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Crank won't spin... did an hour ago?

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eboy0

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Jul 8, 2006
Chicago, Illinois
Ok so umm i feel like a complete idiot right now.... i drove the car home from work... parked it... everything was fine! I got to work on the car an hour later; take out the rest of my A/C lines and disconnect my EGR stuff.. so i do that... pulled the rest of the A/C stuff... and capped and removed my EGR stuff.... so I got to turn the car on..

Nothing... just CLICK CLICK CLICK... i notice the cam gears aren't moving.. WTF? So i go try and turn it by hand... it does but with some effort... i'm not even trying to start the car, i pulled the MORTOR (dont know spelling) fuse just to get the crank to spin..

What could it be guys? Could this in any way be related to the stuff i pulled?
Pulled timing covers to see if anything is rubbing, nothing...

I pulled the starter out just to see if it was that.... spins just fine with ignition and without... checked battery voltage its like 15.8v... tryed jump starting it too... tried push starting it... nothing... what is going on here? Someone help please?? :(
 
Did you spin the crank with a 1/4 ratchet or just by hand. It usally takes some muscel to spin it by hand. Did the wheels lock up when you tried push starting it. If not check your grounds to the battery and make sure your battery connection are tight.
 
Did you spin the crank with a 1/4 ratchet or just by hand. It usally takes some muscel to spin it by hand. Did the wheels lock up when you tried push starting it. If not check your grounds to the battery and make sure your battery connection are tight.

I spun the crank and cam gears with a wrench + breaker bar.. and yes the wheels locked up as soon as i let off the clutch
 
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