HELP! Seized engine ?
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HELP! Seized engine ?
Car will not start. No crank no start. Drove it to the store one day ,hopped back in it and it wouldnt start. Jist clicks. Checked battery and starter . Grounds. Fuses etc. no luck . Even tried push starting it to see it would even just start up. Nothing... when trying to push start it ,car just comes to a complete stop when letting go of the clutch.also tried to turn the engine from the crank pully to see if it turned. Nope... Would anyone happen to know what the problem is?? Engine seized?
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Re: HELP! Seized engine ?
take to a shop...
04-27-2018
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Re: HELP! Seized engine ?
Did you remove all the spark plugs first when you tried to manually crank it? If not, try that first.
Seized engine possible causes:
1) Running engine with oil too low
2) Long term head gasket breach at a location (of the head gasket) that allowed coolant to get inside of cylinder(s).
3) If you're using a long cold air intake it's possible it sucked up puddle or rain water and caused hydro-lock.
Possible fix:
Read this: ttps://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/how-do-you-unseize-an-engine.157517/
If it's definitely seized:
* Remove all spark plugs
* Pour a half cup of Marvel Mystery Oil in each cylinder through the spark plug holes and cover holes with a dry rag.
* Wait 24 hours or more and try to manually crank with all the spark plugs removed.
* If it turns over by hand then find a way (suction) to remove as much of the MMO as possible from the cylinders before running engine.
Your engine is an interference engine so ensure you spin the crank in the correct (counter-clockwise) direction:
Seized engine possible causes:
1) Running engine with oil too low
2) Long term head gasket breach at a location (of the head gasket) that allowed coolant to get inside of cylinder(s).
3) If you're using a long cold air intake it's possible it sucked up puddle or rain water and caused hydro-lock.
Possible fix:
Read this: ttps://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/how-do-you-unseize-an-engine.157517/
If it's definitely seized:
* Remove all spark plugs
* Pour a half cup of Marvel Mystery Oil in each cylinder through the spark plug holes and cover holes with a dry rag.
* Wait 24 hours or more and try to manually crank with all the spark plugs removed.
* If it turns over by hand then find a way (suction) to remove as much of the MMO as possible from the cylinders before running engine.
Your engine is an interference engine so ensure you spin the crank in the correct (counter-clockwise) direction:
Last edited by Wankenstein; 04-27-2018 at 07:14 AM.
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