1995 Lincoln Town Car locked up?

1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
168,766 MILES • 4.6L • V8 • RWD • AUTOMATIC
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LORENNBL
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Engine has been running perfectly(except needs ac compressor)...went on road trip, decided it wasn't going to crank. Replaced starter with pull a part starter I payday. Fired right up ran perfectly and smoothly...get home, junk starter nows spins freely with no engagement. I drive for a living so had wife take to shop...they tell her my engine is locked. How is this when it was running perfectly?
Aug 14, 2014 at 3:24 PM
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HMAC300
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usually if a starter just spins it's the starter drive on starter if it clunks when trying to start engine is normally locked up try turning it over by hand
Aug 14, 2014 at 4:37 PM
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