Wont Crank Over

[cb750]

Had this problem and it turned out to be starter motor brushes being badly worn and at their limit.

[Guest busman770]

Got to the bottom of this lets just say check your oil level school boy error

[Guest chris brown]

Come on let us all in on the answer "schoolboy":-):-D:-)

[Guest Ian & Carole]

Guessing game then Chris

 

My guess too much oil and when hot it has expanded and the crank is hitting the oil and preventing engine rotation!!................................

 

..................next ???

[Guest chris brown]

Was my thoughts also Ian

Although if its a pinto that's a hell of a lot of extra oil

Edited May 6, 2014 by chris brown

[Guest busman770]

No not enough oil it was on min on dip stick

[Guest Sevenheaven]

Makes sense an overheating block from oil starvation will get hot and start to lock up, hopefully you didn't run it much like that.

[IanS]

Remember many years ago when I was a scout we had a bedford CE van that had been rebored. The engine kept locking up and stalling. Scout leader reconed that the job was a poor one but did not want to drag the engin out again and strip it so ran it a min oil level untill it loosened up. It lasted about 4 more years running better every year untill chasies rot killed it.