CarRacer
Well-known member
Finished up swapping in the rebuilt motor today. Tried to get it fired up and didn't have any luck.
The starter just clicks. I pulled the starter and jumped power to it. Starter spun fine. I double checked my grounds and everything is fine.
I tried to turn the motor over with a breaker bar and it wouldn't budge. The starter is engaging, but the motor is bound up and will not turn. The motor turned over fine when I was doing the timing belt installation. I didn't try to rotate it after installing the tranny.
I've resigned myself to pulling the tranny and seeing if that frees it up. I think the game plan is to pull the tranny, get the downpipe back on and try firing up the motor without the transmission.
Any simple fixes I may be missing?
The starter just clicks. I pulled the starter and jumped power to it. Starter spun fine. I double checked my grounds and everything is fine.
I tried to turn the motor over with a breaker bar and it wouldn't budge. The starter is engaging, but the motor is bound up and will not turn. The motor turned over fine when I was doing the timing belt installation. I didn't try to rotate it after installing the tranny.
I've resigned myself to pulling the tranny and seeing if that frees it up. I think the game plan is to pull the tranny, get the downpipe back on and try firing up the motor without the transmission.
Any simple fixes I may be missing?