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HELP! Alt. belt broke now car doesnt run!

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imagine-02

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Apr 19, 2008
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
As I was driving the alternator belt broke, so the car was running off the battery for about a mile. Then the car made some kind of noise (I cant even remember what it sounded like) and the engine slowly bogged down and shut off.
I thought it was just an intercooler coupler that poped of. So I checked and they all looked good still.
So I put a new alt belt on and tried starting it, but it wont start. It makes a whining noise but wont fire. All the belts turn while trying to start it (timing, alt, and ps).

So im thinking the valves are not opening or its not sending in fuel.

HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!:cry:
 
I threw an alt belt and shut the car off knowing that it would over heat.

When I watched the video you have no compression. Pull the head and probably have to get new valves. Do a timing belt job and get a good head gasket.

Hopefully you dont have any piston problems from the valves hitting them or gouges in the cyl wall.

good luck let us know.
 
Oh yea it made contact ha ha!
(I shouldnt be laughing... It sucked)

So you would think that when pistons hit valves that it would be loud. Well its not. It was pretty much like... Hey why is my car trying to shut off?
 
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