starter motor just spins but not engaging
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will do that tomorrow ..got my battery charging up now
Soloby Rob
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Time to get either durdy or poorer
On a more serious note, when you do the headgasket fit a new cambelt too, cheaper in the long run.
Soloby Rob
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When you say "trying to turn the cams" are they actually turning or just juddering?? These engines have a habit of sheering the cambelt teeth near to crankshaft pulley and I fear this is what has happened to yours.
Has the engine overheated recently??
I say trying due to thefact there aint enuff juice in the battery to turn it over .. as for over heating no .. but i was not driving it when it broke down .. a mate borrowed it .. he drove 300 yards down the road and it cut out on him and hasnt started since
ok tried to turn it over with a fully charged battery and it would not... just made a clunk noise .. do you think adding 8-10 ltr water that went nowhere but to the oil sump has to much preasure to turn it over ? i've taken out the spark plugs ..but made no difference
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A quick way to check is to drop the sump plug out, allow the contents of the sump to drain, and then try turning the engine over by hand by putting a big spanner or knuckle bar and socket on the bottom pulley nut.
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o dear what a mess!
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well done! I used to do all this myself WHEN I was younger but now I get the son in law to do it
