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My car won't start!!

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  • Start date Start date Oct 7, 2006

FordRacing302

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Ok let me give you the background story so ya understand. I went to pick up my car a week ago, and about half way home after filling up at a gas station my car would not start, It would kick and want to start a couple of times but after a few tries it would just turn over without any kicking...We called the previous owner back and after a few times talking with him we decided it was the fuel pump. Whenever I turned the key to on, I couldnt hear the fuel pump whine so it wasnt sending fuel up to the injectors. We were lucky enough to have a fuel pump out of a '94 cobra which the previous owner gave us before we left so we ended up dropping the gas tank and switching pumps. When we got it all back together, it still wouldnt start, my dad ended up messing with some wires under the carpet in the hatch and miraculously the car fired right up.

So now that were back home, whenever driving around town it still has the same problem. I would usually just wait it out and with time it usually started, but then I had a friend tell me the reason Im not hearing the fuel pump whine sometimes is because my ignition switch is going out. He said he had the same problem in his jeep so he straight wired it. So now whenever my car acted up I would flip the switch back and forth to the "ON" position until I heard the fuel pump whine. And it worked.

As of last night, I was cruising the local strip and stop to get gas and of course it wouldnt fire when I went to start it, so I kept flipping the key off and on trying to listen for the pump, but I heard nothing, So basically I was there for a couple of hours (and still messing with it the whole time) until I found some friends of mine to give me a tow home.

So could it be that my ignition switch was faulty and just at that moment at the gas station it decided to give up the ghost???? If you dont think thats what it is, give me more ideas.. Thanks
 
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BadAndy

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throw gas into the throttle body to see if its a fuel problem
 
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mercurycapri

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Spray some starter fluid in the intake then try to start it. if it runs for a second then you know its something wrong in the fuel system. If nothing happens then pull your coil wire off the cap and find a old spark plug. Put it in there and set it somewhere on the car. Turn the ignition switch and see if you see spark that should be blue. If there is no spark it could be your coil, or the ignition module. If the spark is faint then that would also indicate a bad coil if there is good spark make sure you have a good connection to the fuel pump. IF its good go buy a ignition switch
 

FordRacing302

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I found the problem, When I adjusted my power driver's seat it disconnected the fuel pump relay under the seat...Problem Solved
 
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86bluecobra

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wish all problems were so easily fixed.
 
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