A starting bug
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From: Kazakhstan
A starting bug
I have a 02 vert GT that I just bought a few months ago. Sorry no pics. This is my second 02 GT. Both of the mustangs that I owned had a starting problem that happened once in a while. Sometimes when I turn the key the car cranks a few seconds longer than usual and then starts. Kind of like as if you just put gas in an empty tank. I took it to the dealership and they replaced the fuel pump saying that it was bleeding the fuel back to the tank when off. But it still happens. Does this happen to anybody else?
02 GT 5 speed Nothing more stock than mine.
02 GT 5 speed Nothing more stock than mine.
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Joined: May 2005
Posts: 662
From: Kazakhstan
RE: A starting bug
Yeah, do you know why it does that? It gets emberassing sometimes especially when a group of people are watching you get into your car to leave and it cranks like its dead.
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Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 563
From: FL
RE: A starting bug
Same here, mine starts like it is going to die, than it wakes up. I bet it has something to do with the stock tune. Do any of you guys that have this problem have programmers done, or maybe a chip? It would be nice to test that on mine and see if bumping the timing has any effect.
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Joined: Mar 2005
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From: albany newyork usa
RE: A starting bug
i have an 04 GT AND mine somtimes does that and also somtimes half starts half stalls at the same time.., somone told me to turn the key forward once but not all the way, wait a second then finish the turn to start the car..seems to work whenever i do it that way so you might try that?
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I have a 02 vert GT that I just bought a few months ago. Sorry no pics. This is my second 02 GT. Both of the mustangs that I owned had a starting problem that happened once in a while. Sometimes when I turn the key the car cranks a few seconds longer than usual and then starts. Kind of like as if you just put gas in an empty tank. I took it to the dealership and they replaced the fuel pump saying that it was bleeding the fuel back to the tank when off. But it still happens. Does this happen to anybody else?
02 GT 5 speed Nothing more stock than mine.
I have a 02 vert GT that I just bought a few months ago. Sorry no pics. This is my second 02 GT. Both of the mustangs that I owned had a starting problem that happened once in a while. Sometimes when I turn the key the car cranks a few seconds longer than usual and then starts. Kind of like as if you just put gas in an empty tank. I took it to the dealership and they replaced the fuel pump saying that it was bleeding the fuel back to the tank when off. But it still happens. Does this happen to anybody else?
02 GT 5 speed Nothing more stock than mine.
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