Onlooker,
I have had several mustangs and am faily knowledgable about cars in general and especially mustangs. I was a mechanic when I was 18-21 yrs old but soon realized it sucked working on cars all the time.
When you turn on the switch(don't turn it over, just turn to the on position) you should hear the fuel pump if you listen carefully. If you dont hear a slight buzzing sound, that is probably the problem.
If you do hear the pump, then you might have a problem with the ignition system. Something like you mentioned, getting spark to the cylinders. You can buy an inline spark tester for cheap. It is a link that connects to the spark plug and the plug wire. It has a light in the middle and will light up if it is firing. You can also put it on the coil going to the distributor.(I can't remember if this model has a coil pack for each cylinder just one coil.
Or you can just pull off one spark plug wire from a plug and hang it to the side and see if it sparks.
PM me if you have any questions and I will try to help. Or you could just let them tow it and not have to worry about it. Either way, hope your weekend gets better!
