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1997 Cobra won't start

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Tom Wagner

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Hi, My '97 Cobra ran great all summer, I went to take it to storage for winter and it won't start. I tried charging the battery and jumping it. It cranks and the pulleys move. I tried to check a error code, but it passed, but it never started. Any help would be great. Thanks
 
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thomas91169

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looks like it doesnt want to go into storage............
 
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I second that, storage is bad.
 
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not as bad as salt in Wisconsin
 
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What's salt ? j/k I would know nothing of this having grown up in FL.
 
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I talk to a Ford mechanic, told me to listen for the fuel pump to prime for a couple seconds, then check the theft light, to make sure it went off. Then floor the gas pedal and hold it, to check the "choke", it fired right up after that.
 
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I talk to a Ford mechanic, told me to listen for the fuel pump to prime for a couple seconds, then check the theft light, to make sure it went off. Then floor the gas pedal and hold it, to check the "choke", it fired right up after that.
 
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Tom Wagner

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I talk to a Ford mechanic, told me to listen for the fuel pump to prime for a couple seconds, then check the theft light, to make sure it went off. Then floor the gas pedal and hold it, to check the "choke", it fired right up after that.
 
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Is the theft light flashing?
 
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It flashes until to turn the key on, then it goes off, as it should.
 
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