[V8] Untimely death of the $400 v8?? we will see tonight..

[Tim Hollister]

well.... 


it lives... 

unsure whats up with it. 

at 5am it wouldnt start.. still wont turn. 

at 4:30pm it runs.. no evidence of any problem. 

oil is a little low but no gas or water fouling, no metal. 

t-belt is fine 

starter operates very well, spins fast and strong, no flat spots I can find.   

at this time we dont trust it to go to the store let alone to work or anything. 

none of this explains it not rolling over by hand. witch it will do now.

--- Tim Hollister <grey_wolf_x at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Looks like possibly the $400 v8 has met it's end. The wife ran out with it to make a quick
> delivery
> When she came back out to come home it wouldn't start. "it clicks but don't do anything else".
> So I hop in her luxurious mini van (bleh) and run over thinking bad ign switch or something. 
> get there and the starter clicks solid against the flywheel but nothing moves... great. crawl
> underneath best I can in 2" of snow.. can't rotate the engine by hand either.. wtf. get it towed
> home. will go out tonight after work and find out if its hydrolocked, broken belt or seized.
> none
> of witch let the poor car live. it's possible the starter is fried, but it seemed to give a good
> effort when I tried it. more to come later (after 4:30pm edt). wish me well.
> 
> 
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