95 running horrible again

[cleanshavenrsx]

or possibly the headgasket went at one time and was rn hot and warpped it a bit... i should ask is the coolant on the ground? with the other problem beats me this cpi engine is weird as fuk

[cubanlorenzo]

coolant never touches the ground, at least when it is parked, dont know about when im driving.

well my mechanic told me that my starter is shot. so he is putting a new one in for me today while i am at work. so we will see how this goes...

[cubanlorenzo]

well he put the new starter in and my car started to crank over but no start after 5 secs of cranking, went to crank it again and it is doing the same thing as before. go to turn the key and you hear the pump priming but no crank at all.as soon as you turn the key to start, you hear the starter about to engauge and it makes a single noise. it is like its locking up. it was starting fine before everything happened. so im back to square one. any help is appreciated all of you blazer gurus thanks.....

[gmyoyo]

Originally Posted by cubanlorenzo

well he put the new starter in and my car started to crank over but no start after 5 secs of cranking, went to crank it again and it is doing the same thing as before. go to turn the key and you hear the pump priming but no crank at all.as soon as you turn the key to start, you hear the starter about to engauge and it makes a single noise. it is like its locking up. it was starting fine before everything happened. so im back to square one. any help is appreciated all of you blazer gurus thanks.....

how is the fuel pressure? Are you measuring it at the Schrader valve. Not enough pressure could be your culprit... It's tricky that way...if your is like mine you need that pressure to be in spec...

[cubanlorenzo]

low fuel pressure would make it not crank??

[rlith]

Originally Posted by cubanlorenzo

low fuel pressure would make it not crank??

No, that will just prevent it from catching. Either you got a bad starter (common with remans) or possibly there is fluid in the cylinders?

[cubanlorenzo]

it isnt a reman that was put in there, brand new.

[rlith]

Originally Posted by cubanlorenzo

it isnt a reman that was put in there, brand new.

Still wouldn't be out of line to have even a weak new starter...Seen it often enough...

[BlazerLT]

Sounds like hydrolock to me.

Watch you don't bend a rod bud.

Remove all plugs and see if it will turn over properly.

[cubanlorenzo]

what is hydrolock and how bad is it'?

[rlith]

Originally Posted by cubanlorenzo

what is hydrolock and how bad is it'?

Hydrolock is when you get fluid (water, gas, etc) in your cylinder. Water mainly. What happenes is that water cannot be compressed so it's like trying to compress a brick wall. The force will bend the rods if strong enough. To test this theory, diconnect the fuse to the fuel pump. Remove all spark plugs. If the engine cranks normally you had some fluid preventing the cylinder from moving. Now, clean up the plugs, put them back in, reinstall the fuel pump fuse, and try to start it.

[Jeremy Fitch]

Sounds like hydrolock to me also, remove plugs and see if it cranks as BlazerLT has suggested. Hydro lock is when one cylinder filled with enough water to prevent the engine from turning over because of the pressure on the water in the cylinder.

[cubanlorenzo]

well i removed all the plugs are tried to start. no go. nothing happened. no crank or anything, same story. cleaned plugs, reinstalled, tried to start it again and same story. anything else?? thanks in advance.

[cubanlorenzo]

what else could it be?? sorry to be an annoyance but i've been without this car for a week now. im just going to give in and have it towed to the shop. thanks...

[BlazerLT]

I would first get your money back for a good starter that didn't need replacing.

Next did he replace the starter solenoid or just the starter itself.