engine locked up again!!
I have a 2001 windstar 145k..
in the last 6 months i had this problem with the engine starting,, is would get stuck and i would have to spin the engine backwards a few times to get to spin enough to start, in 6 months it did it 3 times, it would sound like the battery was dead but its a new bat.. it would go WOW-WOW-WOW-WOooo stuck, i could only spin it backwards.. SOOO today i get up to go to work and it did it to me... it took over a hour to get it started BUT this time the engine has a clunk clunk clunk when i start it:eek:,, it sounds like its from the lower end but im not sure.. any one out there have this problem b4? what could it be? |
Metal hitting metal. Not a good sign. Maybe the flywheel came loose or a connecting rod broke, or something else really nasty.
Those are all guesses based on your description. blue |
It could also be that darn flexplate connecting the engine to the trans. Probably broken.
Trans has to be moved/removed to repair. |
Did you ever figure this out Blazz81?
My buddy has a 2001 Windstar doing the same thing. Loud clunk when trying to start it. We manually rotated the engine with the crank bolt, and can get it to rotate a bit, but then gets stuck on something. We removed the front valve cover and see the pushrods moving when rotating by hand, so it's not the timing chain. Only thing I can figure is either a lower end failure, or most likely a flex plate issue. But before dropping the transmission, I'm wondering if you ever got your issue fixed. Thanks! |
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