Perplexed

1774 Views 21 Replies 4 Participants Last post by eldoradoin, May 2, 2011

eldoradoin

Discussion Starter · Apr 29, 2011

Okay gang, here's the problem. As some know, drive kicked out on me a little more than a week ago.

I was getting a CKP error, and have since changed them out. (18" ratchet extension with a swivel does the trick just fine)

Now, can SOMEONE tell me WTH is going on:

The starter cranks the flywheel but doesn't turn the belt side of the motor. I can put a ratchet on the crank (belt side) and turn easily, and can see the flywheel moving on the other side.
No current codes, as she hasn't started since the breakdown.

What am I dealing with here? :banghead:

Thanks, as usual.

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Ranger

· #6 · Apr 30, 2011

The starter cranks the flywheel but doesn't turn the belt side of the motor.

Ouch! That does not sound good at all. Broken flex plate maybe? Hard to imagine how this could happen by just changing the CKP sensors.

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Ranger

· #9 · Apr 30, 2011

I can't imagine a broken crankshaft, but it does sound like you have a disconnect between the ring gear (flywheel) and the rest of the motor. The TC is not part of this equation.

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Ranger

· #13 · Apr 30, 2011

eldoradoin said:
(How far are you from Frankfort b.t.w.?.. I have an old friend living up in Ill.)

I'm about 85 miles NNW of Frankfort.

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Ranger

· #16 · May 1, 2011

When I hit the starter, it just whirrs like the flywheel is turning and nothing else.

Now it's starting to sound like the starter pinion is not even engaging the flywheel ring gear.

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Ranger

· #20 · May 1, 2011

Forget the crankshaft. It's not broken.

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