Tonight I was driving my 2005 mustang it has 46,000 miles...
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Chris (aka- Moose)
213 days ago
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On the clutch pedal bracket is a switch for allowing the engine to crank when the clutch is pressed. It appears this switch is faulty or its bracket is bent causing the inability to crank unless the pedal is on the floor.
The CEL on means there are codes stored. If you can get me those codes it would help a lot. It seems so far that it is related to a misfire based on the explanation of the symptoms.
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213 days ago
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Customer
213 days ago
I did and actually I had a mechanic look at it and mentioned these things. It ended up being a [coolant](/topics-coolant-ford/) leak which is why the engine was smoking and giving off a bad smell that night
Chris (aka- Moose)
213 days ago
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Tonight I was driving my 2005 mustang it has 46,000 miles and it’s also manual. The car has been sitting out for some time from previous owner. I noticed a few things 1) being that I have to start the car with the clutch all the w...
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