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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Mustang / December 200667 Mustang won't start
About a month ago my 67 mustang GT just stopped turning over. The battery is good. It was in hurricane season so it was humid but i didn't think it could cause any damage. When I turn the key it does absolutely nothing. the headlights come on bright and the radio plays but there is not even a peep from the engine at all. Please I need help!!! starter Bendix is likely the problem. > About a month ago my 67 mustang GT just stopped turning over. > The battery is good. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Please I need help!!! > starter Bendix is likely the problem. Good possibility. Try hitting the starter with a hammer a couple of times. No kidding. Otherwise check the battery cables for corrosion. There may be enough juice getting through to run the accessories, but not enough to start the engine. >> About a month ago my 67 mustang GT just stopped turning over. >> The battery is good. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> >> Please I need help!!! > Otherwise check the battery cables for corrosion. > There may be enough juice getting through to run the > accessories, but not enough to start the engine. that is what I vote for, clean them off really good. Especially after a few months >> Otherwise check the battery cables for corrosion. >> There may be enough juice getting through to run the >> accessories, but not enough to start the engine. > > that is what I vote for, clean them off really good. Especially after a > few months Especially check were the cable attaches. When you start twisting the clamp and cable around, all this green powder falls out :) What looks to be intact can be deceiving and it does not take much juice to run a headlight. >>> Otherwise check the battery cables for corrosion. >>> There may be enough juice getting through to run the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > What looks to be intact can be deceiving and it does not take > much juice to run a headlight. Change it all out... it's cheap to do on a '67... I know. Solenoid, cables, wires, starter, betcha the whole thing takes one hour and under $100. We're literally talking a few screws here. And do the wires and cap and rotor while you're at it. It WILL start then and run like a dream. Brad The two biggest consumers of electric in a car are the starter and the horn, either one, can kill a battery very quickly. Most people think that the alternator is the problem, usually it is the starter or a short in the horn that kills a battery. with a voltmeter, you can check the alternator. it should read somewhere near 14 volts at idle. If lights work and horn then start suspecting the starter. In some cars changing a starter is a piece of cake, with others require you to be a bit of a contortionist to get to the bolts. Any good Auto Parts store will do a current draw test for a starter for free. If the starter is dead or dieing it is best to just replace it or rebuild it. If you have a car with a difficult to remove starter, I recommend buying one from the manufacturer, since some car parts starters are not of good quality. >> starter Bendix is likely the problem. > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >>> >>> Please I need help!!! Thanks yall. I got it working. gotta love the old muscle!!!! > Thanks yall. > > I got it working. > > gotta love the old muscle!!!! What did you end up doing? How did you fix it? We gotta know. >> Thanks yall. >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > How did you fix it? > We gotta know. Yes, we do!
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