Ignition problem

Thlad · October 7th, 2009, 09:14 PM

Hey guys... Two yrs ago i had a problem starting my 95 gt one day. The started would just click so i messed with my ground on the block. seemed to fix it untill now.... Last night i drove to my friends and shut it off, got back in 10 min later and it wouldnt start. THe relay would click once but nothin so i messed with the ground and wiggled a few wires and it started. Then today i drove it again and when i went to head back home it did the same thing.. had to push start it. I took the block ground off and cleaned it but nothing. now that its home it will engage the starter but it just clicks away. I really need some help. It has an accel 300 ignition system

Thlad · October 9th, 2009, 03:21 PM

well it must just not like cold weather cuz after clicking for about 5 sec today it started and now it starts with no trouble

wraitherx · October 9th, 2009, 03:23 PM

i would check all your connections anyway and also check to see if there are any breaks in the wires.

Thlad · October 10th, 2009, 03:11 PM

its gotta b a bad ground or wire somewhere cuz it doing it again... idk why it only does it when its cold outside. When i first start driving when i let off the gas my electrical system will freak out... the battery light will come on and off and lights dim but if i accelerate it stops... anybody have any idea of where i should be looking? any help at all would be greatly appreciated guys.

wraitherx · October 10th, 2009, 04:54 PM

what you can do is to start your car and start pulling on wire bundles inside your compartment to see if it does anything. if it does then you know the vicinity of where it is at.
Think of it like this, when you are driving everything is being moved, pushed, or pulled in some sort of manner. if you have a break in a wire or a loose connection its possible that it is being pushed together making contact when you are driving and then when you let off everything relaxes thus coming back apart if not a solid connection or has a break.

Bullitt95 · October 10th, 2009, 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by wraitherlx

what you can do is to start your car and start pulling on wire bundles inside your compartment to see if it does anything. if it does then you know the vicinity of where it is at.
Think of it like this, when you are driving everything is being moved, pushed, or pulled in some sort of manner. if you have a break in a wire or a loose connection its possible that it is being pushed together making contact when you are driving and then when you let off everything relaxes thus coming back apart if not a solid connection or has a break.

Good post but make sure you're wearing rubber gloves when you start wiggling wires around or it could end up being a shocking experience.

wraitherx · October 10th, 2009, 08:20 PM

Originally Posted by Bullitt95

Good post but make sure you're wearing rubber gloves when you start wiggling wires around or it could end up being a shocking experience.

i did overlook that part, good catch and thank you.

Thlad · October 11th, 2009, 04:05 AM

Ok ill try and see what i find... thanks for the good advice...... also i finally got it to start but all my lights kind of surge and my voltage needle bounces a lil

95cobra50 · October 11th, 2009, 07:28 AM

definitely sounds like ground wires not working right. new grounds solved gauge problems and light flickering.

95StangMX · October 12th, 2009, 01:21 PM

Probably the ground but it could also be a dead cell in your battery, or a cell that is going bad. Only reason I think that is because you say it happens more when its cold. Its worth checking into.

BostonPerformance · October 12th, 2009, 01:27 PM

Dead cell but if your probs are changing under acceleration/idle then take a look at wires on your alternator also. You may have a ground wire that is stripped somewhere and it's arcing, so it won't necessarily be at the point where the ground is bolted down.

Thlad · October 12th, 2009, 05:37 PM

I just put a new battery in two months ago

October 7th, 2009, 09:14 PM	#1
Thlad Regular 1995 Mustang GT Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 100 iTrader: 0 reviews	Ignition problem Hey guys... Two yrs ago i had a problem starting my 95 gt one day. The started would just click so i messed with my ground on the block. seemed to fix it untill now.... Last night i drove to my friends and shut it off, got back in 10 min later and it wouldnt start. THe relay would click once but nothin so i messed with the ground and wiggled a few wires and it started. Then today i drove it again and when i went to head back home it did the same thing.. had to push start it. I took the block ground off and cleaned it but nothing. now that its home it will engage the starter but it just clicks away. I really need some help. It has an accel 300 ignition system __________________ BBK fender well cai, Mach 1 Rims, Accel ignition system, Steeda triax short throw, Venom 400 performance module, gt40 intake, 24lb injectors, 76mm mas

October 9th, 2009, 03:21 PM	#2
Thlad Regular 1995 Mustang GT Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 100 iTrader: 0 reviews	well it must just not like cold weather cuz after clicking for about 5 sec today it started and now it starts with no trouble __________________ BBK fender well cai, Mach 1 Rims, Accel ignition system, Steeda triax short throw, Venom 400 performance module, gt40 intake, 24lb injectors, 76mm mas

October 9th, 2009, 03:23 PM	#3
wraitherx Moderator '99 SVT Cobra Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 9,567 iTrader: 11 reviews	i would check all your connections anyway and also check to see if there are any breaks in the wires. __________________ BUILD 2 IN PROGRESS

October 10th, 2009, 03:11 PM	#4
Thlad Regular 1995 Mustang GT Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 100 iTrader: 0 reviews	its gotta b a bad ground or wire somewhere cuz it doing it again... idk why it only does it when its cold outside. When i first start driving when i let off the gas my electrical system will freak out... the battery light will come on and off and lights dim but if i accelerate it stops... anybody have any idea of where i should be looking? any help at all would be greatly appreciated guys. __________________ BBK fender well cai, Mach 1 Rims, Accel ignition system, Steeda triax short throw, Venom 400 performance module, gt40 intake, 24lb injectors, 76mm mas

October 10th, 2009, 04:54 PM	#5
wraitherx Moderator '99 SVT Cobra Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 9,567 iTrader: 11 reviews	what you can do is to start your car and start pulling on wire bundles inside your compartment to see if it does anything. if it does then you know the vicinity of where it is at. Think of it like this, when you are driving everything is being moved, pushed, or pulled in some sort of manner. if you have a break in a wire or a loose connection its possible that it is being pushed together making contact when you are driving and then when you let off everything relaxes thus coming back apart if not a solid connection or has a break. __________________ BUILD 2 IN PROGRESS

October 11th, 2009, 04:05 AM	#8
Thlad Regular 1995 Mustang GT Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 100 iTrader: 0 reviews	Ok ill try and see what i find... thanks for the good advice...... also i finally got it to start but all my lights kind of surge and my voltage needle bounces a lil __________________ BBK fender well cai, Mach 1 Rims, Accel ignition system, Steeda triax short throw, Venom 400 performance module, gt40 intake, 24lb injectors, 76mm mas

October 11th, 2009, 07:28 AM	#9
95cobra50 Regular 1995 Cobra Mustang Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Nebraska Posts: 70 iTrader: 0 reviews	definitely sounds like ground wires not working right. new grounds solved gauge problems and light flickering.

October 12th, 2009, 01:21 PM	#10
95StangMX MM Fanatic 95 Mustang GT depends how many people are pushing Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Playa del Carmen, Mexico Posts: 3,223 iTrader: 0 reviews	Probably the ground but it could also be a dead cell in your battery, or a cell that is going bad. Only reason I think that is because you say it happens more when its cold. Its worth checking into. __________________ People should think about boarding up their glass house before starting a rock fight!

October 12th, 2009, 01:27 PM	#11
BostonPerformance Enthusiast 99 Cherokee sport/87 5.0 not tested Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: san antonio, tx Posts: 989 iTrader: 0 reviews	Dead cell but if your probs are changing under acceleration/idle then take a look at wires on your alternator also. You may have a ground wire that is stripped somewhere and it's arcing, so it won't necessarily be at the point where the ground is bolted down. __________________ [CENTER]"Not the victory but the action; Not the goal but the game; In the deed the glory," -Hartley Burr Alexander

October 12th, 2009, 05:37 PM	#12
Thlad Regular 1995 Mustang GT Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 100 iTrader: 0 reviews	I just put a new battery in two months ago __________________ BBK fender well cai, Mach 1 Rims, Accel ignition system, Steeda triax short throw, Venom 400 performance module, gt40 intake, 24lb injectors, 76mm mas

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