would be completely unsuitable for jump starting.
locate your starter motor.There you will find a thick single core cable (usually bolted onto solenoid).Get a fully charged battery and jumper leads.Connect negative lead to ground(any unpainted metal surface on chasis) or engine.Connect the positive clip to the stud described earlier.If you connect the other ends to the booster battery you should get enough power to open the trunk and then jump start the dead battery normally.If there seems to be no power in the circuits use the battery of a car with its engine running as a booster instead of a standalone battery.
2 things come to mind. first a trickle charg will take about 8 to 10 hours to fully charge the battery, so you might need to charge it longer to see if the battery takes a full charge. did you try jumping the car with another.
second is it possible the charger was hooked up backwards (pos to neg and vice versa)
if it turns over and still wont start check to fuel cut off switch it might be in the trunk on the passanger side look in your owners manual you can reset by pressing the reset button hope this helps
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