I just bought this SC at a decent price because it does not start. I have and am familiar with turbocoupes, but this is my first supercharged Tbird.
The car:
1991 Automatic. 99K original miles. moonroof, keyless, ride control, etc. loaded car.
The engine compartment:
Notice how the belts and pulleys have an orangy tinge to them..almost like surface rust, but not.
The symptoms:
Car turns over with no metal to metal "bad" noises. It does make a "whoosh" noise while turning over once per revolution. I've never had a SC, so I'm not sure if this is normal or not..If my turbocoupe was making this noise, I'd be concerned.
While turning over, all the pulleys and belts are doing what they are supposed to.
The oil is full, clean and doesn't smell funny. It has no trace of coolant in it.
The radiator overflow bottle has coolant in it and is at the correct level for "cold". The fluid itself is nice and green. The radiator appears to be low as when you look under the radiator cap you can see no fluid..just the fins of the radiator.
Side notes:
The moonroof doesn't work. The drivers side power window is stuck down (motor does not appear to work). There was no battery in the car when I bought it so I'm assuming any stored codes will be lost?
From the information on the title I was able to determine that the last person who bought this car did so on March 14th of this year with the exact same mileage as it has right now. Looks like somebody else bought this car to fix up and decided to junk it instead..and that's where I bought it.
My 'shoot from the hip" theory is that the water pump may have blown soaking the front of the engine compartment (thus the orangy tinged belts/pullies) but the person kept driving the car to the point it were it was so overheated the headgaskets blew soaking/fouling the plugs. When they found out the headgasket job was over a grand, the junked the car.
Questions:
What is the best way to check for spark?
What is the best way to check for fuel delivery?
Will a Ford scanner tool be useful even though the car doesn't run?
Does it seem like the issue is headgasket related even though the oil is clean with no trace of coolant? (if that's the case, I'll resell the car or part it out..no WAY I'm tackling that job)
Thanks for any input~
The car:
1991 Automatic. 99K original miles. moonroof, keyless, ride control, etc. loaded car.
The engine compartment:
Notice how the belts and pulleys have an orangy tinge to them..almost like surface rust, but not.
The symptoms:
Car turns over with no metal to metal "bad" noises. It does make a "whoosh" noise while turning over once per revolution. I've never had a SC, so I'm not sure if this is normal or not..If my turbocoupe was making this noise, I'd be concerned.
While turning over, all the pulleys and belts are doing what they are supposed to.
The oil is full, clean and doesn't smell funny. It has no trace of coolant in it.
The radiator overflow bottle has coolant in it and is at the correct level for "cold". The fluid itself is nice and green. The radiator appears to be low as when you look under the radiator cap you can see no fluid..just the fins of the radiator.
Side notes:
The moonroof doesn't work. The drivers side power window is stuck down (motor does not appear to work). There was no battery in the car when I bought it so I'm assuming any stored codes will be lost?
From the information on the title I was able to determine that the last person who bought this car did so on March 14th of this year with the exact same mileage as it has right now. Looks like somebody else bought this car to fix up and decided to junk it instead..and that's where I bought it.
My 'shoot from the hip" theory is that the water pump may have blown soaking the front of the engine compartment (thus the orangy tinged belts/pullies) but the person kept driving the car to the point it were it was so overheated the headgaskets blew soaking/fouling the plugs. When they found out the headgasket job was over a grand, the junked the car.
Questions:
What is the best way to check for spark?
What is the best way to check for fuel delivery?
Will a Ford scanner tool be useful even though the car doesn't run?
Does it seem like the issue is headgasket related even though the oil is clean with no trace of coolant? (if that's the case, I'll resell the car or part it out..no WAY I'm tackling that job)
Thanks for any input~