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I have a 73 Mustang with 351C. Drove the car home, ran fine started going into the garage it quit and will not start. It fires, quits and I heard a noise under the car. New starter, solenoid, leads and put in a new ignition switch. Still the same thing ! Took my HEI distributer out and put a standard points, coil setup in , same thing. What bothers me is the noise under neath ? I did check to voltage to the coil from the ignition switch 7.5 volts. Sounds like a hung starter, looked at the flywheel teeth, looked good. Engine is fairly new long block,less than 10,000 miles. Thinking maybe it jumped time, but it should have a new timing chain. Any help appreciated.
 

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wicked93gs

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Jumping time on a pushrod engine is far more unlikely than it is on an OHC engine. Can you turn the engine over by hand(IE, by using a socket and ratchet and turning the crank bolt)? The car would need to be in neutral.
 
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Yes, it turns over easy. It fires and try’s to start. Sounds like the starter Is still trying to engage?
 

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You say it tries to start....ae you saying that the starter solenoid is failing to disengage? What I mean by starter solenoid is the little plunger with the gear on it in the starter itself...not that firewall mounted thing people refer to as the starter solenoid.
 
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It try’s to start, quits and I hear a noise underneath. Maybe the starter is not disengaging ? Flywheel teeth look good ? I tried another starter, same results?
 
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Power interruption to the coil?
With points, you have the ( I ) wire from the solenoid to the coil, providing full 12v to the coil when in start right?
It might be starting / running on only that? then the interruption? Then dies?
A spark tester installed when it dies might help
Check the carb idle circuit (plugged) blow some compressed air thru the idle mixture screw holes
Sounds electrical to me
 
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manicmechanic007 said:
Power interruption to the coil?
With points, you have the ( I ) wire from the solenoid to the coil, providing full 12v to the coil when in start right?
It might be starting / running on only that? then the interruption? Then dies?
A spark tester installed when it dies might help
Check the carb idle circuit (plugged) blow some compressed air thru the idle mixture screw holes
Sounds electrical to me
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7.5/volts to the coil, resistance wire. Looking at bad gas or plugged fuel.
 

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The coil should have 12 volts or 9
 
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I ordered an new coil wiring harness, I put it in and reply to you thanks.
 
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