[V8] whur whur whur

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Jeremy,

Well, hope it's not a timing belt.  I have had the same happen, though.

My solution was to remove the spark plugs (which were wet) and  
replace with fresh ones and voila, she starts. Done this at least  
2x.  But then the third time it ended up being crank/ref sxensor.

HTH

Ingo

On May 27, 2008, at 11:38 AM, Jeremy Ward wrote:

> That's the sound my V8 makes when I crank the starter and it never
> 'catches'.  (sounds asthmatic!)
>
> 1990, 178k on the clock, timing belt due in 2k (was done at 120k).  I
> started it, moved it to a different spot on my driveway and parked it.
>  8hrs later, I go to start it and it won't fire up.  <scratching head>
>
> I have not tried to crank it for xxSeconds to pull the codes yet - not
> sure what this might turn up, but will check it at lunch time.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> - Jeremy
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