Hi everybody and Merry Christmas. I am having some problems with my 1991 Ford LX 5.0 Convertible. A few days ago I went to start the car and nothing happened when I turned the ignition. No clicking sounds, etc. I charged the battery and went to Autozone because I had bought the top of the line Duralast Battery there about 4 months ago. The guy came out with his machine and said it has a bad starter! Another employee came out and had me rev up to 2000 RPM and said its the battery. They gave me a new battery but the car was still not right. My factory guage needle was in the middle instead of showing a charging status. As I turned on more accessories, (lights, radio, power windows) the needle showed discharging.
Also, ever since this problem started, my airbag light flashes slowly all the time no matter what gear I'm in. Car is an automatic. Also everytime I go to start the car, it pauses and then it starts. Yesterday I went to start and nothing. I replaced the battery clamps. Belt is nice and tight. Alternator is about 3 years old. I charged the battery up fully. Car started after a short pause. Airbag light still flashing. Guage shows discharging while driving!
Any ideas? I'm not working right now and money is tight. I can't afford both a new starter and alternator.
Also when I replaced the negative terminal I noticed that I have a large black wire and a little black wire going to the negative post. What is the little wire for?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Hope everybody had a great holiday.
Thanks
Larry
Also, ever since this problem started, my airbag light flashes slowly all the time no matter what gear I'm in. Car is an automatic. Also everytime I go to start the car, it pauses and then it starts. Yesterday I went to start and nothing. I replaced the battery clamps. Belt is nice and tight. Alternator is about 3 years old. I charged the battery up fully. Car started after a short pause. Airbag light still flashing. Guage shows discharging while driving!
Any ideas? I'm not working right now and money is tight. I can't afford both a new starter and alternator.
Also when I replaced the negative terminal I noticed that I have a large black wire and a little black wire going to the negative post. What is the little wire for?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Hope everybody had a great holiday.
Thanks
Larry