truck wont crank

[TyCorr]

Ok guys, took my motor out and cleaned it up and resealed everything. Put a new starter in, pulled the glowplugs, and got new battery cables. I have the motor in and the front end is off until I can get it to crank so there isnt oil in the cylinders. Im stuck here. It'll grab and crank for a second then the starter just freewheels. There were no shims before and there arent now. What could it be?

Man I feel stupid considering ive pulled and installed a motor before.

Thanks!

 

[Lethalthreat7.3]

It kinda sounds like the bending drive is dropping out but the motor is engaged allowing it to spin. Right? Can the drive gear back out while the motor is still energized?

 

[Lethalthreat7.3]

Bendix , stupid ipad

 

[TyCorr]

Im wondering if its not aligned quite right? Cody said his did that and he had to shim his.

 

[Dmstrucks02]

Dumb question but...
You did put the glow plugs back in right?
EDIT: Does it just sound like a starter issue?

 

[TyCorr]

Wait, are you saying that wimpy ass electric motor will spin it over that fast? In that case, yes, im an idiot. No the plugs arent in it.

 

[Arisley]

Get somebody else to crank it while you watch the motor. That will let you know for sure.

 

[TyCorr]

Ok, first off, Andy, retitle.this to TyCorr is a dumba$$ thread. I hooked th charger up, had the wife come out, in yoga pants fwiw, and crank it while I watched the crankshaft pulley and its spunning :doh:. Yep I feel stupid. Sorry gents for wasting your time.

Big thanks to Cody!

Yep, I feel dense...

Wow! A new starter will whip a motor around with no glowplugs in it. I hope HRT doesnt see this.

 

[ToMang07]

 

[TyCorr]

Might have been the Irish coffee at 6am, the 20 miller lights, and sleep deprivation. Although it doesnt explain the past attempts.

 

[Dmstrucks02]

LOL that will do it.
Did it fire off?

 

[Arisley]

Ok, first off, Andy, retitle.this to TyCorr is a dumba$$ thread. I hooked th charger up, had the wife come out, in yoga pants fwiw, and crank it while I watched the crankshaft pulley and its spunning :doh:. Yep I feel stupid. Sorry gents for wasting your time.

Big thanks to Cody!

Yep, I feel dense...

Wow! A new starter will whip a motor around with no glowplugs in it. I hope HRT doesnt see this.

No problem, I might have thought the same thing.

 

[bluedge8]

Easy and dumb is still better than broken and have to fix,,,

 

[TyCorr]

It sounded like it was just spinning, in fact when I unbolted it and left the wires hooked up it sounded the same.

 

[Cody]

Glad you got this figured out!

 

[neverkickn]

LOL



With you of course.

 

[TyCorr]

:doh:

Nothing ever seems like it should be simple. Im always looking for the most complicated fix. A good.reminder to start easy and work towards worst case.

 

[Cody]

Got this running yet?

 

[Powerstrokeracing]

Don't feel dumb I have had this happen to me. Haha except On a cummins we thought starter was bad but jut the valves weren't adjusted and it was spinning over that fast.. Pretty impressive

 

[powerlifter405]

:doh:

Nothing ever seems like it should be simple. Im always looking for the most complicated fix. A good.reminder to start easy and work towards worst case.

FML, been there before:lookaround:
its easy to forget the simple stuff