pelted
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I had a chance to have someone else try and start the 3.7L Liberty while I looked down inside. When the key is turned I can see the harmonic balancer very very slowly starts to turn. This is without the accessory belt attached. I've not had any battery or starter issues. It was starting fine then I replaced the fan clutch after an overheat (this was after a water pump replacement then a test drive). Basically, overheated, replaced pump and thermo, then fluid, test drove, and it overheated again, then let it cool down and I put the new fan clutch on and this cranking problem is now here.
There doesn't seem to be any outward sign of some catastrophic damage or failure like a thrown rod, head gasket issue or anything like that. There is no oil or fluid leaking and levels look good on everything. Trying to hand crank the engine is very hard to do, but it does move. Could this be over pressure and can it be relieved somehow? Any other ideas?
There doesn't seem to be any outward sign of some catastrophic damage or failure like a thrown rod, head gasket issue or anything like that. There is no oil or fluid leaking and levels look good on everything. Trying to hand crank the engine is very hard to do, but it does move. Could this be over pressure and can it be relieved somehow? Any other ideas?