20 Most Recent 1984 Ford Mustang - Page 2 Questions & Answers

Sounds like a stuck solenoid..Should be on the fenderwell close to the batterry..Positive battery post hooks to one side of the solenoid,,probably why its hot

Everything will need to change eas far as engine, transmission, and most likely rear end.A 302(5.0) swap would make more sense because they came in these cars and there will possible be some factory brackets and other things availiable. When you say 351 i am assuming you mean windser. This engine is in the same family as the 302 but thats about all they share. It has not been in a mustang since 72 or 73 and those were much different cars. If i wanted a 5.0 stang i would just buy me one. this will be a very expensive project and there will be many unforseen problems.

if is motor oil take valve cover top of usually is on the left side of motor trany oil pour down where the dip stick is use a funnel good luck

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the steering lock has jammed up with old age and use no doubt ,it should be fairly easy on this older car ,then just cut the steering lock off and put a new one on

change the pick up coil inside the distributer under the rotor button.

a first gen Fox body mustang may be very hard to find parts for, as I believe they and their capri twin were especially prone to something (corrosion, I believe). you may have to search for a resto supplier for the peices you need, due to the fact that your car has officially qualified for "antique" plates for the past 2 years. http://www.foxresto.com/products/byYear/82 should help, but things are going to be well expensive unless you can find a Junkyard for some pieces.

Pull distributor back out, turn 1/2 rotation, replace. adjust cw/ccw slightly as it runs. Any better? What job did you do to the car that made you pull the distributor? Do you have a timing light available?

probubly fried your batt. cables? hard to tell exactally wha tyour saying with all the N's in there. New batt. and cables, alternator at worst.

You can get a Chilton's manual. They have wire diagrams inside the book :)

Sounds like the starter is bad. I have an 02 Mercury Cougar that did the same thing. Bad alternator and starter motor.

Have a look at the top of the brake pedal under the dash is a switch. It has 2 wire connections. connect these 2 wires together and see if the brake lights operate. If they do the switch is at fault. If not there is a wiring problem. You'll need a multimeter or test lamp to check if you are receiving power to the switch and to test the wiring from the switch to the lights.
Test for leaks using carb cleaner. Spray where you suspect a leak may be. You will notice the engine rpm changing.

check fuse and relay in engine compartment. Relay should click when key is turned on. If no click, replace relay.

You need to be a bit more specific as to what is wrong with the fuse box. Melted? not there at all?

Any time a car sits for a long period of time you should completely drain the gas tank. The gas is more then likely stale. Try pouring a little new gas into the carb or use starting fluid. If it starts you have found your problem and will more then likely have to drain and clean the tank and replace the fuel filter.
If it does not start with the new gas, it is either a compression or timing issue. If you have spark at the plugs, and GOOD fuel in the carb and it still wont start I would check the timing. If the timing is on, check compression. If the engine sat to long with no oil in the cylinders they can build up condensation and rust. Then when you try to start it with the rust in the cylinders it can destroy the rings and cause compression loss.

Unplug it and see if anything changes. When mine went bad I could feel the car slightly going faster and slower when trying to maintain a highway speed of 55. This was caused by the TPS. It is a electric servo that turns to adjust the throttle and when they go up they can either not work, or they kinda jitter back and fourth which is what mine was doing.