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Old 07-24-2012 | 10:24 PM
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use a 19mm socket on the crank pulley bolt (driver's side of engine block). IF you look behind the driver's tire, you can see a hole in the plastic shield that lines up with the crank bolt. The engine rotates counterclockwise (the engine rotates the same direction as the tires do when in drive).

Do you have a volt meter?
 
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Old 07-26-2012 | 08:30 PM
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do u need impact gun or will rachet work on it , and how much do i have to turn it
 
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Old 07-27-2012 | 02:26 PM
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Use a wrench, not an impact. You want to AVOID loosening that bolt; you want to turn the crankshaft not loosen the bolt.

Sounds funny, because if you were trying to remove that bolt, it would be really difficult to loosen it. But since you don't want it to loosen, that's probably what will happen.

Turn it counterclockwise maybe 1 or 2 revolutions. You just want to verify that it turns and there's nothing broken inside.
 
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Old 07-27-2012 | 04:59 PM
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well tried rachet and inpact , not moving at all
 
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Old 07-27-2012 | 05:11 PM
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Take the starter out and try turning it again.
 
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Old 07-27-2012 | 05:12 PM
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Please check oil level as well. I think I know what happened
 
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Old 07-27-2012 | 08:40 PM
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oil is good in car , already haad starter out to get it tested , what do u think happened
 
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Old 07-27-2012 | 08:58 PM
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Sounds like a thrown rod, try rotating the engine the opposite direction and listen for clacking metal in the engine
 
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Old 07-28-2012 | 09:18 AM
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Are the spark plugs still in the engine. If so you might remove them to make it easier to rotate the engine.
 
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Old 07-28-2012 | 03:51 PM
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ya plugs r still in , took starter out , still can not get engine to crank with inpact or wrench,guess ill try to take plugs out , so if plugs and starter are out , and i can get engine to turn , where does that leave me , do i put plugs and starter back in , and try and start car , or am i looking at doing something else
 



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