Stang out from winter and won't start
03-11-2007, 04:41 PM
#11
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RE: Stang out from winter and won't start
the old fashioned way is pull wire from plug and put a screwdriver in the edge of the boot( not holding the screwdriver in hand) lay it down on intake and see if your getting spark... if not then check the coil wire. or you could do the coil wire first... if your not getting fire from the coil check to see the coil is getting power....
but also sometimes fuel can build up condensation.. although most of the time when this happens the car will start but run like crap... but have seen cases where bad gas has fouled out plugs....
but also sometimes fuel can build up condensation.. although most of the time when this happens the car will start but run like crap... but have seen cases where bad gas has fouled out plugs....
03-11-2007, 04:49 PM
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RE: Stang out from winter and won't start
gas is 91 all the time, and my bad I only started it like once all winter altho i wanted to put it in a heated garage this year and start it like once a week. i'll pull the plugs and check em, theres like ford motocraft 32 c's in her now. well i should say also this engine has been a pain since i bought it. $4000 payed from a buddy and got lil help as i'm not really a engine guy so it's never been tuned in since i bought it. been like 2 years and yet to run it down the track lol. i had 52 c's in it which i thought i was told and sure enough was wrong then was told 42 c's then i was told 32 c's lol this engine ran 12.50's on motor and 11.60 on spray and seems like a fa since i got it. i went about this engine the wrong way. got the engine complete then had to match the rest. fuel pump/gears/headers/plugs/wires/timing/fuel pressure etc etc.
03-12-2007, 12:06 AM
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RE: Stang out from winter and won't start
my car did the same thing this winter. it was thr fuel pump kill switch in the rear of the car behind the drivers tail light. my car has a black plug you can see in the plastic in the truck, pull it and there is a white button thing which is the kill switch, push it down and it should click if its been set off then you should be good. this was the problem with my car. hope it helps
03-12-2007, 03:09 PM
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RE: Stang out from winter and won't start
I know the switch your talking about seen it back there beforeon the driver side tail light etc. just never thought it would switch itself off auto. dunno if much point checking this tho as the car seemed to be getting gas as i hear the fuel pump prime and also i checked the fitting under the hood and theres gas and lots of pressure. i'll be checking for spark today and afew other things will see how it goes.
03-12-2007, 05:12 PM
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RE: Stang out from winter and won't start
alright so I grabbed a old used plug and used it to test for spark, I hooked it to #1 and the coil wire going to the dizzy cap and both had spark. i made the gap big tosee spark easyier not alot of spark but was spark.