Hey guys, great site here, this is my first post


Im looking for some assistance, I have a 64 1/2 mustang with the 6 cyl in it, it has been sitting for a year and a half, I have put fresh fuel etc checked oil level, and can not get it to turn over, has the classical symtoms of a dead battery, solenoid clicking, I have a sears charger/start type charger that is on wheels that I have used a bunch of times to start other vehicles, I just put in a new starter and solenoid ... it ran fine when it was parked and has been garaged..... but now just get the clicking sound.

Any ideas.

Thanks

 

You didn't state whether or not you tried the sears charger/starter.

 

bout that time it sounds like

Headlight and all systems should fail to operate or be very weak.


replace the battery....and clean the cable ends really well when you do

-Gun

 

sorry guys, yea used the charger to try and start it, still the clicking, I just may need to clean all Wires etc... I hate electrical issues. btw this unit still has the generator

 

Sometimes batteries are so low a stater / charger still can't do it. Take the battery out and charge it (or charge it in the car), then try to start the car.

 

Step by step:

1. Try to jump start the car, jumper cables will attach directly to the outsides of the battery cables and give you a good connection. So if your car starts when being jumped by another vehicle, you know that you have either a bad battery, a bad battery connection, or both.

2. If jumping the car does not work, get a socket and try to turn the crankshaft by hand to make sure it is not seized.

3. If you can turn the engine by hand then you need to test the voltage at your starter. A good way to do this test is to turn your headlights on, and watch to see if they dim when you try to start the car. If they dim, you know that there is a high amp draw from your starter circuit.

4. If your lights dim when you put the key on "start" then you know that your switch is good and either your starter is bad, or your starter wire is grounding out somewhere AFTER the switch but before the starter.