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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 08:06 PM
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Ok, well all in one day is seems everything has gone wrong with the stang. First i noticed last night that when i turned my car on that all my gauges went all the way up so i thought well no big problem then i noticed that it was struggling to turn on. So i thought well i have been messing with the radio for a while without the engine on. So i get up this morning and its hard to start the car again and i noticed that my tact was completly clear and i know i wouldnt have done that. Then i get home and i leave the car on and walk around and i notice that something is leaking from the exhaust pipe then i sit a bowl under it and its looks like water and dirt or oil is driping out of it. So now im worried. Do you know what any of this could be?

Thanks for the help,
Justin
Old Aug 30, 2007 | 09:07 PM
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You got a charging issue. Either the battery is going out or the alternator is.

Ryan
Old Aug 30, 2007 | 09:34 PM
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your exhaust drips water naturally. The dirt could be just that orcarbon

Have a good look at your fuses. If all of them are good look in to your altenator is my best guess.
Old Aug 30, 2007 | 10:28 PM
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nothing wrong with exhaust.

likely your battery is near dead. many small amp stuff continues to run with a battery that needs to be replaced. don't let lights and gauges fool you into thinking your battery is good when it doesn't start right away or hard to crank.
Old Aug 30, 2007 | 11:21 PM
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Mine did that turned out to be the battery
Old Aug 31, 2007 | 05:28 AM
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It's the battery. You're lucky if your battery last more than 7 years. That's what the old man in my Evolution of the Automobile class told me.
Old Aug 31, 2007 | 06:02 AM
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Test the batters. See how many CCA's (cold cranking amps) it has. My guess is it's low and it has a bad cell.
Old Aug 31, 2007 | 12:39 PM
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after you fix the battery problem, seafoam your car, sounds like you would get a show
Old Aug 31, 2007 | 01:27 PM
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a short in the ECM or your alternator is shot. doubt a battery would cause anything more than a hard start.
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