i just started my car today for the first time in a long time (2 months) and since the car is on blocks, the wheels dont touch the floor. i started up the car and put it in neutral and the wheels turn...i can hold them and the motor struggles a little more but when i let go, the wheels turn. any ideas on what this could be?

 

thats the same way with my boys gsr hatch..we had it on jack stands..he started it for the hell of it to see how it would sound open header..and the wheels were spinning..we were like wtf? lol.

 

it's normal for the wheels to turn in neutral just a little. Nothing crazy. It shouldnt make your engine struggle when you stop it though...

 

its normal.

 

mine did it...gsr hatch.

 

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not to forget i have a VX motor with extreme blow-by (since the rings are shot) and leaky seals all over the place (i burn a quart a week and a half) so i guess my 50 hp motor would struggle

 

simple hydraulics, your slinging oil, it's gonna inpart force.........

Also the roller bearings under the gears will also tranfer force, and then your wheels turn