Hi all,
I am not new to mustangs but I never had much problems with one so I am not sure what to do. I just bought a 1998 GT. It has 102k miles on it. The car is very clean inside and out so I am hoping the previous owner took care of it mechanically. When I bought it the car had trouble starting. On a cold start it will crank maybe 4 or 5 times before it starts. Once it does start it will barely catch then run fine. On a warm start it takes 3-4 cranks before it runs. I replaced the fuel filter, ignition coils, plug wires, and spark plugs. After the new parts were installed it seems to start easier but still cranks for a while before it will run. I have owned only 99up mustangs and as soon as you turn the key it fires right up. Is this typical for this vintage?
I am not new to mustangs but I never had much problems with one so I am not sure what to do. I just bought a 1998 GT. It has 102k miles on it. The car is very clean inside and out so I am hoping the previous owner took care of it mechanically. When I bought it the car had trouble starting. On a cold start it will crank maybe 4 or 5 times before it starts. Once it does start it will barely catch then run fine. On a warm start it takes 3-4 cranks before it runs. I replaced the fuel filter, ignition coils, plug wires, and spark plugs. After the new parts were installed it seems to start easier but still cranks for a while before it will run. I have owned only 99up mustangs and as soon as you turn the key it fires right up. Is this typical for this vintage?