icejawa
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- Oct 16, 2016
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- cleveland
- My Car
- 1971 Mach 1 M Code,2003 Mach Azure Blue
Hello,
I am relatively new to classic muscle cars because I am a 20 yr old. I recently bought a 1971 mach 1 with a 351 cleveland engine from New Mexico. I live in Ohio which has bad winters so I drained the gas from the tank and stored it in my garage. I just added 4 gallons of gas today and tried to start the car. The car cranked and turned over 2 times really strong but wouldn't start. Now I am having a problem where my mach's engine wont turn over at all.
I am thinking the battery is having problems due to the cold weather here, and the oil is probably so thick from the cold also. I checked to see if each plug was sparking and they are sparking blue which is good. The car has a new MSD distributor that has been confirmed to have been installed correctly. The starter and solenoid are working properly.
The mach has squeaky belts that are probably worn out, perhaps that could also be contributing to the problem...
I am going to recharge the battery when my friend brings over his charging set.
All help is welcomed and appreciated
Thanks
I am relatively new to classic muscle cars because I am a 20 yr old. I recently bought a 1971 mach 1 with a 351 cleveland engine from New Mexico. I live in Ohio which has bad winters so I drained the gas from the tank and stored it in my garage. I just added 4 gallons of gas today and tried to start the car. The car cranked and turned over 2 times really strong but wouldn't start. Now I am having a problem where my mach's engine wont turn over at all.
I am thinking the battery is having problems due to the cold weather here, and the oil is probably so thick from the cold also. I checked to see if each plug was sparking and they are sparking blue which is good. The car has a new MSD distributor that has been confirmed to have been installed correctly. The starter and solenoid are working properly.
The mach has squeaky belts that are probably worn out, perhaps that could also be contributing to the problem...
I am going to recharge the battery when my friend brings over his charging set.
All help is welcomed and appreciated
Thanks