well before we took the intake of, we couldn't get the car to start. it would crank then it would stop, sorta the way if you let go of the clutch. my friend was thinking that the engine could of got stuck. is that a possibility? im just thinking theres to much water or something, **** now im all paranoid!!! any one? im like actually scared. i just spent all my money in the top end, and now i might have to buy a bottom to? please any one tell me it nothing wrong with it!!!lol
Dam hopefully not a problem.
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I would put a breaker bar on the crank and turn the motor over by hand. If it doesnt turn, you have an issue. Something might have fallen or something and is now physically keepin the motor from turnin over.
I applaud you for stopping and assessing the situation.
Good luck.
I applaud you for stopping and assessing the situation.
Good luck.
Swarzkopf
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Scary stuff dude...you did blow a headgasket, right?
You probably shouldn't have been cranking that bitch at all. Blown headgaskets can lead to coolant in the crank case, which lead to spun bearings.
Hopefully it all checks out. Good luck, let us know.
You probably shouldn't have been cranking that bitch at all. Blown headgaskets can lead to coolant in the crank case, which lead to spun bearings.
Hopefully it all checks out. Good luck, let us know.
94gts
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keep taking it apart. if there something fell in like they said one of your pistons will not be where it should be. im sure you will be ok though.
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MysteryMachine
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MysteryMachine
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So what happened with it today?
The theory is that unless you got guns like a powerlifter, you wont be able to overcome something jamming the motor up, where the torque of a starter could shear something off.
A part can break and jamb up internally, or something a tool gets left behind while doing an R/R.
We all know that a motor should turn over by hand without too much work. If it wont, I would not force it - pull the plugs and try again. Then decide what to do at that point.
If the motor turns over by hand like a champ, the electrical side of things might have taken a dump (like others suggested), but you will know that the motor can physically turn over because you already did it by hand. Otherwise, you're guessing.
Good luck.
The theory is that unless you got guns like a powerlifter, you wont be able to overcome something jamming the motor up, where the torque of a starter could shear something off.
A part can break and jamb up internally, or something a tool gets left behind while doing an R/R.
We all know that a motor should turn over by hand without too much work. If it wont, I would not force it - pull the plugs and try again. Then decide what to do at that point.
If the motor turns over by hand like a champ, the electrical side of things might have taken a dump (like others suggested), but you will know that the motor can physically turn over because you already did it by hand. Otherwise, you're guessing.
Good luck.
MysteryMachine
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Zero Signal
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I've had something like that happen to me before. It wouldn't start and I was getting really worried and I jump started the car then hit the starter while moving and it worked again. Almost like the starter motor stopped in a dead spot and needed to be shaken loose who knows 
