Will not start

Tiny
FREDDIE CROSSGUNS
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  • 2002 FORD MUSTANG
  • 3.8L
  • V6
  • RWD
  • MANUAL
  • 182,000 MILES
My car will not start. It will start when I jump it but will only run for a while then shuts off. Also when I turn the dashboard fans on it immediately wants to shut down and after it shuts down it it completely goes dead.
Wednesday, August 16th, 2017 AT 5:37 PM

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Tiny
CJ MEDEVAC
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Have your battery tested an auto parts store.

If possible, fully charge the battery with a real battery charger, some parts stores will do it for you.

It may be that you have a bad battery, a bad alternator, a problem between the battery and alternator (fuse/ fusible link/ connection) preventing the 'good' alternator from charging the 'good' battery.

If you have a good charged battery and can make it to the auto parts store, they usually can test the charging system and let you know of any possible problem. Most of the time, this can be done in their parking lot without disassembling the vehicle.

This may aid you also. From "repair guides" at the top of our pages.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles

When you get there, scroll down to "electrical", several home tests are there,

Keep us posted

The Medic
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Wednesday, August 16th, 2017 AT 6:48 PM

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