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God Dangit #498307 12/10/02 04:04 PM
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 4,760 Chicago I I-Dom-In-VIII OP Hard-core CEG'er
OP I-Dom-In-VIII Hard-core CEG'er I Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 4,760 Chicago	Need some help guys. I went to start my car just now and it wont crank over. It feel like it wants to but it wont. I thought it was the battery because the eye was black but my brother came here and jumped it and that didnt work. The tow truck is comeing now but what do you think its gonna be. Alternator, starter, ex Team Evo Staz: You know why they call it Skunkworks? Everyone: Why? Staz: Because everything that comes out of it stinks!!! Steeda-I hate you stazi

Re: God Dangit #498308 12/10/02 04:53 PM
Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 2,454 Des Moines, IA USA B Buckshot77_dup1 Learned patience the hard way
Buckshot77_dup1 Learned patience the hard way B Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 2,454 Des Moines, IA USA	Did it turn over when you jumped it? If not then the jumper cable connection was bad unless you could hear the starter whirring and not engaging anything. If it did turn over and not start, then you've got problems with spark or fuel. Rick Owner of 00 #1611 Silver (Totalled) 98.5 T-Red SVT #6180 Buckshot77@msn.com Misc 3L parts for sale

Re: God Dangit #498309 12/10/02 07:32 PM
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 4,760 Chicago I I-Dom-In-VIII OP Hard-core CEG'er
OP I-Dom-In-VIII Hard-core CEG'er I Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 4,760 Chicago	Originally posted by Buckshot77: Did it turn over when you jumped it? If not then the jumper cable connection was bad unless you could hear the starter whirring and not engaging anything. If it did turn over and not start, then you've got problems with spark or fuel. Rick Rick i know for a fact the wires were on. The eye on the battery went to green, All i could hear is the car trying to start but wouldnt. Its more of a sound like you said a whirring but wouldnt kick over no mater what we did. Thank god i have the extended warrenty. I should know soon what the problem is, At least i hope Team Evo Staz: You know why they call it Skunkworks? Everyone: Why? Staz: Because everything that comes out of it stinks!!! Steeda-I hate you stazi

Re: God Dangit #498310 12/10/02 10:00 PM
Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 2,454 Des Moines, IA USA B Buckshot77_dup1 Learned patience the hard way
Buckshot77_dup1 Learned patience the hard way B Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 2,454 Des Moines, IA USA	If you could here the starter whirring freely it means the starter wasn't engaging the flywheel. My guess is the starter is bad. Cold weather could easily have gummed up the bearing grease enough for the bendix and wouldn't allow it to come forward enough to engage the flywheel teeth. Rick Owner of 00 #1611 Silver (Totalled) 98.5 T-Red SVT #6180 Buckshot77@msn.com Misc 3L parts for sale

Re: God Dangit #498311 12/13/02 02:26 PM
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 168 Chicagoland S svtnos_dup1 CEG\'er
svtnos_dup1 CEG\'er S Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 168 Chicagoland	any updates kevin?

Re: God Dangit #498312 12/13/02 03:54 PM
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 5,854 Staten Island NY USA T TGO Hard-core CEG'er
TGO Hard-core CEG'er T Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 5,854 Staten Island NY USA	Check for fuel.... Over the summer my fuel pump died and the car would crank and crank but never turn over. Or just this week, my IAC valve went bad and the car would do the same thing, crank but no start. 1999 Silver Frost SVT #609 of 2760 Quaife, lightened SVT Flywheel, SPEC stage II clutch, removed resonator, k&n drop in - various other goodies too.

Re: God Dangit #498313 12/13/02 05:58 PM
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 652 Washington J Josch_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er
Josch_dup1 Veteran CEG\'er J Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 652 Washington	My Diagnosis (from an ASE tech): 'Ask, and ye shall receive' God probably 'Danged it', right at that point, the first time you ever said: "God dangit!", to your Contour. But the HARD part, is figuring out what his exact definition of the word: 'dangit' is Has this event been followed by a continuous string of other 'mysterious' car problems, or is this an isolated incident? '95 CONTOUR SE -Enkei 16s -SVT wannabe -Dual escapes w/ 2 1/2" stainless tips -True LED taillight conversion -Audi Xenon Projector Retrofit -Mp3 deck, dual 10s

Re: God Dangit #498314 12/13/02 08:11 PM
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,044 Memphis, TN area T tw0wheelin_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er
tw0wheelin_dup1 Hard-core CEG'er T Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,044 Memphis, TN area	Yeah.... someone danged me before, and I even had the black eye like Kevin mentioned. Scott 95 SE-2.5L ATX (Sold, but not forgotten...)

Re: God Dangit #498315 12/13/02 11:14 PM
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 4,760 Chicago I I-Dom-In-VIII OP Hard-core CEG'er
OP I-Dom-In-VIII Hard-core CEG'er I Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 4,760 Chicago	Well heres the update, I had her towed to a local shop and they looked into it. Heres what he said, He said my engine was flooded pretty bad that there was gas all over the place and crap. he also said i had no compression(Sp) and that he thought i blew the engine some how. he took the spark plugs off and found gas around there as well???. He cleaned them up changed the oil got in thew start turned the Key and Vroooommmm, She started up. The problem havent come back yet. Team Evo Staz: You know why they call it Skunkworks? Everyone: Why? Staz: Because everything that comes out of it stinks!!! Steeda-I hate you stazi

Re: God Dangit #498316 12/14/02 07:03 AM
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 21,653 Albany, Georgia K Kremithefrog I have no life
Kremithefrog I have no life K Joined: May 2002 Posts: 21,653 Albany, Georgia	how'd compression come back? 98.5 SVT 91 Escort GT (almost sold) 96 ATX Zetec (i brake to watch you swerve) FS: SVT rear sway bar WTB: Very cheap beater CEG Dragon Run - October 13-15

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