Help it won't start
 

OK HERE IS WHAT IS GOING ON JUST GOT A 94 GT CONVERT 2 WEEKS BEFORE I PUT IT AWAY FOR THE WINTER ,IT WAS RUNNING FINE IT HAS AN ALARM SYSTEM ON IT AND THAT DRAINED OUT THE BATTERY BECAUSE I LEFT IT CONNECTED BECAUSE I STORE IT IN A COMMON SPACE APARTMENT GARAGE AND THOUGHT THE EXTRA SECURITY SOUNDED GOOD AT THE TIME. SO FAST FORWARD TO THIS WEEKEND AND I TAKE OUT THE BATTERY CHARGE IT UP CHANGE THE POST CONNECTORS CAUSE THEY DON'T LOOK SO GOOD HOOK UP THE BATTERY AND ALARM SEEMS TO FUNCTION LIGHTS BLINK BEEPS JUST LIKE BEFORE BUT I GET NOTHING WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED TO START DASH AND HEADLIGHTS GO OFF BUT NO CLICK FROM THE SOLENOID NO CRANKING NOTHING AT ALL ANY GUESSES FOR ME TO CHECK OUT I AM JONESING FOR MY STANG REALLY BAD AND WANT IT RUNNING THANKS MERCI :confused:

There are two possible options to eliminate the Battery as a problem.

1. See if it can be jump started.
2. Completely change out the battery with the new one.

(Though I'm just a amateur tinkering mechanic) - so if other people
have more experienced advice with this problem - please add some suggestions for BEARFAN because I know it would suck to not be able to drive around the Stang.


I've drained my battery twice in the middle of winter by leaving those damn canadian tire seat pads plugged in, and it took a jump from a moto master eliminator booster pack to get it past the stage you are describing. - the car jump didn't help @ all.

I don't think anything like the solenoid or starter though. I've never seen that as a problem after storing it indoors. (Not really exposed to weather).

You may just not be able to get enough juice to the large consumption components to get it to start, the alarm and lights don't take much 12v juice as it is when the car starts.


Hope this helps.

Your battery might not have enough to crank her over,even if you did charge it.The cells could be dead from being connected over the winter,and not getting charged during that time.Go to any Canadian Tire,and they can do a load test for free to see if this is the case.Which i am sure it is by the sounds of your post.:wink:
Good luck!

Yep sounds like your battery cells a NFG! I bet you put a new battery in there it should start right up!
If not then there is a power problem to the starter or maybe the solenoid is ready to collect its RRSP's and retire lol

Not the battery
 

THANKS GUYS BUT THE MYSTERY REMAINS i HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE AND ALREADY CHARGED THE ORIGINAL BATT. AND WHEN THAT DID NOTHING I SWAPPED IN THE BATT. FROM MY SABLE WAGON (WINTER CAR AND I CAN FEEL MYSELF AGING AS I DRIVE IT!!!LOL) AND THE SAME LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS BOTH WORK UNTIL I PUT IT TO START POSITION AND THEN ALL GOES OUT UNTIL I LET GO AND THEY COME BACK ON.HAS ANY BODY EVER HAD THIS PROBLEM IT IS LIKE THE ALARM IN THE CAR IS NOT RELEASING EVEN THOUGH IT IS MAKING ALL THE RIGHT NOISES WHEN THE BUTTONS ARE PRESSED. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT KIND OF ALARM IS IN IT IT WAS IN THE CAR WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THANKS FOR THE HELP,CHRIS FROM LASALLE

On the transmitter, is there a picture of a horse? or is there a Ford logo on it?

Is there any warnings on any of the windows or under the hood?

And final question is it a Manual transmission? chances are your Saftey neutral switch is pooched....!

No warnings no horse no blue oval it is a 5 speed so thanks for the next thing to check. i'll post when I find the problem so it won't be such a mystery for the next guy

Thats what I would check, ive had a safety neutral switch go on me before.