Hi all,
I've read over a lot of the posts about the Mustang 96/97 generation cars not starting & there is some great information there! Some of those postings have very similar symptoms as my car, but let me explain my particular situation in detail in case it rings a bell with any of you.
Basically, my car starts about 7/10 times. When it starts, it's perfect - meaning the engine sparks right up, no coughing or choking. vrroooomm! When it DOESN'T start. The car is not completely dead. I turn the key & all the indicator lights shine bright as day...turn the key to ignition & no click. Try a couple more times...and vrrroooomm - back in business. It's not only just a cold start problem. It'll start sometimes fine first thing in the morning. Doesn't seems to matter how deep or shallow i position the cluctch on start (trying to eliminate the clutch switch as the culprit). I've read a couple of your posts about checking the alarm system...that's one thing i haven't really investigated. I have a '96 5sp Mustang GT Conv. with the stock Ford alarm system. Where should I begin to look? To tell you the truth, if i can just cut a wire & forget about the alarm altogether, i'm fine with that...as longer as the car will start on a consistent basis (i trust my neighbors). Anyone have any comments?
thanks in advance!!!
-grant.