im trying to start one of my freinds 83 fb. i asked around and found out his tranny may be locked up so car wont even turn over. is that true? what can i do to make sure and what can i do to fix it. any help will be greatly apreciated. i also belive thiers no spark. we can cranck the motor by taking a wire and connecting it directly to the starter. HELP PLEASE!!!

 

Shake the car, move it forward or backwards to shake it loose.

 

What do you mean locked? will it not go into gear when running??

the best way to Unstick a clutch.. if thats your prob..

1.Jack up the rear
2.put on stands.
3.Start car in gear (3rd), while holding the clutch in.
4.revv upp the car, then when at speed press the brakes sharply while still on the gas
5.Should unstick.. Mine did and it had a carbon Kevlar clutch.

Max

 

It's not very clear. He says that it cranks if he runs the wire right to the starter. Maybe he has bad cables/corrosion and is only getting a 'click' from the starter and why he thinks it is locked up???

 

its an automatic tranny
accord to the guy the installed it...
the torque converter is "locked" i dont know what that means
should i remove the tranny n put it back together?
thanks alot

 

first off, if u can run a hot wire to the starter and it turn the engine, there's nothing wrong with the tranny. now, it being an auto, it could be the neutral saftey switch, or maybe the ign switch.

 

thanks we just found out that even when the car is in park it can physically be pushed like if the tranny wasnt even connected at all at this point the motor turns over with the ignition so what can i do about the saftey switch? ground it?
thanks alot much apreciated