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10-10-2019, 11:17 AM | #1 |
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How hard to spin engine?
Hey guys how hard is it to make the engine spin with a wrench? And what way would you have to turn it? I tried with a wrench that’s not that long and I can’t make it spin it’s pretty tough.
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10-10-2019, 11:23 AM | #2 |
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With a short wrench it will be tough. With a breaker bar not so much. Strength varies though.
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10-10-2019, 12:10 PM | #4 |
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Is the transmission in neutral? Pull the plugs out. Engine spins clockwise. If you break the crankshaft bolt loose, you will loose camshaft timing, so be careful.
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10-10-2019, 12:27 PM | #5 |
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Yeah trans in neutral and yeah I thought of pulling plugs, with plugs in it would be hard to spin the engine. I saw the engine turn on the other day but now it just makes a click sound when I hit the stop start button
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10-10-2019, 01:01 PM | #6 |
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Sounds like your starter is dead. I doubt it's anything to do with how easy (or not) it is to spin your engine...there is always a lot of drag in an engine - pistons/rings, cams, valves, chains, balance shafts (if yours has them), PS pump, alternator, ac, etc etc, as well as compression.
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