Starting issues

Devine65GT · 01-24-2007, 06:34 PM

OK here it is, i have a 65 mustang with a 302 in it, it wont start. wont even turn the starter. the solenoid hums and is new, i had the starter checked, all good. checked the grounds and added a new ground wire from block to chassie. timeing is good. any ideas?
thanks in advanced
Matt

66-351 · 01-24-2007, 10:09 PM

Did you check the battery? You may have gotten a bad solenoid,(it happens). Did you try jumping the solenoid over? Just in case, try tapping the starter with a hammer, not too hard, just enough to try to free it up. It may even be a loose wire. If you have tryed all of these and it still doesn't start, I don't have a clue.

Devine65GT · 01-25-2007, 11:01 PM

Problem solved, turnsout it was the battery after all. the charger said it was fully charged. but it wouldnt charge at all and was dead.
thanks for the help
Matt

Devine65GT · 01-26-2007, 12:19 PM

OK so here i am with more starting issues. can now will turn over. only now it just wont start, fuel is good all the way into the carb, getting spark from the #1 plug wire. now i did pull the dist to put the new intake back on, and i forgot to mark it so i used a wrench on the balancer to turn the motor over to get back to top dead center. the whole pull the plug and wait for the swooch process. any ideas? something im missing? btw its a 306 edelbrock carb and intake all the points and condenser have been replaced. new cap and rotor. getting good spark.

Gearhead999 · 01-26-2007, 05:17 PM

If you have spark, fuel and compression.....you're most likely out of time.

Go over your dist. install and make certain that you're in right.

66-351 · 01-28-2007, 08:32 PM

Definitly the timing. Mark the #1 cyl. on the dist. Pull the valve cover and the #1 plug. Put a long screwdriver in the plug hole (be extremely careful not to hit the cylinder wall, you will score it). Turn the engine over until the srewdriver comes all the way up and the valves don't move, this is TDC. Put your dist. back in as marked.

Devine65GT · 01-29-2007, 07:07 PM

Welp, Timeing was the key. finaly got it fired up. wont stay running but it does fire up. im happy with that for the moment. i think i have a vacuum leak at the moment in the intake, plug a few leaks i need to take care of. but then this project is finished. thanks for all the help.
matt

66-351 · 01-29-2007, 07:45 PM

Anytime. Glad to hear that you got it going.

01-24-2007, 10:09 PM	#2
66-351 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 26	Re: Starting issues Did you check the battery? You may have gotten a bad solenoid,(it happens). Did you try jumping the solenoid over? Just in case, try tapping the starter with a hammer, not too hard, just enough to try to free it up. It may even be a loose wire. If you have tryed all of these and it still doesn't start, I don't have a clue.

01-25-2007, 11:01 PM	#3
Devine65GT Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Austin Posts: 88	Re: Starting issues Problem solved, turnsout it was the battery after all. the charger said it was fully charged. but it wouldnt charge at all and was dead. thanks for the help Matt __________________ 65 mustang GT, Matallic Ferrari red,306 Cobra, Edelbrock 1406 modifiied ,Edelbrock Performer manifold, C6 , Edelbrock shorties and exhaust system. My 65

01-26-2007, 12:19 PM	#4
Devine65GT Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Austin Posts: 88	Re: Starting issues OK so here i am with more starting issues. can now will turn over. only now it just wont start, fuel is good all the way into the carb, getting spark from the #1 plug wire. now i did pull the dist to put the new intake back on, and i forgot to mark it so i used a wrench on the balancer to turn the motor over to get back to top dead center. the whole pull the plug and wait for the swooch process. any ideas? something im missing? btw its a 306 edelbrock carb and intake all the points and condenser have been replaced. new cap and rotor. getting good spark. __________________ 65 mustang GT, Matallic Ferrari red,306 Cobra, Edelbrock 1406 modifiied ,Edelbrock Performer manifold, C6 , Edelbrock shorties and exhaust system. My 65

01-26-2007, 05:17 PM	#5
Gearhead999 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 1998 Location: Oviedo, FL Posts: 992	Re: Starting issues If you have spark, fuel and compression.....you're most likely out of time. Go over your dist. install and make certain that you're in right. __________________ "Support our Troops" Dave 1968 Cougar 2004 Thunderbird 2007 F150 Harley-Davidson, SuperCrew 1986 LTD 1997 Ranger 1992 Honda Civic

01-28-2007, 08:32 PM	#6
66-351 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 26	Re: Starting issues Definitly the timing. Mark the #1 cyl. on the dist. Pull the valve cover and the #1 plug. Put a long screwdriver in the plug hole (be extremely careful not to hit the cylinder wall, you will score it). Turn the engine over until the srewdriver comes all the way up and the valves don't move, this is TDC. Put your dist. back in as marked. __________________

01-24-2007, 06:34 PM	#1
Devine65GT Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Austin Posts: 88	Starting issues OK here it is, i have a 65 mustang with a 302 in it, it wont start. wont even turn the starter. the solenoid hums and is new, i had the starter checked, all good. checked the grounds and added a new ground wire from block to chassie. timeing is good. any ideas? thanks in advanced Matt __________________ 65 mustang GT, Matallic Ferrari red,306 Cobra, Edelbrock 1406 modifiied ,Edelbrock Performer manifold, C6 , Edelbrock shorties and exhaust system. My 65

01-29-2007, 07:07 PM	#7
Devine65GT Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Austin Posts: 88	Re: Starting issues Welp, Timeing was the key. finaly got it fired up. wont stay running but it does fire up. im happy with that for the moment. i think i have a vacuum leak at the moment in the intake, plug a few leaks i need to take care of. but then this project is finished. thanks for all the help. matt __________________ 65 mustang GT, Matallic Ferrari red,306 Cobra, Edelbrock 1406 modifiied ,Edelbrock Performer manifold, C6 , Edelbrock shorties and exhaust system. My 65

01-29-2007, 07:45 PM	#8
66-351 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 26	Re: Starting issues Anytime. Glad to hear that you got it going. __________________

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