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l3urnin0ut88

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i just finished a auto to 5-speed conversion on my 88 gt today,when i started it up it ran for a minute and stalled,like it normally would on any first start,but when i went to restart it,it just went clunk ,i tried to turn the motor over manually by the balancer bolt i cant budge it any way at all,,any clues what could have caused this??it really has me quite stressed
 

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l3urnin0ut88 said:
i just finished a auto to 5-speed conversion on my 88 gt today,when i started it up it ran for a minute and stalled,like it normally would on any first start,but when i went to restart it,it just went clunk ,i tried to turn the motor over manually by the balancer bolt i cant budge it any way at all,,any clues what could have caused this??it really has me quite stressed
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was it out of gear? Ive caught myself trying to turn it while it was in gear, forgetting to throw it in neutral
 

l3urnin0ut88

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yes,i even went as far as pulling out all the plugs,and trying to turn it over from the balancer bolt with a socket and ratchet,,,i cant budge it at all
 
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Check the starter. It may be binding.
 
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BYRDPE said:
Check the starter. It may be binding.
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Yup sounds like the wrong flywheel to me or binded starter...
 

Mustang5L5

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My guess is something in the bellhousing is hitting.

Take the starter out. See if the edge is damaged.

I'm doing my AOD to 5-spd swap and noticed this

http://forums.stangnet.com/784095-aod-t5-starter-hits-pressure-plate.html
 
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BYRDPE

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I actually had an issue with the KC clutch hitting the bellhousing when I first did my swap. Had to gring down a few spots for it to clear.
 

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The guy didn't mention any abnormal noise when he had it running for a few seconds. If there was an issue with something hitting something, he would have heard it clunking like crazy the first time.
 

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True, which makes me thing something may have come loose.

I'd pull the cluthc fork cover and take a look inside.
 

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This may sound stupid but did you tighten the cable to the starter? I've done it. Just finger tighten them and forgot about it. It would start once then it would'nt start the next time. After i remembered what i did i tightened it and it was all good again
 

stykthyn

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Turd Tops said:
This may sound stupid but did you tighten the cable to the starter? I've done it. Just finger tighten them and forgot about it. It would start once then it would'nt start the next time. After i remembered what i did i tightened it and it was all good again
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yeah, but taht wouldnt cause it to bind to the point he couldnt turn the crank by hand...
 
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