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how do i know if my motor sezied up?

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Old 04-10-2011, 08:10 PM
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well today i drained out the oil from my car that had been sittin for like 4 months and and my dumbass drove it for the first time about a week agoo ..so then after that day i drove it .. it didnt want to start no more.. it sounded like a starter alternator issue cause all i would here is a click click click sound...so then today i changed out the oil cause it looked odd in a watery sludgy type situation....so i assumed its from the condensation of the climate change... and now im afraid apart from the startin issue that it might have fucked up the block
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It sounds like you have a dead battery. If the batt. isn't dead have someone watch the pulleys while you crank the motor over. If the belt and crank pulley spins it isn't stuck.
Old 04-10-2011, 08:37 PM
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Put a ratchet on the bolt in the crank pulley and try to spin it by hand it usually works.
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^^ what he said. If the crank turns with a ratchet it's not seized. If it don't you got problems my friend.
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also another test you can do is pulling the plugs and then try to crank the motor
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try pulling the starter off and use a screw driver and pry the flywheel tooth by tooth clockwise and if it turns easy your motor will at least last a little longer depending on if you did have water in your oil



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