jknowles249

I was drinvin down the road last night and the starter solieniod went out. But before I knew that I tried kick starting my 5.0 like 5 times. So then the next mourning I installed a new starter + solieniod and when it started I sounds bad! Sounds like maybe a push rod is f_ucked or the timing chain has skipped. Can kick starting cause this?

Liquid_02

assuming you mean push starting, right? and no it's not hard on the motor, exhaust is the only thing it's hard on. Just think of it like this: Your engine is drawing out 300ft lbs of torque and 225hp at peak, and can handle much more... when you're push starting it you're putting what? 1 hp of stress on the engine?

89GTRed

umm... ya kick starting is what you do on a motorycle. And as Liquid said its not gonna do that to your engine. I had a bad batt. on my old car and push started it evyday while i was in highschool for about 2 weeks. It never had any probs after i switched the batt. out.

jknowles249

??? That makes sense but it was running fine, then it died, put new starter in, now its sounds plugged up and makes a clinking sound which sounds like its coming from the heads or the block. And also, I dont know whats been done to this car in the past but I went to get that new starter and it wasnt the right one they tried to give me. I had to look thru a bunch of boxs to find the right starter. The only main difference between the two was my starters gear is offset towards the ground like I got a bigger flywheel than the stock!

Liquid_02

Well if it died, that could where your problem was created there, it died for a reason, and maybe that was it.