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Old Apr 25, 2010 | 11:31 AM
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engine kicked back this morning

engine kicked back this morning, nose of starter laying on the ground.



Old May 15, 2010 | 08:16 PM
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finally changed my starter out, turned the engine over with a pry bar,,,, nothing

put the starter on and it cranked right up

whats up? any thoughts?
Old May 15, 2010 | 08:20 PM
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Kicked back? What do you mean? I guess no one helped you out, since nobody knew what you meant.

Originally Posted by slowride94z
engine kicked back this morning, nose of starter laying on the ground.



Old May 15, 2010 | 08:20 PM
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Never heard of a 4 stroke V8 kicking back.

Happens a bunch with small engines. I had a B&S on a wood splitter do that and it broke my right ring finger.
Old May 16, 2010 | 09:11 AM
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my first thoughts were hydro locked, it literally kicked back like an old dirt bike and shattered the starter

that's why I turned it over with a pry bar. but no resistance.

It did lock up about 2 months ago and I started checking the injectors, looking for traces of water loss in the oil.
it only does strange things after sitting

my racing rival/friends ls actually broke a rod and the oil pan was full of gas
Old May 16, 2010 | 12:20 PM
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When I ran my Electromotive SDI, I had the problem once. The SDI was known for hitting 180 degrees out every once in a while. Of course, the day it did it to me, I was about 330 miles from home. Same deal, hit key, nose cone fell on ground. If the rotor comes off of the opti, this same issue can happen. A friend was running his car on the dyno and his brand new MSD opti had the rotor fall off during a run. Massive backfire and car died.

Now, that said, wife's convertible did this one time. A friend had bought the car from us and he had some sheet aluminum valve covers put on the engine. Well, the mechanic that did it pulled the fuel rails and also swapped injectors. Long story short, he did not get all of the injectors completely seated in the intake. When the car sat and it rained, water got in the cylinder and hydrolocked the engine. Luckily, he hurt nothing but his brand new starter...

Now, the above novel completed, I say you either have fluid accumulating in a cylinder due to water getting in there or a leaky injector or you have an ignition issue.
Old May 16, 2010 | 02:26 PM
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pulled the fuel rails and also swapped injectors. Long story short, he did not get all of the injectors completely seated in the intake. When the car sat and it rained, water got in the cylinder and hydrolocked the engine.
interesting Ill check it out , thanks
Old May 17, 2010 | 11:29 AM
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It did lock up about 2 months ago and I started checking the injectors, looking for traces of water loss in the oil.
it only does strange things after sitting

my racing rival/friends ls actually broke a rod and the oil pan was full of gas
Mine did this. Had a headgasket seeping water. Car sat for two weeks, fired it up and bent a rod/broke a piston.
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