I'm having trouble turning the car over by hand.

As I turn the shaft about 1/4 turn it stiffens up, if I let go it returns to rest and makes a woosh sound.

Anybody know why this is happening?

 

Compression? That thing that allows the engine to make power?

-=Russ=-

 

The car isnt in gear is it?

The reason I ask is I did this yesterday( forgot the car was in gear, yeah I was being stupid)

 

Here is what you do:
Squat down by the drivers door with your back to the door, grab the rocker panel and lift with your legs.

hehe!!

 

When I replaced my clutch I could EASILY spin the engine with one hand while lying on my back.

 

"I'm having trouble turning the car over by hand.

As I turn the shaft about 1/4 turn it stiffens up, if I let go it returns to rest and makes a woosh sound.

Anybody know why this is happening?"


Please tell me this is a joke.............

 

no im serious, am i missing something?

 

The car isnt in gear is it?

The reason I ask is I did this yesterday( forgot the car was in gear, yeah I was being stupid)

Well the car has been up on blocks for 4 months now and I have yet to put it in gear, but you never know.

 

If you're turning it via the crank pulley it's probably because you're a weakling and can't overcome the compression. It's easier to spin the flywheel when doing a clutchjob because it gives you more leverage. You could always put a 19mm socket on the thing and try to turn it that way...

 

thanks for the comment but I've done it many times before.

Im just wondering because it turned over a few times before that day, but then it just seemed to stiffen up.

 

its most likely stiff from sitting. pull the plugs, squirt a little bit of atf or regular oil in there and grab a wonderbar, socket, and ratchet and work the motor back and forth gently. try spinning it with the plugs out (that way there will be no compression) if it spins with them out fine then you just arent trying hard enough with the plugs in and the motor is making decent compression.

 

no..thats not it...what i really think is that ur motors dead..and u should sell it....TO ME!!!!!....j/p

use a socket and ratchet.....

 

thats funny...

 

Good, now if it will do that 6 times, you may have a good motor.

 

"use a socket and ratchet....."

thats what im doing.

I just wanted to make sure I wasn't tearing things up, considering it stiffened up all of a sudden

 

why do you all turn by hand don't you have a starter motor?

 

wont you dent the roof and break the windshield if you turn the car more than 1/4 over??

 

thats a good possibility!!! LOL

 

Yep, I prefer to start my car with my starter instead of by hand. Its quicker and I don't have to yell "clear"

 

clear? Why would you yell clear?

could be the beginnings of carbon lock. Does said "car" have any oil?