Help stang will not start !!
04-22-2007, 03:33 PM
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Help stang will not start !!
I planned on changing the oil yesterday morning then discovered i could not get the car started, the following is a little history on the car/situtation
1) 1999 GT,manual trans. 39780 miles
2) purchased the car aboout two weeks ago from a guy who got the car from his dad
3) car had sat for a year in a garage
4) the day the guy dropped it off he said he had a hard time starting it that morning, he thought it was because the gas was very low . so he filled it with (1/2 ways) with 97 octane.
5) we shut it off and it sarted right back up no problems , i drove it for a mile seemed ok
6) parked it in a garage for 2 weeks , not yet registered waiting for title
7) tried starting it yesterday , turned over but would not catch, checked the battery the "indicator light" had turned red , so i charged the battery until the light went out and read full charge. tride aagin same results
8) replaced all eight soark plugs , tried again same results, noticed that the battery had lost some charge, went to sears bought a brand new battery
9) car will not start !!
10) did a OBD II scan no trouble codes came up ?????
begining to think it may be a fuel issue (pump) what do u guys think , i fit is how does one check , i am a little handy around cars but not really a mechanic
1) 1999 GT,manual trans. 39780 miles
2) purchased the car aboout two weeks ago from a guy who got the car from his dad
3) car had sat for a year in a garage
4) the day the guy dropped it off he said he had a hard time starting it that morning, he thought it was because the gas was very low . so he filled it with (1/2 ways) with 97 octane.
5) we shut it off and it sarted right back up no problems , i drove it for a mile seemed ok
6) parked it in a garage for 2 weeks , not yet registered waiting for title
7) tried starting it yesterday , turned over but would not catch, checked the battery the "indicator light" had turned red , so i charged the battery until the light went out and read full charge. tride aagin same results
8) replaced all eight soark plugs , tried again same results, noticed that the battery had lost some charge, went to sears bought a brand new battery
9) car will not start !!
10) did a OBD II scan no trouble codes came up ?????
begining to think it may be a fuel issue (pump) what do u guys think , i fit is how does one check , i am a little handy around cars but not really a mechanic
04-22-2007, 03:54 PM
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RE: Help stang will not start !!
well check to see if there is fuel going into the fuel injector. You may just have bad fuel. Why are you running 97 octane anyways?? Try adding a little more new fuel and try that.
04-22-2007, 05:31 PM
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RE: Help stang will not start !!
the previous owner put the fuel in before he dropped it off , he said he had hard time starting it, noticed it was very low in fuel and thought it would be better since that car had been sitting for a while ..........
how does one check if there is fuel entering the injectors .... without making a huge mess ???
how does one check if there is fuel entering the injectors .... without making a huge mess ???
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