Re: My 87 4000 cs It Dead

["bmxman 69" <bmxman_69@hotmail.com>]

I'd be glad it's not the timing belt. It leaves a lot of options to explore, 
but it also rules out the total destruction of your valve gear because the 
crank still turned.

I don't know what it could be, you'd have to check for spark, the fuel 
system(although it doesn't sound like that). Does it knock at all?

later


>From: Andrew <apuck@ast.lmco.com>
>To: "Buchholz, Steven" <Steven.Buchholz@kla-tencor.com>
>CC: ".AudiQuattro" <quattro@audifans.com>
>Subject: Re: My 87 4000 cs It Dead
>Date: Fri, 24 Sep 1999 11:41:19 -0700
>
>"Buchholz, Steven" wrote:
> >
> > > I've had this starter installed for about 1 year and a half with no
> > > worries.  I'm feeling that I will fix the trouble just by replacing
> > > the starter. The starter was not installed lose.  So I get the
> > > replacement starter and replace it.  As my fears are true the car
> > > doesn't start it sounds that the engine is spinning freely and making
> > > a whining elec. motor noise and clanking as the starter
> > > attempts to start,
> > > even though at this point I really don't want it to start
> > > sound the way
> > > it does. The V-Belts are turning the wife says and the timing belt
> > > is OK also.
> > >
> > > The wife say's that the was just getting ready to run then she heard
> > > cluck then all stopped, no back fire, no nothing.
> > >
> > It sure sounds an awful lot like a broken timing belt to me ... I don't 
>know
> > your wife, so I don't know how automotive-literate she is, but the 
>timing
> > belt is underneath a cover, and is difficult to see unless you know 
>where to
> > look.  The other, more visible belts will turn as they are attached to 
>the
> > crankshaft.  This is another sign that it is the timing belt ... as it 
>means
> > that the starter is able to engage the flywheel and turn the engine ...
> >
> > Good luck!  I guess I'd better get ready to do a timing belt/water pump 
>on
> > my car!
> >
> > Steve Buchholz
> > San Jose, CA (USA)
>
>No the timing belt is good and the water pump is tight, I removed the 
>cover.
>I was hoping it was easy as a broken timing belt.
>
>
>--
>Andrew
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