my car doesn't want to start

itschristorres8 · March 19th, 2007, 12:01 AM

then its your alternator...if it shuts off with in a few mintues...its the alternator

ByPopularDemand · March 19th, 2007, 12:02 AM

And it woulnt start without the cables

itschristorres8 · March 19th, 2007, 12:13 AM

well does it shut off after a while?

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

I dunno I turned it off... let me go check

itschristorres8 · March 19th, 2007, 12:19 AM

let it run for like 10min or drive it for a lil

ByPopularDemand · March 19th, 2007, 12:23 AM

It started by itself and is still running

itschristorres8 · March 19th, 2007, 12:26 AM

thats odd...hmm

ByPopularDemand · March 19th, 2007, 12:33 AM

I know...the battery meter was fine too it ran without a jump for about 10 min before i turned it off

itschristorres8 · March 19th, 2007, 12:36 AM

who knows maybe it'll work fine...that was oddthouhg

ByPopularDemand · March 19th, 2007, 12:42 AM

Your telling me i was panicking...tried again it started with no jump...wonder what happened...could it have something to do with the tuner

Steamboat 16 · March 19th, 2007, 02:07 AM

it's the battery, this would happen all the time at the car dealership i deataled cars at when it was cold out, you need to jump your battery, and if it is really old then get a new one, this doesn't just happen on stangs, it happend on jap cars, GM"s, Fords, Dodges, Jeeps, BMW's, Mercedys, ect... the cold just kills batteries, and so does age, and the battery charges itself when you just let the car run without any accesories going.

ByPopularDemand · March 19th, 2007, 03:50 PM

The battery is like a year and a half old...but our cold isnt bad here in new mexico

ByPopularDemand · March 19th, 2007, 03:50 PM

The battery is like a year and a half old...but our cold isnt bad here in new mexico

Onemanzu · March 19th, 2007, 11:31 PM

how old is the starter... my old rx did this kinda... it wouldn't start unless it was with a jump... just cuz it needed the extra crankin pwr... i don't know though im just throwing out my personal experience... ask your local auto zone if they do starter tests... if this keeps happenin and if so then take the starter to them

ByPopularDemand · March 19th, 2007, 11:55 PM

Yeah think ill go have it tested tomorrow...ran like a champ today though

March 19th, 2007, 12:01 AM	#21
itschristorres8 Banned 00 V6 & 09 GT 13.37@104.4mph--BONE stock GT Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: south florida Posts: 15,859 iTrader: 2 reviews	then its your alternator...if it shuts off with in a few mintues...its the alternator __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Acmillr loves me

March 19th, 2007, 12:02 AM	#22
ByPopularDemand Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 V6 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 2,670 iTrader: 0 reviews	And it woulnt start without the cables __________________ 2000 V6 vert Mac LT headers, Mac O/R H-pipe, Mac CAI, ASP 25% underdrive pulley(r.i.p), SCT tune, 8.8 rear and 4.10 gears.

March 19th, 2007, 12:13 AM	#23
itschristorres8 Banned 00 V6 & 09 GT 13.37@104.4mph--BONE stock GT Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: south florida Posts: 15,859 iTrader: 2 reviews	well does it shut off after a while? __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Acmillr loves me

March 19th, 2007, 12:17 AM	#24
ByPopularDemand Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 V6 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 2,670 iTrader: 0 reviews	I dunno I turned it off... let me go check __________________ 2000 V6 vert Mac LT headers, Mac O/R H-pipe, Mac CAI, ASP 25% underdrive pulley(r.i.p), SCT tune, 8.8 rear and 4.10 gears.

March 19th, 2007, 12:19 AM	#25
itschristorres8 Banned 00 V6 & 09 GT 13.37@104.4mph--BONE stock GT Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: south florida Posts: 15,859 iTrader: 2 reviews	let it run for like 10min or drive it for a lil __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Acmillr loves me

March 19th, 2007, 12:23 AM	#26
ByPopularDemand Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 V6 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 2,670 iTrader: 0 reviews	It started by itself and is still running __________________ 2000 V6 vert Mac LT headers, Mac O/R H-pipe, Mac CAI, ASP 25% underdrive pulley(r.i.p), SCT tune, 8.8 rear and 4.10 gears.

March 19th, 2007, 12:26 AM	#27
itschristorres8 Banned 00 V6 & 09 GT 13.37@104.4mph--BONE stock GT Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: south florida Posts: 15,859 iTrader: 2 reviews	thats odd...hmm __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Acmillr loves me

March 19th, 2007, 12:33 AM	#28
ByPopularDemand Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 V6 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 2,670 iTrader: 0 reviews	I know...the battery meter was fine too it ran without a jump for about 10 min before i turned it off __________________ 2000 V6 vert Mac LT headers, Mac O/R H-pipe, Mac CAI, ASP 25% underdrive pulley(r.i.p), SCT tune, 8.8 rear and 4.10 gears.

March 19th, 2007, 12:36 AM	#29
itschristorres8 Banned 00 V6 & 09 GT 13.37@104.4mph--BONE stock GT Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: south florida Posts: 15,859 iTrader: 2 reviews	who knows maybe it'll work fine...that was oddthouhg __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Acmillr loves me

March 19th, 2007, 12:42 AM	#30
ByPopularDemand Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 V6 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 2,670 iTrader: 0 reviews	Your telling me i was panicking...tried again it started with no jump...wonder what happened...could it have something to do with the tuner __________________ 2000 V6 vert Mac LT headers, Mac O/R H-pipe, Mac CAI, ASP 25% underdrive pulley(r.i.p), SCT tune, 8.8 rear and 4.10 gears.

March 19th, 2007, 02:07 AM	#31
Steamboat 16 Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Steamboat Springs, CO Posts: 689 iTrader: 0 reviews	it's the battery, this would happen all the time at the car dealership i deataled cars at when it was cold out, you need to jump your battery, and if it is really old then get a new one, this doesn't just happen on stangs, it happend on jap cars, GM"s, Fords, Dodges, Jeeps, BMW's, Mercedys, ect... the cold just kills batteries, and so does age, and the battery charges itself when you just let the car run without any accesories going. __________________ Sex, Eating, and Driving Fast, the Three Greats in life and I can do all of them without leaving my MGM

March 19th, 2007, 03:50 PM	#32
ByPopularDemand Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 V6 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 2,670 iTrader: 0 reviews	The battery is like a year and a half old...but our cold isnt bad here in new mexico __________________ 2000 V6 vert Mac LT headers, Mac O/R H-pipe, Mac CAI, ASP 25% underdrive pulley(r.i.p), SCT tune, 8.8 rear and 4.10 gears.

March 19th, 2007, 11:31 PM	#34
Onemanzu ¡ʇsnq ɹo uʍop ǝpısdn Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Looking for free hand jobs in poland springs nebraska... silly gooses Posts: 12,514 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	how old is the starter... my old rx did this kinda... it wouldn't start unless it was with a jump... just cuz it needed the extra crankin pwr... i don't know though im just throwing out my personal experience... ask your local auto zone if they do starter tests... if this keeps happenin and if so then take the starter to them __________________ My Foz

March 19th, 2007, 11:55 PM	#35
ByPopularDemand Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 V6 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 2,670 iTrader: 0 reviews	Yeah think ill go have it tested tomorrow...ran like a champ today though __________________ 2000 V6 vert Mac LT headers, Mac O/R H-pipe, Mac CAI, ASP 25% underdrive pulley(r.i.p), SCT tune, 8.8 rear and 4.10 gears.

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