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??

 

battery dead? alternator?

 

distributor?

 

the alternator or dizzy wouldn't stop it from turning over and the battery is fine

 

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.

 

I tried 2 good starters, I'm thinking the rings are frozen and its just too hard to rotate for the starter.

 

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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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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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?

 

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