mustang 1966 starting problem
05-08-2015, 09:56 AM
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mustang 1966 starting problem
hello new to the area . see if any body can help . have 66 mustang everything was working fine . yesterday drove the car, while driving car cuts off , tried to spin but would not start . at first seemed gas , so put gas and finally starter after putting some gas on carburetor . made home poorly . next day with gas on car drove around the block , then car shuts down completely , tried to restart but only herd a click noise on the starter relay and everything died like there was no battery . took cables out and put it back to battery , same click and everything went dead . waited 10 min took battery cables out and reconnect then car starter . next day same thing . can anybody help ?
05-08-2015, 10:55 AM
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Location: Oklahoma
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Do you have a dc volt meter? With the car running check the volts on the battery. If the alternator is good it should read 14-16vdc.
It also could be your battery is bad and the load is too much for your alternator to keep the car running and try to charge the battery at the same time.
It also could be your battery is bad and the load is too much for your alternator to keep the car running and try to charge the battery at the same time.
05-15-2015, 02:52 PM
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problem solved , replaced the starter relay . now have another issue . car start fine , idles fine . when I take for a spin , if I press the gas pedal fast it hesitate sometimes cuts off engine. if I press lightly car run ok . carburetor choke when engine cold is almost closed as it warm up it is all to way open. replace the fuel filter still does the problem . any help would be nice .
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