Help! (Engine Problems)

97ponylover · January 7th, 2007, 08:39 PM

Quick version... bought a 98 motor, put PI heads, cams, intake on the motor. Somehow the crank reluctance wheel got put on backwards and busted the right timing chain. Which in turn busted a valve on cylinder 2. Took the head off and took it to a shop. They fixed the head. Slapped it back together... the car started up but had a back fire. Double checking things I found that I had 7 and 8 spark plug wires crossed. I swapped them and the engine won't turn over. It starts to crank and seems to get stuck??? A couple of cranks and the battery is dead...

HELP!!! I need to get back on the road already....

97ponylover · January 9th, 2007, 09:42 PM

Really?? No ideas from anybody?

CobraStang161 · January 9th, 2007, 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by 97ponylover

Really?? No ideas from anybody?

Not much we can do online man, your going to have to take the car to a get the engine looked at and i pray on your soul it doesnt need a rebuild.

WAVEBYE · January 9th, 2007, 11:29 PM

patience is a virtue.

jEEd · January 9th, 2007, 11:52 PM

im really sorry i'd help you but im pretty new to muscles so im not sure whats wrong =\

97ponylover · January 10th, 2007, 04:16 PM

Well for anybody who is interested....

I'm looking at the high compression on cylinder 3 as my problem. I'm going to pull the spark plug from 3 and see if it will turn over like that. somebody from corral.net suggested that I have an exhaust valve stuck closed... hopefully leaving the plug out will eliminate the overload and let my starter turn the engine... albeit with 7 cylinders... wish me luck. I'll keep everybody updated...

97ponylover · January 10th, 2007, 04:17 PM

Originally Posted by WAVEBYE

patience is a virtue.

Please read the following...

http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/01/10...ary/index.html :wink

97ponylover · January 10th, 2007, 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by jEEd

im really sorry i'd help you but im pretty new to muscles so im not sure whats wrong =\

Sweet ride!!

Mine is a 97 white vert... great car...

97ponylover · January 10th, 2007, 04:23 PM

Originally Posted by CobraStang161

Originally Posted by 97ponylover

Really?? No ideas from anybody?

Not much we can do online man, your going to have to take the car to a get the engine looked at and i pray on your soul it doesnt need a rebuild.

that's what these kinds of sites are for man... to bounce ideas off of one another.... a rebuild is just an opportunity to learn more and buy more tools... Just slap the old engine in and viola!! I'm where i am right now because I let too many people put their hands on this engine... lesson learned. I really want to get this one going because the power it showed even with a dead cylinder was just amazing...

sorry I could go on but you guys get the picture...

Invictus · January 10th, 2007, 04:23 PM

Originally Posted by 97ponylover

Originally Posted by WAVEBYE

patience is a virtue.

Please read the following...

http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/01/10...ary/index.html :wink

lol???

97ponylover · January 10th, 2007, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by Invictus

Originally Posted by 97ponylover

Originally Posted by WAVEBYE

patience is a virtue.

Please read the following...

http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/01/10...ary/index.html :wink

lol???

You have to make things happen in life.......

again...

toscano17 · March 9th, 2008, 04:18 PM

I need to rebuild my engine(97 GT) and the whole top seems fine. The valves,pistons, or I don't know what else is wrong. My car won't turn like 97 ponylover.
Should I just buy a new/used shortblock?

rainier446 · March 18th, 2008, 11:00 PM

being as you already had problems with things in the crank, a new shortblock would actually be a great idea. there are so many options out there and different styles, you can add great strength to your car with aftermarket short blocks. even though you may think you haven't hurt your bottom end except for some bearings. they are too precise to mess with and you could have hurt the tolerances on anything, a hairline crack will bite you in the rear. buy another one

frmphillywthlove · February 9th, 2009, 11:13 PM

i need serious help. I bought my mustang knowing it has engine problems, there was talk of a burnt valve, but like an idiot i bought it anyway without doing any research. Within a week of me buying it the check engine light came on and showed a cylinder 4 missfire. no problems after that, the check engine light would only come on once or twice a week for a drive at a time, nothing unusual.now at least 4,000 miles later, the light is constantly on and flashing at least once a day when i drive it, it does a putter and almost bogs out when i let off the clutch to start into first gear and has a horrible knock, almost like i can hear it firing hard. does this sound like a typical burnt vavle problem or something else and how much would a vavle job or head replacement cost? or is it even worth it on a 1996, 3.8 (yeah, i know, only a v6) coupe with about 140,000?

January 7th, 2007, 08:39 PM	#1
97ponylover Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 26 iTrader: 0 reviews	Help! (Engine Problems) Quick version... bought a 98 motor, put PI heads, cams, intake on the motor. Somehow the crank reluctance wheel got put on backwards and busted the right timing chain. Which in turn busted a valve on cylinder 2. Took the head off and took it to a shop. They fixed the head. Slapped it back together... the car started up but had a back fire. Double checking things I found that I had 7 and 8 spark plug wires crossed. I swapped them and the engine won't turn over. It starts to crank and seems to get stuck??? A couple of cranks and the battery is dead... HELP!!! I need to get back on the road already....

January 9th, 2007, 11:29 PM	#4
WAVEBYE Hardcore Enthusiast 03 Mustang GT Twin Turbo 10.43 @ 139mph Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Southaven,MS Posts: 1,471 iTrader: 0 reviews	patience is a virtue. __________________ Nobody gonna take my car Im gonna race it to the ground Nobody gonna beat my car Its gonna break the speed of sound Oooh its a killing machine Its got everything Like a driving power big fat tires And everything - Deep Purple

January 9th, 2007, 11:52 PM	#5
jEEd Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: California Posts: 154 iTrader: 0 reviews	im really sorry i'd help you but im pretty new to muscles so im not sure whats wrong =\ __________________

March 18th, 2008, 11:00 PM	#13
rainier446 Regular 2010 Mustang GT 13ish Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 254 iTrader: 0 reviews	being as you already had problems with things in the crank, a new shortblock would actually be a great idea. there are so many options out there and different styles, you can add great strength to your car with aftermarket short blocks. even though you may think you haven't hurt your bottom end except for some bearings. they are too precise to mess with and you could have hurt the tolerances on anything, a hairline crack will bite you in the rear. buy another one __________________ 2010 GT Black (as if there's any other color) 340hp 320tq Black Mustang Club Member #2.0

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January 9th, 2007, 09:42 PM	#2
97ponylover Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 26 iTrader: 0 reviews	Really?? No ideas from anybody?

January 10th, 2007, 04:16 PM	#6
97ponylover Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 26 iTrader: 0 reviews	Well for anybody who is interested.... I'm looking at the high compression on cylinder 3 as my problem. I'm going to pull the spark plug from 3 and see if it will turn over like that. somebody from corral.net suggested that I have an exhaust valve stuck closed... hopefully leaving the plug out will eliminate the overload and let my starter turn the engine... albeit with 7 cylinders... wish me luck. I'll keep everybody updated...

March 9th, 2008, 04:18 PM	#12
toscano17 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 14 iTrader: 0 reviews	I need to rebuild my engine(97 GT) and the whole top seems fine. The valves,pistons, or I don't know what else is wrong. My car won't turn like 97 ponylover. Should I just buy a new/used shortblock?

February 9th, 2009, 11:13 PM	#14
frmphillywthlove Look Ma! My First Post! 1996 Mustang 3.8 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Martinsburg Posts: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	i need serious help. I bought my mustang knowing it has engine problems, there was talk of a burnt valve, but like an idiot i bought it anyway without doing any research. Within a week of me buying it the check engine light came on and showed a cylinder 4 missfire. no problems after that, the check engine light would only come on once or twice a week for a drive at a time, nothing unusual.now at least 4,000 miles later, the light is constantly on and flashing at least once a day when i drive it, it does a putter and almost bogs out when i let off the clutch to start into first gear and has a horrible knock, almost like i can hear it firing hard. does this sound like a typical burnt vavle problem or something else and how much would a vavle job or head replacement cost? or is it even worth it on a 1996, 3.8 (yeah, i know, only a v6) coupe with about 140,000?

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