RE: Help with an 88 5KCS

["Perry, Christopher" <cperry@cotl.com>]

The problem of not turning-over could be couple of things.  First is the
Starter motor - could be completely bad, bad connection to the battery,
or bad solenoid.  Second the motor could be seized - happened to me with
a POS accord. I was trying to crank it over and it wouldn't, then I
notice smoke coming from the starter motor- burning itself up trying to
turn the seized motor.  Testing for a seized motor is easy try turning
the motor by hand with a wrench on the crank pulley or put it in gear
and roll forward watching the pulleys to see if they turn.
HTH
chris perry

>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Mark L. Chang [SMTP:mchang@nwu.edu]
>Sent:	Monday, September 29, 1997 10:52 AM
>To:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>Subject:	Help with an 88 5KCS
>
>Took a look at an 88 5k turbo (is that the 5kcs?) today.
>
>First, the owner is asking in the neighborhood of $300 for it, and looking
>to get rid of it yesterday, cause he's already moved outta town and needs
>to unload this.
>
>It is sitting at a local shop ("European car specialists..." yah right).
>Body looks good, interior is good.  165k on the odo.  But, it won't run.
>Under the bay, everything looks good.  A little drippy around the power
>steering canister, oil a little old, air cleaner box open (not broken).
>
>Now, where should I start?  It should have enough juice to at least turn
>over, but it doesn't.  The mechanics took a while a looked at it
>(previously), and couldn't get it running.  They said they started it once
>or twice, but it just died.  I had no luck either.  No clicking, no
>attempt to turn over.  My next attempt will be to jump it, but I thought
>I'd write in for more help.
>
>Could it be the airbox being open?  Don't think so.  There were some
>intermittent beeps from the 'puter, but nothing showed on the display
>except "OK".
>
>Any help appreciated... should I buy for a project, or not?
>
>Mark
>
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