If both sides don't work, I'd check the master on the drivers' side, then the one on the passenger side if they still don't work then the fuse box would be checked. Not likely that both motors would go out at the same time unless that is the way you bought it and the owner didn't fix one then the other one went out.
Down by the oil filter.
Unbolt the hold down rod and disconnect the cables.
Passenger side of the engine look down and you will see it.
On the down pipes past the headers, there are more than 1
Down in back of the AC compressor passenger side of the engine.
sensor, go to markviii.org they have a total break down of the air ride
No, the Mark IV was the last 2 door Mark to have rear windows that rolled down, or back actually. The Mark III and Mark IV rear windolws went backwards into the roof rather than down into the the quarter panel.
Below the firewall on both sides of the car, where the pipes go down from the headers.
The most common cause for your 1996 Lincoln to shut down is a charging system problem. The alternator or the battery are malfunctioning.
If you mean that you can't shift the shifter while pressing on the brake, I would say that it is down by the brake pedal.
It's the second fuse down on the right side of the interior fuse block, 20 amp, yellow
Drivers side under the hood look to the right and down from the radiator and you will see a journal, where the hoses meet, in that journal is the thermostat