# 1989 Lincoln Town Car - Many issues

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1989-lincoln-town-car-many-issues/125684>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** lincoln\
**Created:** [September 25, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1989-lincoln-town-car-many-issues/125684 "2018-09-25T15:34:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![KenCosco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KenCosco](https://community.cartalk.com/u/KenCosco)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1989-lincoln-town-car-many-issues/125684/1 "2018-09-25T15:34:56Z")

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Battery went dead. Alternator not charging and AC clutch not engaging. Radio comes on but but sound. Just bought this car from collector with 100 original miles. Could this be simply a bad ground causing these problems? Thank you.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2018, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1989-lincoln-town-car-many-issues/125684/2 "2018-09-25T15:46:11Z")

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> [@KenCosco](#):
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> Could this be simply a bad ground causing these problems? Thank you.

No, and if you are not mechanically inclined you are in for a lot of frustration. You need a new battery and alternator at the very least .