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Re: 240 that won't turn over UPDATE!
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Re: 240 that won't turn over UPDATE! -
07-23-2003
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So my cousins tried dragging the car to see if they could unlock the wheels by pulling it with a truck, but the back wheels were just dragging in the dirt (origially, I thought it was the front wheels). It seems like it must be stuck in gear. Anyone have any ideas to trouble shoot the problem and get it out of gear? Does this mean the clutch finally failed? I don't what gear it could have failed in and if the engine is engaged the wheels, why won't the car lurch forward when I try and jump the car with a fresh battery? Thanks, Erik Previous Thread Thanks for the suggestions. We tried starting the car while it was being jumped, so I don't think it was the battery. You usually at least here a click or the starter motor trying to go as you such each power with each start. We were trying to push the car forward and looked like the back wheels were moving until the cars body shifted forward and dived to the forward. I'm hoping that once we get the car started, we can probably knock the brakes loose. Erik wrote: So I gave my 240 to my cousin as going to college car and my dad drove it down. The next day they tried to start it and they had to push start it. I didn't ask how that went, but hopefully they popped the clutch out in second gear. They figured the battery must have been dead, but that wasn't really the case. The car has been sitting in their driveway for about a month now and the front wheels are no locked up, which makes it impossible to try and push start it again. Finally, they called me and I checked out the car. When you turn the key, I don't hear anything happen as if the starter is dead. I don't remember if there was a surge in power, but I don't think there was. Does the car need a new starter or should I check some fuses first? Thanks for any trouble shooting advice you can give, Erik Sounds more like the handbrake is seized on. |
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Sounds more like the handbrake is seized on. Stuart. |
the shoe seize onto the drum inside the rotor. I've seen a couple where
the only solution is to break the rotor.
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So my cousins tried dragging the car to see if they could unlock the wheels by pulling it with a truck, but the back wheels were just dragging in the dirt (origially, I thought it was the front wheels). |
rotate several inches before they stopped because of the play in the
driveshaft. If they don't move at all then the problem is along the rear
axles somewhere. Removing the rotors is not difficult. I would have somebody
look at the car before you wreck it. Towing a car in an effort to break
something loose is not a good idea.
Brick_0
It seems
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like it must be stuck in gear. Anyone have any ideas to trouble shoot the problem and get it out of gear? Does this mean the clutch finally failed? I don't what gear it could have failed in and if the engine is engaged the wheels, why won't the car lurch forward when I try and jump the car with a fresh battery? Thanks, Erik Previous Thread Thanks for the suggestions. We tried starting the car while it was being jumped, so I don't think it was the battery. You usually at least here a click or the starter motor trying to go as you such each power with each start. We were trying to push the car forward and looked like the back wheels were moving until the cars body shifted forward and dived to the forward. I'm hoping that once we get the car started, we can probably knock the brakes loose. Erik wrote: So I gave my 240 to my cousin as going to college car and my dad drove it down. The next day they tried to start it and they had to push start it. I didn't ask how that went, but hopefully they popped the clutch out in second gear. They figured the battery must have been dead, but that wasn't really the case. The car has been sitting in their driveway for about a month now and the front wheels are no locked up, which makes it impossible to try and push start it again. Finally, they called me and I checked out the car. When you turn the key, I don't hear anything happen as if the starter is dead. I don't remember if there was a surge in power, but I don't think there was. Does the car need a new starter or should I check some fuses first? Thanks for any trouble shooting advice you can give, Erik |
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