Greg_B
Bronco Guru
I just read someone elses lock down problem and went out to the garage and finished putting the seats back in mine and took it for a drive around the neighborhood... Pulled into the drive way and shut it off... took a leaf blower and blew out the garage and climbed back into the Bronco and the engine turned about 2 revolutions and something just locked up... The starter clicks but nothing turns. When I started it go drivein around the block it made a strange noise like something scraping against something for a couple of seconds then quit.
A little background... I few weeks ago I posted on here that I was hearing a strange noise that sounded like my fan was hitting the radiator but there was no evidence of it. I never did figure out what that noise was. But... I have not really driven it since. I did a body lift, replaced floor pans, repainted the inside, removed the side tank, rerouted fuel lines, installed canister purge, and several other things... none related to engine or transmission... O... I did replace the selector shaft seal where it was leaking.
I have a 5.0 so it doesnt have a crank bolt to turn on the front... Not sure how to turn it over by hand... If I remember correctly it seems like I turned it from the inspection plate at the bellhousing when i installed it.
A little more back ground... I had the C4 rebuilt a few years ago and I have never felt like it was "right" shifts funny and stuff. I just have not put many miles on it the last few years... it has just been sitting in the garage.
Any ideas? I will not have time to touch it for a few days but the first plan is to pull the inspection plate and see if I can turn it by hand... second is to pull the starter and inspect....
I wonder if the noise I was hearing could have been the tourque converter going bad or the flex plate loose? He would not have pulled the flex plate though would he?
Open for ideas...
Greg
A little background... I few weeks ago I posted on here that I was hearing a strange noise that sounded like my fan was hitting the radiator but there was no evidence of it. I never did figure out what that noise was. But... I have not really driven it since. I did a body lift, replaced floor pans, repainted the inside, removed the side tank, rerouted fuel lines, installed canister purge, and several other things... none related to engine or transmission... O... I did replace the selector shaft seal where it was leaking.
I have a 5.0 so it doesnt have a crank bolt to turn on the front... Not sure how to turn it over by hand... If I remember correctly it seems like I turned it from the inspection plate at the bellhousing when i installed it.
A little more back ground... I had the C4 rebuilt a few years ago and I have never felt like it was "right" shifts funny and stuff. I just have not put many miles on it the last few years... it has just been sitting in the garage.
Any ideas? I will not have time to touch it for a few days but the first plan is to pull the inspection plate and see if I can turn it by hand... second is to pull the starter and inspect....
I wonder if the noise I was hearing could have been the tourque converter going bad or the flex plate loose? He would not have pulled the flex plate though would he?
Open for ideas...
Greg