Engine not turning over
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Engine not turning over
I dont know if this is a stupid question or if im missing somthing but i cant crank the engine over. I get a few rotations and it just stops as if somthing is binding. All the spark plugs are out, rockers are off, belts are off, why would it be doing this? Shouldnt the engine spin freely? Anyone got any ideas?
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RE: Engine not turning over
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I dont know if this is a stupid question or if im missing somthing but i cant crank the engine over. I get a few rotations and it just stops as if somthing is binding. All the spark plugs are out, rockers are off, belts are off, why would it be doing this? Shouldnt the engine spin freely? Anyone got any ideas?
I dont know if this is a stupid question or if im missing somthing but i cant crank the engine over. I get a few rotations and it just stops as if somthing is binding. All the spark plugs are out, rockers are off, belts are off, why would it be doing this? Shouldnt the engine spin freely? Anyone got any ideas?
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Oh sorry i didnt give any other information. I had everything off because i broke one of the bolts on the rocker. So im resistalling everything and ive been turning it over from the crank and it just stops. It ran just fine, besides that loose rocker, before i took all the parts off.
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I just tried it with the clutch pushed in, the cars in nuetral also, and theres still somthing stopping it. It doesnt make any sense to me.
I just tried it with the clutch pushed in, the cars in nuetral also, and theres still somthing stopping it. It doesnt make any sense to me.
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I dont know.....but this is starting to worry me. I dont think I could have really messed anything up because it was running before. Unless its somthing that isnt strong enough to stop a running engine. I guess ill take off the starter and see if it turns over?
On second thought, maybe it could be a bolt or somthing that fell in the manifold when i was taking the things off. If a bolt fell down in there it could stop it from turning. Its at the same spot where it stops so im thinking its when one of the pistons moves up.
On second thought, maybe it could be a bolt or somthing that fell in the manifold when i was taking the things off. If a bolt fell down in there it could stop it from turning. Its at the same spot where it stops so im thinking its when one of the pistons moves up.
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RE: Engine not turning over
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I dont know.....but this is starting to worry me. I dont think I could have really messed anything up because it was running before. Unless its somthing that isnt strong enough to stop a running engine. I guess ill take off the starter and see if it turns over?
On second thought, maybe it could be a bolt or somthing that fell in the manifold when i was taking the things off. If a bolt fell down in there it could stop it from turning. Its at the same spot where it stops so im thinking its when one of the pistons moves up.
I dont know.....but this is starting to worry me. I dont think I could have really messed anything up because it was running before. Unless its somthing that isnt strong enough to stop a running engine. I guess ill take off the starter and see if it turns over?
On second thought, maybe it could be a bolt or somthing that fell in the manifold when i was taking the things off. If a bolt fell down in there it could stop it from turning. Its at the same spot where it stops so im thinking its when one of the pistons moves up.
the valves stay closed, thats not possible.
now if you bent a valve and he is hangin open or he fell in their, there you have it.
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Anybody else have any ideas? So to check the valves I dont need to take the heads off right? Is there a tool to just take the valve springs off to make sure all the valves are looking good? Im still new at this and have never even gotten this far into an engine so all information is really appreciated.
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so you have all the plugs out, all the rockers off, and no accessorys on the motor, and its binding up?
not good.
there's a few possibilitys here, none of them are any good.
not good.
there's a few possibilitys here, none of them are any good.