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Subject Yikes.
     
Posted by ZTurboFan on December 15, 2009 at 7:43 PM
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In Reply To video of whats happening! posted by twooton on December 15, 2009 at 07:09 PM
     
Message I watched your video and you should not try to start your car any more.

You should pull the plugs - I think someone already suggested this to you.

I think it is possible you still have fuel in a cylinder, and it won't compress. Maybe not, but either way, it sounds like it is locking up completely, and then the starter motor is unable to turn the flywheel further.

So, pull the plugs, see what is inside each hole. Perhaps one is full of gasoline.

If it is, get it out.

If there is nothing in any cylinder, I'd see if you can turn the crank slowly by hand - 27mm on the crank pulley bolt - and just see if you can figure out exactly where it is stopping.

You may basically be hydrolocked with gasoline. Cranking this car could do damage - though I don't think so - as I don't think the starter motor is strong enough to bend rods...

:-)

So, like someone did suggest (or two) pull the plugs, not just the coil packs - so you can SEE what is going on in each hole. If there is gas there...you can not compress it - and pulling the coil pack does nothing but stop it from firing. I think you probably do have excess fuel in there.

If it is full of gas, you can manually turn it to verify as it should push the gas up out of the plug hole. If that is the case, you could then crank the car (with no plugs) and the gas will shoot out. Suggest using a towel to catch it.

You should change your oil and your filter before you run this car again for any length of time.

     
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