My 2002 mustang gt 4.6L won’t start.

Asked by 2002mustangGTblackni... Jul 05, 2019 at 07:43 AM

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Ok so the original motor went to hell so I put
a 2004 Mercury motor in it and hooked
everything up and put all fluids in it and it
cranked over about 4 times. It did sound
kinda rough when cranking over and then it
stopped. Tried it again and it sounded like it
was locked up and tried it a few more times
after charging my battery and it does nothing
at all now and my miles are not reading and
my theft light is blinking really fast. This was
my first rebuild and I’m lost on why this is
happening to me.

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40,000

You said you put a 2004 mercury engine in it? What size was it? and from what model vehicle?

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https://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums/threads/throwing-an-04-grand-marquis-4-6- into-00-gt.762017/

Yea. Can I lock a Engine up by trying to start it the first time after installing it? It literally cranked over about 4 times and then it sounded like the motor was locked up and now it don’t do anything but flash theft really fast. Even with a charger on it. I’m just worried it locked up when I tried starting it.

64,350

To make sure it is not locked up put a socket and ratchet on the crankshaft bolt motor should spin freely if it does most likely a ground problem.

64,350

Ok check the bolts that connects the torque converter to flywheel one may have come loose hitting the frame of trans had this happen to me before. If everything is tight remove bolts from flywheel to transmission then try turning over engine with ratchet and socket should move freely clock wise or counter clockwise if moves freely torque converter is locked up.

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