Hard to start..
 

have to turn key on 3 4 or 5 times to start car

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Please post year ... welcome to the forum. Please explain exactly how it's behaving ... is the starter engaging? does it click instead?

Are you talking about your Ford?

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95 6 speed conv thanks for welcome turn key and nothing turn again clunk It tries to start turn several times and It starts

Determine whether its fuel or spark.

What is fuel pressure reading at the rail. What is battery voltage, etc.

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If you want us to help, you'll have to give us some accurate information about your problem, and your observations. "no ha ha" does not qualify!

It sounds to me like you have a dead battery.

to hot rod roy…………...thought I was responding to another member with the ha ha....first time using this program...….let me know if I am talking to you?

yes it clicks then finally the starter engages after several attempts

Make sure battery terminals are tight.

it sounds like an electrical problem. Things I would check are:

1) Battery voltage at the battery
2) Measure the Ohms from the positive cable terminal at the battery to the other end at the starter solenoid (checking for resistance in the cable). You will disconnect the cable to do this.
3) Remove the starter and have it tested

In my experience, starting problems are usually in the starter, but when dealing with cars of this age, cable corrosion/degradation is also a common issue

Hope this helps.

Then its probably spark, have battery load tested, inspect the terminals for tightness or corrosion, then go through the hot wire to the starter and inspect the ground cable from the battery to the frame.

thank you very much. I will try and see if this works...

I had the same symptoms in my 95 coupe when I first bought it. Ended up that I had a dead winding in my starter. Replaced the starter, haven't had the problem since.

Sounds like it could be starter solenoid to me. I have had similar problems and loosened the nut holding the contact for the positive cable on the solenoid and pushed the contact in and rotated it 180 degrees and reassembled then it was like new. Good luck.