"Robbie and Laura Reynolds" > wrote in message
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>> 91 Dodge dynasty. Has small transmisson alignment issue but works.
>> Started car fine, went back in office for a few. 5 minutes later came
>> out and just get the clicking sound when trying to restart. Changed the
>> starter and full charge on the battery, still just loud click. Would
>> this be from the misaligned tranny or did the engine lock on me. Has
>> good oil and fluids. Battery shows 12 to 13 v. Is there a way to unlock
>> or some other test to see what the problem is?
>> Very limited on funds so most of the work i will have to do.
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> Put a socket on the front of the crankshaft and try to turn the engine.
> That will tell you if it is frozen.

Great idea!

OP, we really don't have any idea whether your engine is locked up or not,
because we're not there. You should be able to tell an obvious difference if
your engine is locked up with the starter drawing NO AMPS Whatsoever vs. the
engine locked up with the starter drawing ALL THE AMPS it can. If it the NO
AMPS version, then you don't need to worry about the engine. Just worry
about getting some electicity through that starter. We cannot tell the
difference because you are there where the car is and we are not.

This is the kind of thing that is horribly difficult to troubleshoot by
ASCII. All we can do is guess.

Here's a test for seeing whether your starter is drawing amps. Go out at
night, turn your headlamps on, and hit the starter. If the starter draws
full amperage, they'll dim quite a bit. You could also use voltage drop as
indication, or the starter getting warm would be a third possibility.