Home
What's new
Latest activity
Authors
Store
Latest reviews
Search products
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New listings
New products
New profile posts
Latest activity
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
Cart
Cart
Loading…
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Search titles only
By:
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More options
Change style
Contact us
Close Menu
Forums
Contour and Focus
SVT Focus
2004 ZX3 SVT Issue
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="sic vic" data-source="post: 16313281" data-attributes="member: 196559"><p>Remove the accessory belt and check whether all your accessories turn freely by hand. Two mechanics chased my hard start problem for two years. One of them told me the engine had jumped timing and was junk. The timing belt was relatively new, so I knew that wasn't the problem. Finally, the second guy pulled the accessory belt off, and found the alternator was seized up. It had apparently seized up slowly over time. Unfortunately, by that time, all the cranking with the resistance from the alternator had burned out the starter (there was smoke coming out of it near the end). $1,000 later, the car runs like a top again. I wish I had thought of that sooner, though. . .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sic vic, post: 16313281, member: 196559"] Remove the accessory belt and check whether all your accessories turn freely by hand. Two mechanics chased my hard start problem for two years. One of them told me the engine had jumped timing and was junk. The timing belt was relatively new, so I knew that wasn't the problem. Finally, the second guy pulled the accessory belt off, and found the alternator was seized up. It had apparently seized up slowly over time. Unfortunately, by that time, all the cranking with the resistance from the alternator had burned out the starter (there was smoke coming out of it near the end). $1,000 later, the car runs like a top again. I wish I had thought of that sooner, though. . . [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Contour and Focus
SVT Focus
2004 ZX3 SVT Issue
Top