won't start?!
 

alright so my grandparents keep thier trailor at my house until they go on a trip so when they got here they had to leave their thunderbird behind and just recently i decided to try and make it my daily driver until they get back cause i travel 60 miles a day and the mustang just isn't cutting it for gas mileage. they wanted us to start it every now and then just to get it to run becuase it has a bad fuel pump and is hard to start if it sits too long. it has been about 3 weeks sitting and two days ago i tried to start it and go to school but it wouldn't and i tried so long that the battery died. so when i got home i charged it and it still wouldn't start then we tried jumping it and still nothing. do you guys have any tips to get it started? as far as i know it is just the fuel pump that is about to take a dump and once it is warmed everything runs fine. suggestions?

RE: won't start?!
 

do you hear the fuel pump kicking on at all? common sense would say replace the fuel pump if you've known it's bad

RE: won't start?!
 

i don't want to replace the fuel pump because it is not my car and i would rather spend the money on my car in gas. i think it is still ok though because it starts right up when the engine is warm. sorry, but what would i be listening for to know if the fuel pump is kicking on. i'm dumb. lol

RE: won't start?!
 

a whine type noise at the back of the car whenever the ignition is in the on position.

RE: won't start?!
 

yeah it definately kicks on. sounds just like my mustang

RE: won't start?!
 

how about the fuel filter? you might try replacing it too. its cheap and it may fix the problem.