BA Mustang

If my battery gets rained on while in the car could this cause it to not have enough power to crank the mustang? Tired to start the mustang this morning and it would barley crank and then after about 5 cranks it just clicked. Now I think it is flooded right now since gas is on the carb spacer.

mustang6804

When you say clicked do you mean the battery sparked, or it just started? i believe letting a battery get rained on might have a few effects on it.

BA Mustang

Click doesn't mean spark. I would have said sparked if I meant sparked. The starter clicked.

kennyg

I bet the starter didn't click, I bet it was the solenoid. kennyg

BA Mustang

Ok. We are going to charge it tomorrow and see if it will start.

Rogue

cold weather is really hard on a battery, might be getting weak

Puter

Rain does nothing to a battery. Charge it and you should be fine.

BA Mustang

The battery was replaced in the spring, so I hope it isn't weak already.

mustang6804

If it was the solenoid, thats an easy and cheap fix. Hopefully itll run after it charges

BA Mustang

The solenoid isn't broken, it will do that when there isn't enough power.

BA Mustang

Well we finally got it started. The battery isn't getting enough power to start the mustang. Charged the battery took off the charger and it wouldn't start. Put charger on and tried and it started.

Rogue

it is one of 3 things , bad cell in the battery, bad battery cable-or connection or failing starter(causes drag and needs more power to turn over)

BA Mustang

I would think starter. This was all of the sudden. Drove it all this week and then went out yesterday to move it and it wouldn't start. Now I just have to make it last until Christmas break.

Rogue

wifes mustang wouldnt start today , completly dead ,

i found out she left the dome lights on for 5 days,

i cant believe the dome light would kill a battery in 5 days but i guess so

BA Mustang

I just put in a dome light in mine(about 3 days ago). Took it out now, just in case.

k3druid

Check for a Dead Cell, sure sounds like it.
Test with a Voltmeter with car turned Off for 5 Minutes, if you measure below 10 volts
you got a Bad Cell. OR most Battery places will check it for you, Free.

if it's still under Warranty see your Dealer or where you bought The battery.

BA Mustang

It reads 13 when sitting and then turned on about 12. Once we got it started it jumped to 14.

mustang6804

do you know how old your starter is? I know that you've got fairly new battery cables.

usmcrebel

had this happen to me when i was building mine, and it was my starter, solenoid, and battery....as a matter of fact if you need a solenoid...i have one laying around

BA Mustang

Well it started fine in the school parking lot after sitting there for 9 hours.