# 1990 Lincoln Town Car won’t start when warm **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** towncar, lincoln\ **Created:** [July 17, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-lincoln-town-car-won-t-start-when-warm/121161 "2018-07-17T17:46:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Graeme40](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5e925/32.png) [@Graeme40](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Graeme40)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-lincoln-town-car-won-t-start-when-warm/121161/1 "2018-07-17T17:46:42Z")
Tues Jul 17, 2018. 1 have a 1990 Lincoln Town Car and after the motor gets warm the car won’t start so I hit the gas tank with a rubber mallet and it starts, it is a real pain. thank you for your help. Graeme ---
**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-lincoln-town-car-won-t-start-when-warm/121161/2 "2018-07-17T20:14:36Z")
If you have to hit the tank to restart it, your fuel pump is probably bad. And if it’s the original, don’t be surprised, the car is 28 years old! ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-lincoln-town-car-won-t-start-when-warm/121161/3 "2018-07-17T21:39:50Z")
+1 to @pyrolord314 That is a clear example of a failing fuel pump! ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 11:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-lincoln-town-car-won-t-start-when-warm/121161/4 "2018-07-17T23:26:07Z")
If the OP doesn’t know the fuel pump is going bad, why are they hitting their fuel tank? ---
**Author:** ![Graeme40](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5e925/32.png) [@Graeme40](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Graeme40)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2018, 11:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-lincoln-town-car-won-t-start-when-warm/121161/5 "2018-07-18T11:28:48Z")
To Car Complaints, Thank you for the information on my 1990 Lincoln Town Car Fuel Pump, You are right the pump is 29 years old. Many thanks, Graeme