New Battery, used Starter car was running and starting fine but started to hesitate on starting. It would start but once you drove around for a while and cut the car off it wouldnt start up again for a couple hours. now it wont start at all n i dont know where to turn.
2007-12-01 05:40:18 · 3 answers · asked by will 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Ford
You leave some unanswered questions, but from what you wrote..... it would restart eventually, and it is a problem that got progressively worse. You don't say it ran lousy when it did start, so we will assume it at least ran good enough to drive.
The fact it would restart later (you don't mention jumping) tells me cranking system probably OK. Don't mess with the battery other than cleaning terminals and charge (if it's been sitting a while). The couple hour delay before restarting tells me is is a problem affected by heat, but that could be fuel or ignition.
1. Fuel. Fuel pump could be not worn out. Fuel filter could be blocked.
I don't think vapor lock would be a problem here, but if the filter blocked flow would be slowed which could help.
2. Ignition. Have the ignition module checked. This thing can be extremely cantankerous when it wants. And also, check for bad rotor and distributor caps, much cheaper to replace. And while you are there, plugs and wires OK?
2007-12-01 06:01:49 · answer #1 · answered by terrellfastball 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is the engine turning over and just not firing or is it not even turning...have to know that to help you out.
If it won't turn over at all then you need to start checking voltages. There should be a heavy wire that goes from the battery to the starter that has power all of the time. Then there is also a small wire that connects to a different terminal that only has power when the key is in the "start" position. If those two things are good then your starter is probably bad. If no power from the big terminal your battery connection or battery has problems. If no power to the little wire then probably a starter relay if equipped or a bad ignition switch.
If the engine turns over but just won't fire I'd have the ignition module checked out. Pretty common symptom of a bad module is not starting once it is hot.
2007-12-01 05:47:53 · answer #2 · answered by bob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its 94 tempo. what do you expect?
2007-12-01 05:42:45 · answer #3 · answered by negaduck 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋