shelbydz

Hi everyone,

I'm new to these forums, but not to mopars. I've wrenched on many 2.2l engines, including my 87 Shelby Lancer.

My sister has a 95 dodge caravan. It recently broke down on the side of the highway. When I was able to finally got to her house and look it, it wouldn't start (clicking sounds when it tries to turn over).

We replaced the battery and the terminals. No dice. I just replaced the starter and its doing the same thing. I get a click when the starter engages, but its not turning over.

My thought is that the engine is siezed up or the tranny is frozen, but I'm wondering if you all have any other thoughts.

ryan_e

try to get a socket on the crank pulley nut and try to turn it if it turns its good, then drop the transmission into neutral and try it then it will eliminate those possibilities and did the starter have the solenoid on it and does it draw juice when you crank it(lights dim etc.)

shelbydz

Cool, ill try manually turning the engine to see what happens. I don't remember the lights going dim. Does this vehicle have an auto shutdown relay?

ryan_e

well if the lights dont dim then your starter isn't gettin juice, if the engine was seized i would assume that the starter would still try to turn and draw enough power to dim the lights, almost sounds like a solenoid