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87STANG

87STANG

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Ever happen to ne one? Know a fix? I was driving highway speeds, then sum local driving and vcame to a light, car died. Y?idk. I got a jump and after a few trys car started then drove for a few miles and when I came to another light, died again, went to start and barely cranks, gonna jump it again to get home but idk, help; now i'm home after jumping it 2 more times along the way, but every time i do it starts right up. idk i have a new battery,new 6g alternator. starter works, maybe it could be the ignition coil or tfi module. i also noticed sometimes i'd get in the car on a given day and the car would not start, no crank, nothing. then i'd wait til the end of the day and it would start right up. wierd. maybe someone has experienced this as well and can help me w/ a fix.
 
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teknik

teknik

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Check your starter relay, but as for it dieing out, was the alternator a direct plug in or did it need special wiring? Are you sure the battery is drained and that's why your jumping it? check all your ground cables. Also make sure the charge wire from the alternator is on the same side of the relay as the battery wire. Could be lot's of things. Running hot at all? Idle bypass valve, vacuum leaks. Look everything over thoroughly and see if anything seems out of place. Good luck.
 
87STANG

87STANG

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dont' think its the starter relay cuz it starts once it gets a boost and the only reason i even need the boost is cuz it dies. it usually starts up no prob as it did just a half hour before this happend. its funny i've always had a problem w/ my idle and no matter what i did could never get right. no it does not run hot i have electric fan upgrade form a ford escort v6. thats y i upgraded the alternator, i did have to do some wiring and the person who sold it to me told me what wires to connect where cuz he has done them a million times and that was about a month ago and i didn't have n e probs other wise. however, never got it to read 4v always between 13v and 12v depending on loads. battery voltage is good 12v at my volt meter and w/ my multi-meter.
 
87STANG

87STANG

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i did consider a new ignition switch, however would that make it just die out and i did replace it last year, would it go bad that fast?
craig i don't have your #
 
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