Your thermostat is on line with your top radiator hose. The big hose coming off the top of your radiator leads to the engine. That is where it's at. Should be 2 bolts and a hose clamp to get the hose out of your way if needed.
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The thermostat is mounted in the cooling outlet housing on a 1967 Lincoln Continental 7.6 liter 8-cylinder model. Just follow the upper radiator hose to where it meets the engine.
On a 1997 Lincoln Continental , 4.6 liter V8 engine : From a drawing that I was looking at , if you look in the engine compartment from the front of the vehicle ( the engine cooling thermostat is in the area below the engine oil filler cap )
Follow the lower hose from the radiator. It connects to the thermostat and the bypass hose from the top hose (all in one housing).
My Chilton book shows that the engine coolant system capacity is ( 11.1 quarts ) For the 3.8 liter V6 in a 1988 Lincoln Continental
According to one of Fords websites : For a 1964 Lincoln Continental : ( the only engine listed is the 7.0 liter / 430 cubic inch V8 )
The only engine from the factory in a 1997 Lincoln Continental is the 4.6 liter Dual Over Head Cam , V8 engine ( 281 cubic inches )
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In the intake underneath the throttle body.
Yes, it is located where the lower hose hooks to the engine.
According to fordparts.com ( Motorcraft RT-1152 , a 190 * F thermostat ) is used in the 1982 Lincoln Town Car 5.0 liter / 302 cubic inch V8
The 1.8 liter engine thermostat is located on the lower right hand side of the front of the engine. You can follow the top radiator hose directly to the thermostat housing.