Motor Locked up?
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From: Cincinnati, Ohio
Car: 1989 Iroc Z
Engine: 496 BBC
Transmission: th400
Axle/Gears: 4.11
Motor Locked up?
Well apparently i have coolant leaking out of the bottom of the radiator. Unaware of that on the way to my girlfriends i noticed my temp guage going from a constant 190-230. thats odd, it always runs at 160 even on the hottest days.
So i left it at her house because her dads a mechanic. Two days later i decide to fire it up which was last night and i got nothing. I dont think i blew a head gasket because it wasnt smoking. You can just here the starter turning the engine but no exhaust comes out. how could it lock up like that when it was at 210 when i shut it down on her driveway?
this sucks.. possible hole in the radiator and a ****ed up motor.. any help would be greatly appreciated. her dad is a ford guy so i wanted some suggestions here before we get to work saturday.
So i left it at her house because her dads a mechanic. Two days later i decide to fire it up which was last night and i got nothing. I dont think i blew a head gasket because it wasnt smoking. You can just here the starter turning the engine but no exhaust comes out. how could it lock up like that when it was at 210 when i shut it down on her driveway?
this sucks.. possible hole in the radiator and a ****ed up motor.. any help would be greatly appreciated. her dad is a ford guy so i wanted some suggestions here before we get to work saturday.
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Joined: Oct 2005
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From: Cincinnati, Ohio
Car: 1989 Iroc Z
Engine: 496 BBC
Transmission: th400
Axle/Gears: 4.11
Re: Motor Locked up?
I shut my car off 5-6 times on the way to her house in a period of 20 minutes. im wondering if i fried the starter somehow? i just cant believe the motor would be locked up if it was running fine before i shut it off the last time. any suggestions?? please?
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From: Cincinnati, Ohio
Car: 1989 Iroc Z
Engine: 496 BBC
Transmission: th400
Axle/Gears: 4.11
Re: Motor Locked up?
The oil pressure went up to 60psi, and the starter was making the normal whining sound, no grinding or anything..
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