97 Cobra, Starter Jolts, but motor does not Turn

Kimo · May 6th, 2010, 10:04 PM

Im Picking up this car from a co-worker, Its a 97 Mustang cobra, (standard)

He said he was driving normal and the car died. Now when you attempt to start it, the starter does Jolt, but the motor does not make a rotation. He took it to a mechanic and they tried turning the motor with a wrench and the motor wouldnt turn.

I am having a hard time thinking the motor just "froze" without warning, and nothing broke out of the block in the process.

Is there something else that could have gone bad, or "froze" causing the motor to not rotate?

Thanks all!

Kimo · May 6th, 2010, 10:05 PM

The car has oil, (clean oil too) btw

blaten22 · May 14th, 2010, 09:49 PM

Originally Posted by Kimo

The car has oil, (clean oil too) btw

Could have hydro-locked. I may be wrong though but I don't think you'll get water in the oil if it hydro locked but its been a long time since i've seen this so i may be wrong as well. Sure some one will correct me if i'm wrong. Was the coolant lvl low or really dirty looking when you got the car?

Joey

Kimo · May 14th, 2010, 10:14 PM

no-- coolant is good-.. I asked him again, i said "what was the car doing before it stopped"

he said "sounded like a bucket of rocks"

WELL NO SHIT DUDE thanks for telling me that the first time- lol

gotta tear it down, and hope i can use it all!

May 6th, 2010, 10:04 PM	#1
Kimo Regular 97 cobra/94 integra Join Date: May 2010 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 418 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	97 Cobra, Starter Jolts, but motor does not Turn Im Picking up this car from a co-worker, Its a 97 Mustang cobra, (standard) He said he was driving normal and the car died. Now when you attempt to start it, the starter does Jolt, but the motor does not make a rotation. He took it to a mechanic and they tried turning the motor with a wrench and the motor wouldnt turn. I am having a hard time thinking the motor just "froze" without warning, and nothing broke out of the block in the process. Is there something else that could have gone bad, or "froze" causing the motor to not rotate? Thanks all!

May 14th, 2010, 10:14 PM	#4
Kimo Regular 97 cobra/94 integra Join Date: May 2010 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 418 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	no-- coolant is good-.. I asked him again, i said "what was the car doing before it stopped" he said "sounded like a bucket of rocks" WELL NO SHIT DUDE thanks for telling me that the first time- lol gotta tear it down, and hope i can use it all! __________________ The Integra V8 build on Facebook!! V8 Integra- Mus-tegra \| Facebook

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Kimo Regular 97 cobra/94 integra Join Date: May 2010 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 418 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	The car has oil, (clean oil too) btw

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