84_GT_5.0

My friend bought a 93 mustang lx 5.0 with out the transmission in it and it is a automatic and we are looking for another trans for it, another aod, yea i know its not worth it but its his Daily Driver and he needs it on the road yesterday but besides not having a trans it wont start is this because the trans is out? Please comment ASAP we need to know weither or not its worth gettig the trans and what could be wrong ive had two and i have dealt with the coil, Magnetic pick up in the dist, and the ignition swith and module, and i know those go bad but it is possible it sat but it just wont do anything and the fuel pump clicks on and you can hear it please help us we need this thing started at least so we know it runs it did crank once and it turns freely so its not froze up
thanks,Mike and Sam

brentloftis

How is the starter hooked up without the trans?

mjr46

yeah I'd say the trans being out is a reason it won't start... considering the freakin' starter bolts to the tranny/bellhousing!!! little hard to start without that huh??

MustangMan628

With the tranny out, there's a good chance your buddy didn't even get a starter with the car. The starter bolts throught the bell housing on the front of the transmission. That is the reason why the car won't start. Most likely because the starter isn't even there. Are you sure you guys are capable of putting a tranny back in? It's a little more complicated than just 6 bolts and a driveshaft.

84_GT_5.0

yea sorry i shouldve thought of that i thought he said the bellhousing and everything was still hooked up, i work on my stang all the time, he just wanted to know, hes a chevy guy who decided to get a stang for a DD and he just looking for help just looking for reason why the car wont start wit the starter hooked up he said it cranked when he got it there with the trans out so it cranked once b4 i dunno im just asking for info for him i really didnt look at it to much for him sorry for the trouble

91foxgt

starter bolts to the tranny bellhousing

84_GT_5.0

no duh, we already established that....I know what im talking about I have worked on muiltiple cars and the bellhousing and starter are hooked up just the tras is out because it got rebuilt and we wann know why it cranked once and know it does nothing can i get a straight answer

MustangMan628

I am not understanding something here. The starter is hooked up, the motor cranked before and now with everything the same it doesn't? Did he change the flexplate or move wires or screw with anything on the car. More importantly, if the car cranked before, did you ever hear it start before he bought it with the tranny out?

84_GT_5.0

it cranked once when he got it to his place the battery died and now we put a new battery in and it wont even click on or anything the fuel pump turns on so fuel is getting in and im sure its getting spark and we didnt mess with anything i just went over with a battery and tried to help him start it and i had like 5 minutes to look at it but everything is still the same as when it cranked b4

mjr46

well if there is a bellhousing on it then make sure starter is tight on it/ bolted in well cause the starter case picks a ground up through the case and if it's loosely bolted on then that may be the prob