84 mustang start issues

ak5150 · 05-20-2008, 06:19 AM

So here is my issue I have a 84 mustang it turns over but won't stay started, it seems like it doesnt really start at all. New battery..

The car died before winter hit and I jumped started the car and it blew i think i fried the battery when i did that also the cables were not done right, the black was where the red was supposed to be and red where black was supposed to be... fixed that, i take starter fluid and put it in the engine then try to start and even plug the battery up but nothing.... headlights and tail lights work. there is gas in the car, we took starter fluid and tried that plus we put some gas (very small ammount) put it down the breather, it started for a bit but went off..

any suggestions? yes an 84 is not the best year for a mustang but hey this car was treated horribly by the old owner and i atleast want to give it life again, shame to see any mustang die no matter its age or looks!

HACKGT350 · 05-20-2008, 06:53 AM

5 speed or automatic? and who said 84 isnt a good year i love my 84 and all 5 old owners treated the car like crap its got 192k on the clock and i drive it back and forth from boston to nj all the time no problems

ak5150 · 05-20-2008, 07:18 AM

i posted on a site and got messed with and laughed at for having an 84 people just said not to fix it as 84 is old..

its an automatic (rather have a stick)

HACKGT350 · 05-20-2008, 07:27 AM

yeah stick is better it came with a carb instead of that really crap cfi sh!t[:'(]

65 is old but people still fix them up...that other forum obviously isnt the place to be we all love every fox out there doesnt matter how old it is.

hmm cfi lets see are you sure its actually delivering fuel to the engine?

ak5150 · 05-20-2008, 07:35 AM

see im not a pro at fixing cars this 84 was going to be the car i re built pretty much, it don't look like a mustang, the old owner changed the rims (****ty rims now) emblems are gone, top is kinda still good, it dont even look like a mustang but when im done with it, people will smile! i dont like auto for mustangs but hey what can ya do, maybe change out the trany and convert it to a manual if thats even possible...

but bare with my im no machanic with cars so ill try and do my best with things that you suggest if ya can give info and what not

anyhow we stuck a lil bit of gas down the breather yesterday and it started for a few secs then went off...

question cfi = ?

haha 192k... my ford tauras (97) had 267k on it and still ran, thats one thing about ford you can put crap loads of miles on them and they still run...

HACKGT350 · 05-20-2008, 07:49 AM

cfi is central fuel injection gm calls it tbi throttle body fuel injection either way its crap

ak5150 · 05-20-2008, 07:50 AM

oh cool! think you may know what to try or how to fix?

HACKGT350 · 05-20-2008, 08:34 AM

first thing you need to find out is are you getting fuel to that throttle body? while some trys starting it have them pump the gas see if its squirting in there or not you will probably smell the gas before seeing it. if nothing spray some eather in there while someone is trying to start it at the same time not a whole lot just to see if you can get it to run or not. you can keep spraying bursts into it and it will keep the car running and if thats the case you gotta find out why its not getting fuel most likely the fuel pump.

tinman · 05-20-2008, 05:46 PM

'84 is 'old'
Good........
It's one of the rare breed called '4-eye'
Be glad you got an '84 with a carb, fuel systems are much less $$ to fix..........

tinman · 05-20-2008, 05:47 PM

BTW, I happen to own an '84.....