1995 5.0 will start but will not stay running

motorman682006

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Shame on me, but my Mustang has not been started or driven since March of this year. Sits in my heated garage with a trickle charger connected to the battery. Tried to start it today, will fire and immediately dies. When it fires up, it sounds like it is going to run but it just dies, will not idle. Runs for maybe 3 seconds. Has power, turned over with trickle charger both connected and disconnected. Could this just be old gasoline or something more than that? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
 

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Make sure your getting fuel
The correct psi
It may take a while to prime everything up to run


I start mine about every 2 weeks to keep fuel in the lines and everything wet
 

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I would guess fuel/fuel pump myself. You can test this theory by turning the key to the run position, letting the pump prime for 4-5 secs, then turn it off, and do it again prior to starting. If the pump is weak priming it 2x should let it run a little longer.
 

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