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Old 08-15-2005, 09:38 AM   #1
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The mother***** idiot I am, I took the hood off my 2001 GT a few days ago cause I'm rebuilding the car from the outside in...Anyway, the goddam cover blew off last night and the engine was exposed to I don't know how many hours of rain..now it won't start. WHAT DO I DO and did I I just do any major damage to this engine????
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Old 08-15-2005, 01:59 PM   #2
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Does it turn over?
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Old 08-15-2005, 03:20 PM   #3
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The ingition keys the starter, but the engine will not start.
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Old 08-15-2005, 09:22 PM   #4
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Drain the oil, put in some fresh.....and by keying the starter, do u mean the engine turns over but just wont start?
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Old 08-16-2005, 06:06 PM   #5
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yes. It still won't start, even today. Nothing is rusted or stuck, the damn engine just won't start. I took the hood off before this happened (obviously) does the hood on these cars HAVE to be at least connected to the car for the engine to start? I did'nt know if that was some kind of safety precaution that I missed in the manual. Anyway I tried that and it did'nt work either. I've never had a single problem with this car starting or running..I only started rebuilding it two weeks ago and I did NOT touch the engine..all of a sudden I can't get the car to start at all..but its' not like its' been sitting in my driveway for 2 years..just a few DAYS. What the HELL did I do to it??????
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Old 08-16-2005, 10:29 PM   #6
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OK, everything should be fine now. I called Mustang Magic here on the island and he knew right off what the problem was. I took four of the sparkplugs out and used a wet/dry vac to suck the water (and some gas) from the sockets..then I put the plugs back in and when I turned the key, I kept the clutch depressed and gave it plenty of gas until it started...Only I did'nt put the plugs back in tight enough, so I spilled gas all over the driveway and the engine block...I'll tighten them tomorrow and go right up to the gas station..
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