Re: engine died, wouldn't restart
jd don't get nervice yet, these guys are all right. first before you can find out if where the water is comming from the engine has to starte. check all battery conections and breakers as tallman said. but if you heard a load crunching or other hoarible noise your starter is loose or your drive or bushings in the starter may have bit it and possibly your flywheel, hope not. after checking every connection, pull the starter. take a pair of jumper cables and hook the -to the starter housing and the other to the positive treminal on the starter,( hold it tight ). short out the solinoid to the positive lead. starter turned fine, good. did'nt turn fine or smooth and quit, get another one. auto parts stores can help check it to. good check your flywheel for bad teeth ( look through the starter hole )now, there ok good, there ground up looking, Dam-replace it. on to the rest, fuel and spark. getting fuel, good. no, check fuel filter, then cracked lines check all the way to the tank, ok. no cracks, check fuel pump for lack of presure. good presure, great. no, that sucks replace it. also some fuel systems have a in line filter and one in the carb. good you have fuel now. did it start, yes great. no, well heck. check the dist-wires, all tight, good, if not you know what to do. no spark, check the cap,rotor, and module. once again to the auto parts store they can check the module, replace the defective item, you should have spark, fuel and it should turn over. great. start it (i dont have to tell you to hook up the water) check freeze plugs on the side of the block, all hoses, exhaust manifolds, water pump on the engine. found it, good you know what to do now. by the way there is freeze plugs on the back of the block to, hope it ain't one of those. if water sprayed on the engine it could have gotten in the carb and stalled it or the ignition could have gotten wet. when you check the plugs you will see water on then if there is an enternal leak or rust god forbit if it sits long enough. i don't think that you would have an enternal leak though. but if water was spraying on the engine it could have went down the carb and gotten in the cylinders though. if so just turn it over with the plugs out once the starter is fixed. good luck. drg
