Overheating and now no crank issue.

[warsson013]

Hello.

I have a 2002 Sport Trac. If any more info is needed I can get it for you.

So, this vehicle I bought for my wife since we work out in a field and she needs to use the 4x4 a lot.

Yesterday, she did not switch it off from her work the night before and ran the truck on the road for a good 8-10 miles. It overheated. I got a tow, and was able to bring it back. After making sure the 4x4 was off when I came home from work later in the day, I tried to start it and it sounded like it almost could. I made sure to fill the radiator with water but after trying to crank it a couple of times, some with jumping it from a different car, now it only gives one click.

I also saw there was some smoke from something burning, not sure what, couldnt find it.

Any place I should start looking before I begin? I checked the oil and it has no mixing with the coolant, thankfully. I also did change the cable to the starter solenoid since I had a no crank issue before and that was the issue.

Thank you.

 

[FordFlintrock]

Could be hydro locked. Pull the spark plugs and try bumping starter over hopefully no water comes out.

 

[warsson013]

Could be hydro locked. Pull the spark plugs and try bumping starter over hopefully no water comes out.

So after the longest time, it was seized. Unsure if it was exactly hydrolocked, but at this point, ive been bamboozled about it. Going to have to put in a new engine.

Any recommendations on interchange or keeping it the same year make and model?

Thank you.

 

[dvdswan]

Hydro locked means there is water in one or more cylinder(s) and since water does not compress it will not let the engine crank rotate the pistons through the 4-stroke cycle.

If you remove all spark plugs the water can be pushed out of the cylinder.

 

[warsson013]

Hydro locked means there is water in one or more cylinder(s) and since water does not compress it will not let the engine crank rotate the pistons through the 4-stroke cycle.

If you remove all spark plugs the water can be pushed out of the cylinder.

I tried moving the crank and it doesn't budge at all. I'll try taking out the spark plugs again and do that, and see if that gets me anywhere. I had someone attempt to fix it for me but that didnt go well at all. Lesson learned.