1972 Lincoln Continental Sedan Power Windows

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1972 Lincoln Continental Sedan Power Windows

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All the power windows just quit working. I replaced the fuse and circuit breaker and still get nothing. Any ideas in what I should check next?
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The master lock out isn't shut off is it?

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There is a relay under the hood high on the firewall, just to the left of the center of the car.

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Well, there you are; I knew immediately that your symptoms were caused by relay failure, but I did not know where it would be located on a '72. Charles just told you.

To elaborate, that relay is a safety relay, meant to distribute power to the windows only when the key is on. These relays do tend to malfunction over time; and since the bypass feature was deleted after '69 (a mistake, I think, but it is what it is), that means your only choice is to either fix or replace that relay.

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Thank you for the reponses, I will go in that direction and post the results.
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Re: 1972 Lincoln Continental Sedan Power Windows

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I finally got the relay and installed it. Problem fixed! Thank you all for the help.
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