sounds like the alternator belt is loose, check it out and let me know.
In a 1999 Lincoln Continental : The car battery is located in the engine compartment , on the drivers side of the engine compartment
On a 2000 Lincoln Continental : The engine coolant reservoir is in the engine compartment . It is on the PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT and has a thread on cap on the top of the tank ( which is the pressure cap / radiator cap )
On a 1998 Lincoln Continental : The thread on cap on your engine coolant reservoir is the pressure cap / radiator cap . The engine coolant reservoir is in your engine compartment , towards the passenger side of the engine compartment
The firewall is the metal wall that divides the passenger compartment from the engine compartment
On a 1997 Lincoln Continental : From a drawing I was looking at , the engine cooling thermostat is located in the AREA BELOW the engine oil filler cap when you are looking from the front of the vehicle into the engine compartment
Right fender apron inside engine compartment
Left side (passenger) firewall, engine compartment
The 1989 Lincoln Continental brake booster is located on the firewall in the engine compartment. The brake booster will be on the drivers side of the firewall.
On a 1997 Lincoln Continental : The automatic transaxle ( transmission ) fluid level dipstick is near the firewall , towards the drivers side of the engine compartment , where the transaxle ( transmission ) is bolted to the engine
Up by the passenger side strut in the engine compartment. Alicia
Under Splash guard in engine compartment on right side firewall (passinger side)
The Lincoln Continental 1995 has a 4.6 engine