Hi Jimmy:
Ted again...
The ground wire that is connected to the stereo is to be attached to a common ground or to the frame.
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Right I got that ted,but the problem is I don't know where on the car it is at
Hi Jimmy: Have a look at the battery. The negative terminal will have a big wire that will lead to a place where it is bolted to the frame or engine, Sometimes there will be a smaller black wire that will go to one side of the fuse panel, or to a location under the dash. Most accessory grounds, like lights, will go to the frame, but some may have a separate ground wire that goes to the common ground. Either way, as long as the ground is "clean" your stereo should work fine,
thanks mann,I'm at work right now but boy I can't wait to see if your idea works my stereo system gives me way too much trouble in the subwoofer it like shorts and it out so to me it sounds like my ground wire isn't clean or is not grounded I'm not really sure but like I said I can't wait to get out of work to find out if you're right it sounds like it would make sense though thanks again man
so would you happen to know which one of these wires that are hooked into my amp are the ground wire there is a blue and red wire which i think is the memory are red and yellow wire a black and green wire or brown and orange wire and a red and black wire I'm not really sure which one that goes into the amp is the ground wire I was just thinking maybe I could run a new ground what do u think
Hey Jimmy: The red and black should be thicker and will be power (Red) and ground ( black) All those other ones should be a lighter guage and will be paired for he speakers. Don't try to turn on the stereo unless the speakers are connected as it is possible to do nasties to the internals.
ok I'll disconnect the battery terminals first but are u saying I can run the new ground wire?
Disconnecting the battery terminals is always a good idea if you're working on the electrical system. If your stereo is "typical, the heavier RED wire is for the power supply to the unit, so it ultimately gets connected to the positive terminal. It could be through the fuse panel, or on a totally separate wire if you want, but protect it with a fuse. The heavier black wire gets connected to ground. This could be to any other handy ground, to a separate screw into any grounded metal part, or to a separate wire to the negative terminal on the battery. IT IS NOT A GOOD IDEA TO TURN THE STEREO ON UNLESS THE SPEAKERS ARE CONNECTED. That's because the output wants to have someplace to go and if the speakers are not connected, the stereo gets electrically constipated and that's not healthy.
Electrically constipated. You're my hero.
The main ground runs from neg batt terminal along passenger side valve cover and down firewall. It fastens to a bell housing bolt near starter. Easy way to check is use only neg side of jumper cables attach to neg term on batt and other end. At head bolt and immediately car will fire right up. Accessing this ground can be done from underneath its near starter and not fun. Make sure clean. Aluminum it mounts to well. This ground being. Dirty will also inhibit battery from charging kill it quickly. The test method of jumping cable from bolt on block to negative term on battery will. Prove this point. Vice versa if having issues with accesories and so forth same process from good dround spot on body to neg will provide same. Results . they did not place this ground in a good place too access and its difficult to find info on it.
I assure you if your battery is charged and car will not crank most times its that ground and not. Starter. Likewise its not your alternator faiking to charge battery. Its tge lack of good contact on that main ground attaching to bell housing limiting current if allowing any at all
I.noticed on my towncar that main ground had an impact on many things. Once you find it and get. It cleaned up You will not have any ground issues. Also does not hurt to run a ground from bolt. On alternator to negative term on battery makes sure its getting a charge regardless
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There is a main ground that runs from neg batt terminal along valve cover and down passenger firewall. It bolts to bell housing bolt near starter. To test if this is your issue use only neg side of jumper cables and go from head bolt to neg term on bath. It will fire right up. Reaching that ground is only possible from underneathits on passengers side
SOURCE: 2004 Lincoln Town Car
Hi,
As in most electrical problems, it would be required to do a bit of tracing/diagnosis to determine which is at fault. Most automotive horn system works on the same basic design. A switch in the steering wheel that energizes the horn relay that in turn powers the horn(s). A self activating horn could be caused by:
1: intermittent short in the steering wheel horn button;
2. intermittent shorting out horn relay;
3. intermittent short in the wiring.
Basing on the above possibilities, diagnostic/corrective action would involve:
a. tapping on the steering wheel (not the horn button) to see if jarring it would activate the horn, if yes then the problem is with the horn switch and often cleaning the inside/contact points of the switch should be corrective;
b. tapping the horn relay with the handle of a screwdriver to determine if jarring it would activate the horn, if yes then the problem is with the horn relay which of course would need replacement;
c. the wiring would be a bit more complicated if not time consuming. It would be necessary to wiggle the wires coming from the steering wheel/column to the main harness, to the fuse/relay bank finally to the horn to check at which point the trouble would resurface. Taping any exposed/bare/scraped wire would be corrective. It should be noted that the steering horn switch often would be "to ground" meaning the horn switch is switching the horn relay by providing the negative path, the relay is constantly supplied with B+12.
There are some instances that the horn could also activated by an alarm system.
Hope this be of initial help/idea. Pls post back how things turned up or should you need additional information.
Good luck and kind regards.
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SOURCE: I need a wiring diagram
Good luck on the Limo part. Ford didnot build the limo part and there a numerous manufacturers that did. I doubt they will be able to assist you with a car that old. Find the build tagfor the builder and contact them if they are still around.
SOURCE: just had car dealership repair 1997 lincoln town air ride
Those Lincolns are notorious for that,I'd just get a set of coil springs out of a Crown Victoria cop car(junk yard)and swap them out.Done it many times,you can do it in about an hour,and they'll never leak down again.By the way,there's some O-rings in that system.Make some soapy water and spray every connection,just maybe you'll get lucky.
SOURCE: 2001 lincoln town car winshjield wiper
where is the fuse box for my 2001 lincoln towncar looking for windshield wiper fuse because they wont turn on what so ever
SOURCE: 98 lincoln town car won't start. fuel pump
the enginr oil pressure switch runs the fuel pump till the oil pressure is up to the normal operating range. When the pressure is up the relay kicks in and takes over the power to the pump. The oil pressure switch my be at fault if you can no hear the pump running when you turn the key on
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---------Headlight wiring diagram for 1997 Lincoln Town Car?http://technoanswers.blogspot.in/2012/02/headlight-wiring-diagram-for-1997.html
----------This will help.Thanks.
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