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Question posted by slingbla2 on March 17th, 2013

What Causes A 97 Lincoln Town Car To Not Go Into Gear?

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Answer #1: Posted by jdfitchett on March 17th, 2013 3:34 PM

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if you can put the shifter into gear then its low or out of fluid, if you cant put shifter into gear you might have a linkage issue

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