[Spridgets] Jammed 1500 engine

Don Herrick dbherrick at gmail.com
Wed Oct 19 07:34:11 MDT 2011


OK.  I did try rocking the car, both in forward and reverse.  I would get up
to the point where the wheels would drag.  I'll start with pulling the belt
and if the engine still doesn't turn I'll pull the starter motor.
Thanks,
Don

On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 6:29 AM, derf <derf247 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sounds like jammed Bendix.  Pull the starter and if Bendix is jammed
> try push start.
> If it isn't the starter then it could be something major inside the motor.
> You can remove the fan belt and try and start the car but you cannot
> run the car for more than a minute without the belt.
> You may try putting it in a forward gear and rocking the car gently
> back and forth, starting with a gentle back push.  If it is a stuck
> Bendix it may release.  (Conversely you can try putting it in reverse
> and giving a gentle forward nudge, just enough to maybe "unbind" it.)


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