I have a 98 lincoln town car and had been blowing fuses to the cigar lighter. I changed some fuses, then courtesy lights, dash lights started flashing. Thought battery went dead so charged it. Now all the lights and accessories work fine, but car won't turn over. Is there some type of reset for the starter or computer?

There are two fuse boxE's, one in the engine bay and one under the dash. Did you check both?

check 20amp fuse #23 under dash

Your car has quite a few things tied into that circuit. I believe it's a 15 amp fuse you are referring to. that is what that circuit is calling for.
I feeds into the headlight switch where it then runs the dash lights, auto delay exit light. Power door locks, illuminated entry module, LT and RT door switches, door lights, lights under seats, glove box light, engine compartment light, trunk light, lights on warning chime, antitheft system, clock(analogue dash only), radio, cigarette lighter lights and courtesy light switch.
Light bulbs can cause fuses to blow. If the fuse blows imediately you have a dead short somewhere. You can buy a circuit breaker to put in place of the fuse and it will take longer to blow than the fuse unless it is a serious short. I would first suspect a bulb. Start removing them 1 X 1 starting with the dome light. Note: also try putting the dome light switch in different positions, the cigarette lighters, remove them. All the bulbs you have easy access to, remove and reinstall if the problem is still there.
You can only go so far before it is going to take a professional to solve the problem. Electrical problems are among the more difficult for an untrained person to diagnose and fix. You can deal with the obvious and simple things, but you can actually do more harm then help if you start digging without knowing what you are doing. EVEN POOR GROUNDING OF A CIRCUIT CAN CAUSE HIGH RESISTANCE AND CAUSE A FUSE TO BLOW.
I hope I have given you some understanding of what is going on. Your car is one of the more complex ones to works on in certain areas.

Hi,
To replace the lighter, you will need to get behind the lighter body, which has an outer shell screwed on behind the dash.
Disconnect the connectors on the back, then with the lighter taken out. Hold the inside body, and from behind the dash unscrew the outside body. The lighter will come apart in 2 separate parts.
Thanks
Jason

Change out the cigarette lighter as it has shorted out

you can download a free manual here: http://www.motorcraftservice.com/pubs/content/~WOYTOW/~MUS~LEN/42/00towog1e.pdf

Lighter fuse is #23 and courtesy lights are fuse 25.

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There's two an their both in the under dash fuse panel, sometimes the fuse does'nt blow and the ground wire just comes off the lighter socket. the one in the dash is on one fuse n all the rest Back doors and trunk are on the other fuse. It's the number 10 fuse and theirs only the one.in the left hand fuse panel under the dash to the left of the sr=eeringcolum it has a black plastic cover on it.

Fuse #14 (light green) 30A Cigar Lighter, Cellular Phone, Power Point located in the passenger compartment fuse box.

the BCM controls the lights, the cigar lighter will burn out at anytime so replace the knob and element