1979 Ford Mustang

1979 FORD MUSTANG
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THESUPAS
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1979 Ford Mustang Automatic
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My dad bought this little mustang 5.0 in 1990. He put a huge engine in it, was rebuilt real nice. He passed away in 1997... No one in my family knows enough about cars to fix it, plus it's kind of a sore subject for everyone, that was my dads baby. But now i have money and don't even know where to get started. The car doesn't run but was started in the last 6 months. It's probably only been started a dozen times in the last 11 years. I would like to keep the engine in it and i have a new battery, other than that anyone that has the time to respond and help I would greatly appreciate it. I'm trying to rebuild this car myself.
Jul 30, 2008 at 2:20 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Do below and tell me what's missing fuel or spark

Get a carb cleaner and spray into the carb or the throttle body on an EFI. Did it start and die? If not disconnect a sparkplug wire or 2 and ground it to the engine -have helper crank engine over-do you have a snapping blue spark? If so-you have a fuel problem, check the fuel pressure to rule out the fuel pump/pressure regulator and listen to the injector/s are they pulsing or hook up a noid light. No snapping blue spark continue to troubleshoot the ignition system-power input to the coil/coil,distributor pick-up coil, ignition control module, cam and crank sensors-
Jul 30, 2008 at 2:24 PM
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