Date:         Sat, 20 May 2006 12:16:38 -0400
Reply-To:     neil <goofymuso@YAHOO.CA>
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From:         neil <goofymuso@YAHOO.CA>
Subject:      Re: Seized Engine?
Comments: To: MM <marknyc28@YAHOO.COM>
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--- MM <marknyc28@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> 1985 Westy 4 speed.
> rebuilt Boston Bob Engine 8,000 miles on it.
>
> The engine quit on my one day pulling out of a
> parking
> spot in my neighborhood.  After it quit i tried to
> restart, but the starter wouldn't turn over the
> engine.

SNIP

> Is this engine toast???!!!



Hi MM

Here's a couple of crazy thoughts:

Stuck starter? (pinion gear jambed and still engaged
w/flywheel teeth)

Bell housing/engine loose on tranny? (input shaft
would might bind I imagine)

Something severly wrong with tranny? (though in
neutral when engine turning attempted by hand, can't
see how internal part of tranny would keep engine from
turning....)

How long did the van sit unused?

Were there any warning signs like overheating, before
you parked it?


Neil Nicholson.
1981 air cooled Westfalia.
Cheap-o web site:

http://www.members.shaw.ca/tubanick/welcomewesty.html






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