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If the starter is clicking when you turn the key that means it is getting power. It could possibly be a bad new starter but before taking it out and testing check your battery and ground connections. Make sure they are clean by using some sand paper. There is also a ground wire that hooks to engine make sure it is hooked up and not corroded. Even though you bought a new battery make sure it is fully charged. Remember to remove the ground from battery before taking any positive wires off. Hope this helps.
Possibly a battery cable terminal or the connection at the starter.
Sometimes a loose or faulty wire can barely work until a load is put on it then it just shuts down. Test power flow at starter before and after turning the key. Replace battery cable ends and if the problem persists, replace entire cable.
There will always be a small arc from the computer, clock, etc. If it's a big spark it will most likely be the starter solenoid. Check your battery cables for a bare spot and make sure all the lights are out. Try pulling one of the smaller wires off the starter if you can and see if it helps , or just change the starter.
sounds like your wires may have got crossed and when you went to hook it back up the solonoid got shorted out... go back to square one, follow your wires and make sure positive wires stay positive and negative wires stay negative, then hook your battery up and try, if you get just a click, is it your battery? make sure it is charged, check the ground cable at the battery, the engine, the body and the starter, still nothing? have the starter tested.
PULL RELAY OUT AND TOUCH THE BATTERY TERMINAL IF IT STILL ENGAGES
CHECK STARTER SELENOID COULD BE SHORTED OR SINGNAL WIRE RUBBED TRUE
AT STARTER 12 VOLT BATTERY FEED
You have a bare spot on one of your cables that is grounding a positive wire or you have a dead cell in the battery. Have the battery checked and check your positive wires going from the battery to the engine compartment fuse panel and starter for bare spots allowing the wire to ground.
Starter power wire could be grounding out causing it to lock the starter in even if the engine is running, as well as making the cable arc at the battery. I would first trace the wire from the battery to the starter and make sure it isn't grounding somewhere. If it isn't it could be the starter going bad internally. My guess would be the wiring, especially where it bolts to the starter.
Check the battery terminals. If they have become corroded you could be getting a bad connection. When the starter is engaged it creates such a power load at the connections that it will arc and loose power. Or, you could have a bad ground wire off the battery. Also check the positive cable leading down to the starter. Most of the mustangs had the battery cable leading to the starter between the engine and the exhaust manifold. Eventually they melt through and can cause a short. This would require replacing the cable. Good luck.
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