why wont my car start?

[OonDeanisS]

ok so last night i go to start my car and all my accessories got power but the car wouldnt turn over. The starter was getting power though because i could hear it(no center console). When i turn the key all it does is the starter makes noise. a couple clickey noises then a drone. Then it started, but stalled after like 2 minutes, and wouldnt start again. Now today i started it and got it to about 170 degrees and it suddenly just stopped running, RPMs dropped but fuel pump and radio still had power. What the hell is wrong with it? Is it a low battery? alternator? starter? something else?

 

[xplo89gt]

How many volts are you getting from the battery?
It sounds like it is probably the alternator. But that would also drain your battery quickly if you got it to start.

Have you made any changes lately or did this just all of a sudden start happening?

 

[OonDeanisS]

i dont know how to check the volts and it just happened, i havent changed anything recently

 

[1Stang2Go]

Do you have a voltmeter? Get the car fired up and put the meter on the battery. it should read 14+ volts. 14.2-14.4 with the motor spinning above idle. Thats if the battery is ok. Do you have a charger? If you do, set it up and let it charge over night. You should atleast have 12 volts if the battery is ok. If not...You've got battery issues.
Start by getting the battery charged. Check the battery. if you have 12 volts, start the car and see if its charging. 14+ volts. If you don't you have alternator issues...
hope this helps..

 

[1Stang2Go]

ok wait a sec, did the car crank normally one it did crank?

 

[OonDeanisS]

no i dont have a voltmeter or a battery charger, and when it turns over it starts, but it doesnt turn over

 

[1Stang2Go]

if its cranking normally when its starting, maybe your starter solinoid is going south.

 

[OonDeanisS]

its only a month old

 

[Black331Stang]

sounds liek a starter or solenoid when u say it doenst wanna turn over and u just get a hum...but then u say it stalled..which could mean alt/battery..witehr way your gonna need a voltmeter or try to borrow one.

 

[Black331Stang]

or now i read better and it says when it does turn over its fine....could mean sometimes its just not getting enought power from teh battery

 

[1Stang2Go]

I think BrodeurNJ is on to something..Check all your grounds...

 

[91lx5liter]

ok so last night i go to start my car and all my accessories got power but the car wouldnt turn over. The starter was getting power though because i could hear it(no center console). When i turn the key all it does is the starter makes noise. a couple clickey noises then a drone. Then it started, but stalled after like 2 minutes, and wouldnt start again. Now today i started it and got it to about 170 degrees and it suddenly just stopped running, RPMs dropped but fuel pump and radio still had power. What the hell is wrong with it? Is it a low battery? alternator? starter? something else?

sounds like a weak battery

 

[91lx5liter]

ok so last night i go to start my car and all my accessories got power but the car wouldnt turn over. The starter was getting power though because i could hear it(no center console). When i turn the key all it does is the starter makes noise. a couple clickey noises then a drone. Then it started, but stalled after like 2 minutes, and wouldnt start again. Now today i started it and got it to about 170 degrees and it suddenly just stopped running, RPMs dropped but fuel pump and radio still had power. What the hell is wrong with it? Is it a low battery? alternator? starter? something else?[/QUO

you can bypass the solenoid by jumping the small terminal on top to the big terminal with the positive battery cable solenoid post (closest to the firewall) if it does nothing or it arcs you have a weak battery. if your battery amperage is ok then you may have a starter issue, but also you should check for corroded cables, bad battery cable ground too.

 

[OonDeanisS]

ok i checked my battery... 12.46 volts with the car off, and still not starting. I dont think its the starter because it started yesterday, then stalled. I dont know what the hell to do... and i just got a job today where i need my car! AAAH!

 

[88mustangGT]

im having the same exact problem. it just clicks. my starter is 5 months old or so. i tryied using a battery out of a diffrent car and it still didnt start. i did notice the wire got really hot so i think theres resistance someware. could it be the starter relay or what?

 

[GET OUT DA WAY]

Check the fusible link on the starter,my 92 gt did the same thing.I brought a new starter but kept the old wire from the fusible,and it did the same thing.When I used the new fusible link presto....

 

[88mustangGT]

would this explain the wires geting hot? where is the fusible link located? ive never herd of that thing before.

 

[OonDeanisS]

me either, what wires get hot?

 

[88mustangGT]

the power ground from the battery and wire to the starter

 

[OonDeanisS]

what is the fusible link? is that the wire that connects to the starter on the side? there is only one wire connected to it... so i guess thats it, but how would i go about checking it?