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Dodge Dynasty engine locked
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. PS. Oh yeah, when i run the ac i get cooland on the passenger side. Woudl i have to replace the whole heater/ac module in the car or just have the heater and ac lines flushed/pressured out? |
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> 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. This mean solenoid do mesh but starter doesn't cranking? So you changed starter one time. Have you checked main connection from the battery to the solenoid switch? Regards, Ralf -- www.omnibusclub.de Erfinder des Abgasturboladers Dr. Alfred J. Büchi: "Die Abgase, deren noch inne-wohnende Energie bis dahin vergeudet wurde ..." |
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Ralf Ballis wrote:
> wrote: > >> 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. > > This mean solenoid do mesh but starter doesn't cranking? > So you changed starter one time. > Have you checked main connection from the battery to the solenoid switch? Generally, hows about this engine, is it possible to crank it? Regards, Ralf -- www.omnibusclub.de Erfinder des Abgasturboladers Dr. Alfred J. Büchi: "Die Abgase, deren noch inne-wohnende Energie bis dahin vergeudet wurde ..." |
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" wrote: > > 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. > Put a socket on the front of the crankshaft and try to turn the engine. That will tell you if it is frozen. |
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I tried to start it in Park and just a loud click. Moved it to Neutal
and nothing. Moved it to Low and got the same click as it did in Park. Could this be an issue also, and how do I realign it if so? Ralf Ballis wrote: > Ralf Ballis wrote: > > > wrote: > > > >> 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. > > > > This mean solenoid do mesh but starter doesn't cranking? > > So you changed starter one time. > > Have you checked main connection from the battery to the solenoid switch? > > Generally, hows about this engine, is it possible to crank it? > > Regards, > > Ralf > -- > www.omnibusclub.de > Erfinder des Abgasturboladers Dr. Alfred J. Büchi: "Die Abgase, > deren noch inne-wohnende Energie bis dahin vergeudet wurde ..." |
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Dodge Dynasty engine locked
"Robbie and Laura Reynolds" > wrote in message ... > > > " wrote: >> >> 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. >> > > > 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. |
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Joe wrote: > 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. That would also tell you if the problem is a dead battery. |
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Battery has full charge. pulling 12.77v, the starter shows 12.54.
Replaced the starter, checked all wires. Everything seems fine. Still get loud click. No missing teeth on the flywheel. Can turn the flywheel manually. Really lost now.... Robbie and Laura Reynolds wrote: > Joe wrote: > > > 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. > > That would also tell you if the problem is a dead battery. |
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