20 Most Recent 1987 Mercury Cougar Questions & Answers

Hi Devon, Disconnect the battery and then follow the heavy positive cable to the starter motor. Remove the securing nut which hols the same cable and the smaller cable to the solenoid. You may also find a thin cable which is an earth connection. Do not mix these two cables when reassembling. Remove the mounting bolts and once done remove the starter motor, fit in new unit and assemble in the opposite as disassembly. Regards John

Is it behind the fender liner? You have to take that off, they often put things there.

Most common failure is switch or relay. Relay is under seat, I think. Trace current from existing link onward.

The brake light switch is under the dashboard beside the lever from the brake pedal itself. It is difficult to get to (almost requires that you are either extremely patient or a contortionist) but removes and replaces easily with two bolts and a connector that you unplug from the old one and plug in to the new one. Look under the dash, follow the brake pedal lever upward, and you will see the switch.

on a car that old it's likely to be a wiring issue. You should check the relay as well but since the lights ground to the body of the car all you need to do is run a wire from each of the positive connections on the back of the light housing back to the relay. before doing that you might also check the switch on the brake pedal do see if that is faulty.

without the diagram, you will need to take a 12V dc test light and check BOTH sides of each fuse (IGN ON) and then replace the bad ones with the same size fuse

Looking around the web, I figure the thermostat is inline with the water pump, before the radiator. You'll have to drain the coolant out of the engine before you remove the water pump or anything associated with it. Maybe someone else who has done this will answer your question better than I can. Good

factory radios and associated equipment will be available from the manufacture spares department unless well out of date. In that case try a wreckers that specialises in you make of car.

You did not mention the EFI relay - it powers the computer.

check the shift module not sure if its electric or vacume on that model but on the older ones it usually was just a loose vacume hose under the transmission or plugged up hose. good luck:)

I RECOMEND BETTER THAT YOU BUY THE ARNES FROM A YUNK YARD , I HAVE A ARNES OF THE DASHBOARD COMPLETE THAT I NEVER USED FOR MI CAR

REMOVE WHERE IS THE SPEEDOMETER OLL RHE PLASTIC AND WITH A LARGE RACHT YOU NEED TO REMOVE THE 4 SCREWS THAT ARE LIKE COLOR GOLD PULL THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND IT HAS 2 PACKS OF CABLES REMOVE IT WITH THE HELP OF A SCREWDRIVER AND CHECK ALL THE BULS ONE BY ONE WHEN YOU FIND IT YOU CAN BUYIT AT A LOCAL PARTS STORE GOOD LUCJ HERE IS A PICTURE TO HELP YOU ITS VERY EASY

CHECK THE ALTERNATOR MARBE IT WONT CHARGE THE BATTERY CORECTLY

IF YOU CAN OPEN THE PROTECTION THAT HAS COVER QUE SWITCH OF THE CAR YOU ARE GOING TO THE THE MECHANISM THAT WEN YOU TURN THE KEY OF YOUR CAR IT STARTS THE LOOK CILINDER IS A PART THAT HACE A CONECTION OF CABLES AND A HOLE WERE GOES YOUR KEY MECHANISM TO START THE CAR

TIME AGO I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MI CAR AND THE MECHANIC FIND THAT THE SPARKS CABLES WERE THE ONES THAT MAKE THAT MI CAR IT DIDNT SHIFT PROPERLY DOU TO THE LOSS OF POWER