MustangWorks.com - The Ford Mustang Power Source!

Go Back   MustangWorks.com : Ford Forums > Mustang & Ford Tech > Windsor Power
Register FAQ Members List Calendar

Notices


Reply
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 12-08-2002, 11:43 AM   #1
jpumpkinn
Registered Member
 
jpumpkinn's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: san antonio Texas usa
Posts: 127
Default pkrwud:need help

I need some fixing ideas and I here your the best to ask. Here is the problem : mustang running great as I pulled into the office it just shut off and never would restart. I heard a very loud noise so I thought it was the timing chain. So I checked my valves and pressure tested one of the spark plug holes and everything checked out. THANK GOD! So now I need more ideas? I cranks over very well just will not start? Where should I start? You have helped me in the past and I hope you can help me now. Thanks.
__________________
Keep On Truckin!!
jpumpkinn is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-2002, 11:58 AM   #2
PKRWUD
Junior Member
 
PKRWUD's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 1999
Location: Ventura, California
Posts: 8,981
Default

You need to check your fuel pressure and check for spark. Is it possible that you ran over something that might have tripped your inertia switch?

Try to start it, but don't touch the gas pedal. Then pull a spark plug and see if it's wet. If it is, dry it off, and stick the wire back on it, and set it so that it is in contact with the block. Crank it over and look for a spark.

In short, it takes 4 things for an engine to run:
air
gas
ignition
compression

You are lacking one of those things. We just need to figure out which one.

Take care,
~Chris
__________________
Webmaster:
Rice Haters Club
Jim Porter Racing
Peckerwoods Pit Stop


Support Your Local
RED & WHITE!
PKRWUD is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-2002, 12:16 PM   #3
jpumpkinn
Registered Member
 
jpumpkinn's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: san antonio Texas usa
Posts: 127
Default

I will try this. Unfortunatelly, its raining here in San Antonio and I don't have a garage to work in. I will try this and post a reply as soon as the rain stops. Thanks for the quick response!
__________________
Keep On Truckin!!
jpumpkinn is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-2002, 04:09 PM   #4
Dark_5.0
Registered Member
 
Dark_5.0's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Staging lane
Posts: 4,337
Default

Why dont you remove the driver side valve cover and see if the rockers move up and down when you crank it that way you know if its a timing chain problem or not.
__________________
92' LX-Big brakes, Lots and lots of suspension, GT40X heads, Ported cobra intake, stock cam, Vortech SC trim.
00' Lightning-Stock
88'CRX-13 second ego killer
Dark_5.0 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-2002, 04:09 PM   #5
Coupe50h
Registered Member
 
Coupe50h's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: SanAntonio, Tx
Posts: 957
Default

Quote:
Originally posted by jpumpkinn
I will try this. Unfortunatelly, its raining here in San Antonio and I don't have a garage to work in. I will try this and post a reply as soon as the rain stops. Thanks for the quick response!
Yea jpumkin, i was on my last lower control arm when it started raining on me, damn tx weather can change in an instant, one day its 31, next its warm with cold rain heh, hope you get everything figured out, might not hurt to run a koeo test with a scanner, also might need to check timing, wish i wasnt on the other side of town from you.....
__________________
X-Texas highway patrol ssp 1990 coupe - exploder Gt-40 iron heads, Explorer intake, 19 lber's. E-cam. crane 1.7 rollers. 190fp. 75mm maf. 65mm tb, tubular subframe connectors, mac cai, Asp crank pulley, T-5, king cobra clutch, flowtech 1-5/8 unequals, mac X-pipe Frpp driveshaft, lakewood Lca's.
race weight 3,160

12.69 @ 107.35, 1.71 60' 26x8.5 drag's 3.90 gear

13.20 @ 106.91 - 235/60/15 firestones 2.3 60' 3.27 gear
Coupe50h is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-2002, 09:46 PM   #6
jpumpkinn
Registered Member
 
jpumpkinn's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: san antonio Texas usa
Posts: 127
Default

I did take off the driver side valve cover and everything seems to be working. I am pretty sure the chain did not break. I have a feeling it could be fuel related or maybe the fuel relay under the seat? Is there a way to check the relay under the seat with a test light to see if it is working correctly?
__________________
Keep On Truckin!!
jpumpkinn is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-2002, 10:15 PM   #7
Coupe50h
Registered Member
 
Coupe50h's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: SanAntonio, Tx
Posts: 957
Default

I checked my relay by just buying one from autozone and trying a new one, it wasnt it, and they almost didnt refund me cuz it was an electrical part, you can get a volts tester, and check for voltage at the harness in the back just above the tank, below the rear bumper, with the key on position you should unplug the harness and check back there, i did all this to eventually find out it was my pump.
__________________
X-Texas highway patrol ssp 1990 coupe - exploder Gt-40 iron heads, Explorer intake, 19 lber's. E-cam. crane 1.7 rollers. 190fp. 75mm maf. 65mm tb, tubular subframe connectors, mac cai, Asp crank pulley, T-5, king cobra clutch, flowtech 1-5/8 unequals, mac X-pipe Frpp driveshaft, lakewood Lca's.
race weight 3,160

12.69 @ 107.35, 1.71 60' 26x8.5 drag's 3.90 gear

13.20 @ 106.91 - 235/60/15 firestones 2.3 60' 3.27 gear
Coupe50h is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply



Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:02 AM.


SEARCH