spun bearing
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 6:40 pmeveryone is telling me i spun a bearing, how would i know. the motor quit on me. gsr. and wouldnt start. but made a wierd grunting noise when trying to start. took it all apart except block....??
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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 6:40 pmPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 7:06 pmpull the oil pan you should be able to tell if there are metal shards in it
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:50 pmmarvinp8700 wrote:pull the oil pan you should be able to tell if there are metal shards in it
then check to see if there is play in the rods where they connect to the crankshaft
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:55 pmi took the oil pan off, i didnt see any, but ill take off the pump and the shield thing and mess with. i pressed down on the pistons, they didnt move is that normal?
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:28 pmmaybe your pistons froze up 
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 11:30 pmhydrolock ?
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 12:44 amcan you spin over the motor. A spun bearing will not stop the car from starting. I know, My LS still starts and I have 1 or more spun bearings.
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 4:33 pmGreasedmonkey wrote:can you spin over the motor. A spun bearing will not stop the car from starting. I know, My LS still starts and I have 1 or more spun bearings.
a spun bearing will not keep your motor from turning over.
take the spark plugs out, put it in neutral, and turn the crank counter clockwise with a 17mm socket.
the rod may make a knock as it turns from play on the crank.
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 4:47 pmill try that today, what hydrolock?
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:40 pmhydrolock is from sucking water through your intake, like if you have a cold air intake and drive through 2' of water
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:58 pmi have a short ram. so...and its been dry
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:27 pmso i took not a 17 but a 19mm and turn the crank, and all the pistons move up and down just fine. could i still have a spun bearing? it quit on me while driving and wouldnt start. like a the flywheel broke or something. any more suggestions. i dont want to put it all back to gether and it wont start. that would make me quite.
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:52 pmdid you check to see if you had fuel, spark and compression before you took it apart?
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 2:16 amno , i dont have stuff to do that
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 4:22 ama little late now, but to check fuel, put your ear by the rear seat & listen for the pump whine. Pull an injector or 2 and see if they were spraying while you were cranking the engine.
To check spark, pull a plug out and touch the end near a valve cover bolt. Then try to start the car. You should see an arc if you're getting spark.
Compression, you'll need a tester to get accurate #'s. but you can take the plugs out except for one cyl at a time and crank the motor by hand. if it is hard to crank, then you have compression in that cyl.
To check spark, pull a plug out and touch the end near a valve cover bolt. Then try to start the car. You should see an arc if you're getting spark.
Compression, you'll need a tester to get accurate #'s. but you can take the plugs out except for one cyl at a time and crank the motor by hand. if it is hard to crank, then you have compression in that cyl.