Removing hood ornament on 89 Lincoln: Sadly, I have to sell my mother's beloved '89 Lincoln. I'd like to keep the hood ornament as a keepsake--I bought a used, identical one on Ebay, now how do I switch these out in the most economical, efficient manner.

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Broken Engine Mount. Get someone to look under it as you shift from forward to reverse with the brake on of course to see exactly what one is broken.

The vent under the hood on passenger side , more than likley the seal is leaking letting the water go inside. I have had to fix my mother's 1999 and my 2001 lincoln. It is not very hard to fix. You will have to remove the screws on the passenger panel under the hood to get to the vent. Pry the vent loose and re seal. You can take the hose and spray water on the W/S when it is dry to make sure it is coming in at that location.

use double sided tape. recommend 3m tape.."gorilla glue" makes a really good double sided tape. make sure you clean both car and ornament with alcahol where ever the tape is going to be. or you could use hi-temp high strength hot glue.

After you buy the new ornament, to take the old one out, get a small phillips head screwdriver and a big, soft rag. Basically, you just use the rag to keep from scratching the paint on the hood as you work the screwdriver (may be easier with two) underneath the ornament, and slowly work it up enough that it just pops right out.
The ornament has two posts at the 3 and 9 o'clock position. Work evenly at these two points.

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Is there's sufficient damage to the hood, the hood switch that turns on the hood light is most likely damaged or tripped on due to the hood damage. This would drain your battery fast. Removing the light unit may interrupt the power. Otherwise, the switch needs repair.

Before you spend alot of money, try this. I have an 89 Lincoln TC and it had an intermitent stalling problem which was the result of various wiring connections that were dirty. Go through each connection under the hood, disconnect, clean and relube and connect. If this doesn't solve the problem it could be ignition module related which would blow a code. Keep hoping it's just dirty wire connections. Hope this helps.

the horn relay is located under the hood with three more relays including the ignition relay......If you stand from the driver side looking at the hood, it would be the first relay on your left. You can actually remove it and test your horn to see if it is going to work just to make sure. Good luck

hi there, the starter and fuel pump relays are under the hood in a black box that either says fuses or power distribution

it is very easy, open hood, locate hood ornament,with a pair of pliers twist of to the left like if you were unscrewing a screw,and vise versa when installing new one.
ABOVE IS A FUKIN LYE. IF YOU DO THIS YOU R DAMNAG YOU CAR FOR GOOD AND NEVER FIX IT. THE ONLY WAY DOING THIS IS BUY MY CD ON ELECTRONIC BAY (EBAY) AND YO U SEING HOW MY PROFESSION DO IT YOU EBAY FOR BENZ ORNAMENT AND YO U BY MY CD OR ELSE YOU NEVER DO IT GOOD
I believe the original answer is correct. That being said, who the hell would take advice from the ignorant, obscene, can't spell or write English person who replied who is trying to sell something on eBay. Absurd!
Actually, the ignorant nut case with the obscene language who cannot spell or write English is partly correct; you must compress the outer shell with the pliers (preferably channel-locks) and turn it 1/4 turn counter-clockwise (to the left) so that the outer shell lines up with the release cuts in the hole in the grill. Once the shell is lined up properly, the ornament will slide straight out the top. Be careful that you guard against sending the old ornament mount out the top and over and down your nice Mercedes hood; that could cost you some cash to buff out the scratches! As for buying the nut case's CD, I'll leave that up to you.