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Car won't start, I'm at a loss

Old 04-15-2005, 07:09 AM
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ok I put a new starter in my car cause I thought the old one was bad but I was wrong. the engine wouldn't turn over and the starter would just click. the car was in storage for 6 months and I thought that maybe it was seized so I pulled the plugs out and dropped some oil on top of them and let it sit. Then when I tried to start it I could see the pistons moving slowly up and down so it's not locked up. I just don't know whats up. I double checked all the battery cables and they all have good connections. any ideas??
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battery dead? alternator?
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distributor?
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the alternator or dizzy wouldn't stop it from turning over and the battery is fine
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can you take a wrench to the crank pulley bolt and turn the motor over by hand? I was under the impression that the starter didn't have the juice to turn it over.
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I tried 2 good starters, I'm thinking the rings are frozen and its just too hard to rotate for the starter.
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can you turn it by hand? and make sure you rotate the crank the same way it spins when it's running.
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Default Re: Car won't start, I'm at a loss (funkfnamna)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by funkfnamna &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the alternator or dizzy wouldn't stop it from turning over and the battery is fine</TD></TR></TABLE>


Try push starting the car. When an FI car sits for a long time. alot of the fuel parts and sensors can get missed up.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B16aDasher &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">


Try push starting the car. When an FI car sits for a long time. alot of the fuel parts and sensors can get missed up.</TD></TR></TABLE>

is it boosted?
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well I'm pretty sure the rings were just frozen. I put some more oil in the cylinders, threw the plugs back in and let it sit overnight and she turned over great. thanks for the ideas guys
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