96 GT wont start

Mystry · March 16th, 2007, 11:56 PM

Alright well i was out with my friends and i left my car for my g/f to drive home from work and i would get it later. Well when she called me after she got off work she told me that it wouldnt start....so i went up there and sure enough it dont start i turn the key and i Clicks and thats it, we tried to jump it but that didnt do anything and besides that the battery meter was saying it had plenty of juice. Does this sound like my cylenoid or my starter? thanks for anyones opinions...o and btw it usually takes me two times at turning the key to get it to start...

MustangMatt96GT · March 17th, 2007, 12:16 AM

Sounds like its a battery to me. Jiggle the wires and see if it starts. If not jump it again. It could be the starter, because you said it ususally takes two times to get it to fire, that would be my best guess.

True2theHorse · March 17th, 2007, 12:19 AM

Normally the clicks are a dead battery, even with a jump it is possible that it is that dead. I had an optima yellow top in my 73 Mustang and it died, stone dead. I tried jumping it, trickle charging it etc...nothing. changed the battery and all is good. It sounds like you have the same issue. Battery is just past dead.

Hope that's all it is. Cheap test, pull a battery from another car just to test and if that's the case, then replace it.

Racinjason81 · March 17th, 2007, 03:26 AM

either a dead battery loose starter wire or a bad starter

Mystry · March 17th, 2007, 09:56 AM

well i just got the battery like 3 weeks ago

MustangMatt96GT · March 17th, 2007, 11:20 AM

check all your wires. My best guess would be that something is loose. Check all your grounds, and then check the wire going to the starter. Loosen up that one and then retighten it down in a different position. Good luck and then my next thing to do is put a trickle on it and if that doesnt work get a new starter.

Mystry · March 17th, 2007, 01:25 PM

haha, i already tried most of that, so i just got it towed to my local napa, theyll fix it for me and ill find out whats wrong. It was at monicals and i couldnt really work on it while it was there. so i just will have them do it i guess...

March 16th, 2007, 11:56 PM	#1
Mystry Enthusiast 03 Mustang GT Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Washington, Illinios Posts: 708 iTrader: 0 reviews	96 GT wont start Alright well i was out with my friends and i left my car for my g/f to drive home from work and i would get it later. Well when she called me after she got off work she told me that it wouldnt start....so i went up there and sure enough it dont start i turn the key and i Clicks and thats it, we tried to jump it but that didnt do anything and besides that the battery meter was saying it had plenty of juice. Does this sound like my cylenoid or my starter? thanks for anyones opinions...o and btw it usually takes me two times at turning the key to get it to start... __________________

March 17th, 2007, 03:26 AM	#4
Racinjason81 Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New jersey Posts: 1,559 iTrader: 0 reviews	either a dead battery loose starter wire or a bad starter __________________ Heres a real funny video youtube.com/watch?v=ojB7KkaR03I VTEC stands for Very Torqueless Economy Car Honda stands for Hold On Not Done Accelerating 1991 LX 5.0 H/B(T-70 turbo coming soon)

March 17th, 2007, 09:56 AM	#5
Mystry Enthusiast 03 Mustang GT Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Washington, Illinios Posts: 708 iTrader: 0 reviews	well i just got the battery like 3 weeks ago __________________

March 17th, 2007, 01:25 PM	#7
Mystry Enthusiast 03 Mustang GT Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Washington, Illinios Posts: 708 iTrader: 0 reviews	haha, i already tried most of that, so i just got it towed to my local napa, theyll fix it for me and ill find out whats wrong. It was at monicals and i couldnt really work on it while it was there. so i just will have them do it i guess... __________________

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March 17th, 2007, 12:16 AM	#2
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,689 iTrader: 3 reviews	Sounds like its a battery to me. Jiggle the wires and see if it starts. If not jump it again. It could be the starter, because you said it ususally takes two times to get it to fire, that would be my best guess.

March 17th, 2007, 12:19 AM	#3
True2theHorse Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 67 iTrader: 0 reviews	Normally the clicks are a dead battery, even with a jump it is possible that it is that dead. I had an optima yellow top in my 73 Mustang and it died, stone dead. I tried jumping it, trickle charging it etc...nothing. changed the battery and all is good. It sounds like you have the same issue. Battery is just past dead. Hope that's all it is. Cheap test, pull a battery from another car just to test and if that's the case, then replace it.

March 17th, 2007, 11:20 AM	#6
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,689 iTrader: 3 reviews	check all your wires. My best guess would be that something is loose. Check all your grounds, and then check the wire going to the starter. Loosen up that one and then retighten it down in a different position. Good luck and then my next thing to do is put a trickle on it and if that doesnt work get a new starter.

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