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[Tony]

my mustang starts right up...no problem. then directly dies. wtf? just out of nowhere does this. drove it today...no issues. turned it off. went to drive it again, now this. any ideas?

 

[KillNThrill24]

How often have you started it over the winter? Go tap on the fuel tank with a hammer to make sure the fuel pump is working. They like to get stuck from sitting for awhile

 

[shorty]

Feed it some more rice!!! hahahhaha I'm totally kidding

 

[Tony]

i have driven it several times lately. i hear the fuel pump spinning when i turn the key. the safety swith in the trunk is stuck pressed in. i cant press it at all. wassup with that? i thought where i kinda got a little crazy in it that some kindac safety thing is kicking in. seems electrical??

 

[KillNThrill24]

I don't remember how the switch works, if it should be in or out, but you can grab a flat head screwdriver and you'll see a spot on the side of the switch to pop it up. Try that and see if it helps

 

[Tony]

lol, nope. wasnt the f/p safety switch. i just released and pressed it.


seriously seems like something came loose or some shit. it seriously just did it out of nowhere. i'm uploading a video right now. maybe some one will know what it could be from that??

 

[Tony]

so i just realised...in order for it to start at all, i have to actually turn the key aall the way back. if i try and start it again w/o doing that it wont. if i do turn it all the way back..let the fuel pump kick on again, it starts just for a sec then dies again.


video:

 

[Orange 94]

"you don't hold the key forward"

Are you out of blinker fluid?

haha, no idea sorry.

 

[Awtblo]

Seems like it may be an IAC to me, but it's hard to say without running a KOEO. Try taking the IAC off and cleaning it. (Idle Air Control)

 

[ttocs]

how long does it stay running? I ask because one time when I was cleaning my air filter while putting it back together up in the fender where I can't see it I put the maf in backwards. The car would crank over like normal but the moment it really fired and started to suck air, it would shut right off.

Check your maf and its connections. Sometimes even just removing and re-attaching it will clean the connections to fix it, for a short time.

 

[Tony]

yea dude it starts up and imediatly dies!

 

[Tony]

is their any kind of electrical connection that would cause the car to not keep running. just wonder if i knocked something loose.

 

[Shifty Powers]

try the IAC... but dont clean that shit.. Never works on those things... Just replace it. Its cheap and either way they go bad so youll have a piece of mind for after this if it doesnt fix it.

replace IAC.. mine went when i was at the 1/4 in 30 degree windy as hell weather.. BLEW so badly!

 

[Tony]

would the iac just stop working at once? and if so would it allow the car to start and die imediately? wierd cause it ran perfect. then did this just now.

 

[belber095]

must be the balljoints

 

[Shifty Powers]

****!!! belber is right.. tony I thought of all people you would have guessed that by now. comon!



but yes the IAC will just stop working. Stupid piece of crap. Dont ask. Just fix. Its a cheap part, and if it hasnt gone bad yet.. It will. And it will laugh at you the whole time

 

[Tony]

****!!! belber is right.. tony I thought of all people you would have guessed that by now. comon!



but yes the IAC will just stop working. Stupid piece of crap. Dont ask. Just fix. Its a cheap part, and if it hasnt gone bad yet.. It will. And it will laugh at you the whole time

replaced it just now....nada

wheres the ignition switch at on these fn things, lol. i took my column apart and cannot find it.

 

[chris91]

Your theft light flashing? Sounds like a PATS issue.

 

[96TANGERINEGT]

Hey , does ur car have a factory alarm ? Mine did the same thing 2weeks ago.

Open all the doors /hood/trunk. Close them . Set the alarm with the key fob and wait a few mins unlock with key fob , and see if that does anything

Oh does the thedt light blink real fast , if it has the theft system . I was freaked out to...

 

[Tony]

it was the ignition switch, lol. i finally found where it was...geeez! but it had a burnt/black spot in it. swapped it out and viola! all good

thanks for all the tips fellas...if i could rep ya i would rep ya in the arssseee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!