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Car will not start or crank 1999 Lincoln Continental

Tiny
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Car start when cold but after driving for more than 20 minutes car will not start right back up turn the key all of the power comes on but nothing happens after waiting about an hour or more the car will start right back up I have taken the starter off had it checked it was good but I replaced the starter solenoids and it still did the same thing
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Tuesday, October 15th, 2013 AT 8:37 AM

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Tiny
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So when the engine is hot and trying to start it the starter is inop and won't turn the engine over?
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Tuesday, October 15th, 2013 AT 9:06 AM
Tiny
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That is correct
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Wednesday, October 16th, 2013 AT 2:02 PM
Tiny
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All of the power comes on but after an hour wait it will start right up
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Wednesday, October 16th, 2013 AT 2:04 PM
Tiny
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Do you have a multi meter to do some testing?
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Wednesday, October 16th, 2013 AT 2:11 PM
Tiny
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No I don't have one
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Wednesday, October 16th, 2013 AT 2:26 PM
Tiny
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We need a multi meter to do some testing when the engine is hot and won't start.
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Wednesday, October 16th, 2013 AT 6:03 PM
Tiny
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Give me the instructions on what do when I get the multi meter and what am I looking for and thank you very much
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Thursday, October 17th, 2013 AT 11:17 AM
Tiny
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When its hot and won't start see if there is battery voltage at the white wire with a red stripe at the starter with the key in the start position?
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Thursday, October 17th, 2013 AT 7:54 PM
Tiny
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And if it is not any voltage then what is the problem and if is voltage where do I go from there
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Friday, October 18th, 2013 AT 7:02 AM
Tiny
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If there is voltage looks like a bad starter if there isn't then we will have to look at other parts of the circuit. The starter is the most likely so I thought we would look at that first.
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Friday, October 18th, 2013 AT 9:41 AM
Tiny
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I replaced the starter silnoid so dose that mean the starter could still be bad
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Monday, October 21st, 2013 AT 9:28 AM
Tiny
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Yes so what happened with the test I gave you to do?
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Monday, October 21st, 2013 AT 3:19 PM

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