1998 ford mustang with the 3.8 liter v-6 engine will not start. Battery is good. engine turns over and it has barely started but would not continue running. put some heet into the gas tank because the car has not been run for a while. now the engine turns over but it will not start at all.

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The starter solinoid is bad.Clean and check battery cables also.

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do you have spark?

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Guide to starting a dead horse!
1- Spray a little starter fluid down the carbuerator. If it tries to fire, your timing and ignition is probably OK. This could indicate a carb or fuel pump problem.
2- If it doesn't fire, check out the points, condenser, coil, distributor cap and rotor. Look for condensation inside the cap. Check that the high tension wire from the coil to distributor is in good shape and not touching the engine or any brackets,etc.
3- Verify that your timing is correct. You may have a timing train problem (Worn or broken).
4- The distributor may have come loose and changed positions. Check for proper timing.
5- It may be a compression problem. If it has set long enough for the oil that coats the cylinder walls to drain down, you won't have enough compression to allow firing. Check your compression and if this seems to be the case, remove the spark plugs and squirt a little Marvel Mystery oil, or similar light weight oil into each cylinder. When it starts, it will smoke for a few minutes, but that will go away.
Hope this helps and if not, get back to me.
Have a super day!
Ron

Marvin

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• Posted on Apr 22, 2009

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the head gasket is probably blown...thats why coolant and oil is mixing...