77 Lincoln Continental Town Car won't start
Hello intelligent life. Just bought a Land yacht this past weekend and before I bought it I went and checked it out 4 weeks before. It had been sitting for 7 years and the guy had the battery out and the vehicle was on E. We put a battery in, $2 of gas and it fired up. I had it towed home simply because it's not registered yet and now it won't start. I put $15 of gas in the tank took the battery from my Marquis and all it did was crank. I took the fuel line loose at the front and turned it on, the gas shoots out so I know both my fuel pumps are working. I sprayed starting fluid in the carb and it would start for 3 seconds and then cut off. I guess I repeated this too many times because I blew my solenoid that mounts to the wheel well and the car would try to crank constantly without the key in the ignition. Now here's where I'm getting frustrated. I replaced the solenoid so it's no longer cranking on its own but when I try to start it now it only cranks for one try, I turn the key again and it won't do anything until I wait a while (4-8min). And this process is just repeated. My connections seem secure and tight, the starter seems fine, the battery isn't dead, and it has enough gas in the tank. Does anyone think it may be the solenoid, something connected to the solenoid or maybe a bad switch. Do I need a stronger battery. The next thing I'm going to do is remove the carb. and clean it. Anything helps. Thanks in advance!! Trey.