crank pulley starter trick ?

[jamhamm]

do the fans have to be connected for the motor to bump over?

im pulling everything to replace the timing belt and ive gotten to the crank pulley

well i'd already read about the methods to break it loose and i'd chosen on the starter one

only, turning the car over produced a click - and the check engine idiot indicator clicks rapidly in time to a relay...?

what gives, it cranked over just fine with everything connected...

but with the radiator out [w/fans] and a few other things undone it just clicks and won't turn over...

both sides of the battery are secure - but she wont actually bump over and break the bolt loose

any ideas?

[Hocrest]

Originally Posted by jamhamm

but with the radiator out [w/fans] and a few other things undone it just clicks and won't turn over...

What else is undone?

[jamhamm]

Originally Posted by Hocrest

What else is undone?

well i put the radiator back in and connected the fans... no luck

motor still wont turn over - just a cool click and nothing else

im trying the screwdriver trick but that isnt going so well... where do i wedge this thing...

top of the motor? bottom where you can see the teeth of the torque converter...?

sure wish i had the tool for this from subaru...

[svxpert]

<<im pulling everything to replace the timing belt...but with the radiator out [w/fans] and a few other things undone it just clicks and won't turn over>>

why did you remove the radiator to do a timing belt?

[jamhamm]

Originally Posted by svxpert

why did you remove the radiator to do a timing belt?

having the radiator out gives me more room to roam, i like tight spaces, but if we go down that route we certainly aren't talking about my car anymore

so, the radiator is out, the screwdriver trick worked and off came my pulley and covers...

this is what was within

[redlightningsvx]

Holy Crap!!!!!! How did that happen? No wonder it wouldn't start.

[oab_au]

Originally Posted by jamhamm

do the fans have to be connected for the motor to bump over?

im pulling everything to replace the timing belt and ive gotten to the crank pulley

well i'd already read about the methods to break it loose and i'd chosen on the starter one

only, turning the car over produced a click - and the check engine idiot indicator clicks rapidly in time to a relay...?

what gives, it cranked over just fine with everything connected...

but with the radiator out [w/fans] and a few other things undone it just clicks and won't turn over...

both sides of the battery are secure - but she wont actually bump over and break the bolt loose

any ideas?

Don't know why it won't turn over, but you can run a jumper wire from the big starter wire to the small one that plugs on to the solenoid near it. Just touch it and the starter will run.

Harvey.