I have a 1996 lincoln continental with a 4.6 engine. My serpentine belt snapped and damaged a pully, which were both replaced. Now my temp is going to max red within a few miles and then back to normal, then back to max red and back to normal. The engine itself does not appear to be overheating as there is no steem comming from the engine. Any ideas??

If your engine looks the same as the video, the pump can removed without having to move other components out of the way.

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Loosen the pump pulley bolts with the serpentine belt still on. This will put tension on the pulley so it doesn\'t turn. Then take serpentine belt off. Then remove the four bolts on the water pump. Have a drip pan under the pump. Clean pump mating surface on the engine. Install new pump with O ring. The link below gives detailed info.



How do you replace the water pump on Lincoln Continental

I`m pretty sure your belt tensioner pully is just held on with a couple bolts.Remove your serpentine belt,your main belt.look at the pulley see where the bolts are that hold it on and remove them.They are spring loaded so when u take it off make sure you have the new one to put on because once you remove it ,it is no good and have to put the new one on.

Below is a link for the Serpentine Belt routing courtesy of 2carpros.com. Best of luck!
http://www.2carpros.com/diagrams/lincoln/continental/1996

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http://www.2carpros.com/car_repair_information/year/1998/make/lincoln/model/continental/1998_lincoln_continental_drive_belt_routing_diagram.htm

All you really need to be concerned with is when you back off the tensioner pulley, use extra caution not to let it slip while you're removing the belt from a top pulley. This can hurt very much, I know from experience. If your belt is tensioned by the alternator then you've nothing to worry about. Thank you. P.S. There is a small black lable on the top of the radiator support to help guide you through the installation of the belt.

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Step 1 Inspect the belt already in your Lincoln for cracks or wear. It is best to replace serpentine belts early, before any major damage occurs, as a break in the belt will cause a critical failure in a motor vehicle while under power.

Step 2 Find the belt routing diagram under the hood, this can usually be found on the top of the radiator mount. Lincolns, even those of the same year model, may have different accessories run by the serpentine belt. So the exact routing of the belt will vary from vehicle to vehicle.

Step 3 Loosen the tensioner pulley until you can push it relatively easily. The belt should still be too tight remove, if it is not the idler pulley is malfunctioning.

Step 4 Unscrew the idler pulley belt until the idler pulley loosens enough to allow the belt to be removed.

Step 5 Make note of the direction of rotation of the serpentine belt as it is important to install the new belt in a way that it is intended to rotate.

Step 6 Insert the new belt in accordance with your Lincoln's belt installation chart.

Step 7 Tighten the idler and tensioner pulleys an assistant with a pry bar may be needed to properly tighten your Lincoln's serpentine belt.

Are you referring to the serpentine belt? That would be under the hood. Thats the black belt that is attached to the number of pulleys on the engine.

Item Part Number Description 1 10300 Generator 2 8509 Water Pump Pulley 3 8678 Belt Idler Pulley 4 6B209 Drive Belt Tensioner 5 3A674 Power Steering Pump 6 8620 Drive Belt 7 19703 A/C Compressor 8 6312 Crankshaft Pulley

There should be a diagram of the route printed on the fan shroud or somewhere else under the hood of the vehicle.