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Skylark
Engine
Symptoms
Not Cranking Over
hard to turn over engine
1993 BUICK SKYLARK
155,000 MILES • 3.3L • V6 • FWD • AUTOMATIC
THOMAS269
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new starter wont turn engine over. i can rotate it with beaker bar on crank pulley but it gets to a point and just about stops
Apr 11, 2016 at 6:18 AM
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CJ MEDEVAC
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Experienced Mechanic
11,000 POSTS
REMOVE THE STARTER
WILL IT ROTATE WITH THE BAR? (ELIMINATING THE STARTER AS THE PROBLEM)
IF NOT
IF A CYLINDER HAS WATER (COOLANT) IN IT (HEAD GASKET ISSUE), IT WILL HYDRO-LOCK, AS YOU CANNOT COMPRESS WATER!
REMOVE THE SPARK PLUGS TO SEE IF IT PUSHES WATER OUT OF A CYLINDER
DOES IT TURN OVER AT LEAST 2 FULL ROTATIONS NOW?
THE MEDIC
Apr 11, 2016 at 7:33 AM
CJ MEDEVAC
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Experienced Mechanic
11,000 POSTS
MIGHT CHECK YOUR OIL FOR WATER BEFORE YOU START SNATCHING SPARK PLUGS!
THE MEDIC
Apr 11, 2016 at 7:35 AM
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