Car is down

[jamesmost]

Went to lunch ate some awsome Kung Po Pork Got in car to leave and car went errrrrr errrrrrr clunk and would not starttried to jump and no goput in a new battery and no gobanged on starter relay and get clickingwaiting for a $300 tow job to mechanic

[MY92Q]

There is a blue starter relay on the passenger firewall that can go bad, tap it and try to start again. Just a guess.

[jamesmost]

There is a blue starter relay on the passenger firewall that can go bad, tap it and try to start again. Just a guess.

did that

[redmanfx]

Ebay had a Q45 Starter two days ago. It still may be available.

red

[jamesmost]

Ebay had a Q45 Starter two days ago. It still may be available.

red

starter still warranty glad u did not point me twards a motor as mydad did

[maxnix]

I think my towing insurance is about $15 per year.

[jamesmost]

I think my towing insurance is about $15 per year.

$90 for AAA+ but too late for this event my insurance covers $50was $340 w/tollsFirst time ever towed

[jamesmost]

starter still warranty glad u did not point me twards a motor as mydad did

Motor is seized

[rsiwicki]

whooa....no way dude!!! I can't believe your bad luck. How the hell did that happen? If you tell me where to look I can run to the parking garage and get a block number for ya. btw...all had VVT except 96.

[jamesmost]

got all info found a motor on a full swap JDM 35-45k for $1195 delivered

[Chansen]

Do you have any idea on how that happened?Was there oil in it?just curious

[jamesmost]

Do you have any idea on how that happened?Was there oil in it?just curious

Yes oil in it dont know what happened

[jamesmost]

Did i mention that i am very very sad

[rsiwicki]

I will be pouring a drink for ya there James tonight......wanna buy my Q? You can then have a good engine, headers, and a 4.08 rearend not to mention a ton of other parts that I am sure you could put to good use.

[maxnix]

Did i mention that i am very very sad

Yeah, me too. What the heck happened?

Didn't dent your oil pan, did you? Never heard of a later VH45DE seizing, other than Wes's abused (by a previous owner) one.
Modified by maxnix at 5:12 PM 10/20/2005

[Rex]

James - I hate to hear this ... very sorry. Never good to hear about a Q going down .

Glad to hear you're planning on getting it back on the road.

[jamesmost]

no dents nothing re calculated my milege 270,000-315,000 odo stopped in 1999. think it was time.found a JDM motor w/35k will put it in w/ dragon TC 2,800 stall and gonna find a local shop to fabricate some headers. should be back onthe road in 4-6 weeks

[squeefoo]

Bummer. That sucks.

Groin shot outta left field.

I should list everything I've done like you did in your sig.

[3rd Q]

James,

That really sucks! Glad you found a fresh motor to breathe new life into the Q. Good luck with the install.

Paul

[3Q Jay]

at that mileage my guess is rod bearing.

James did you check to see if corey still has his crate motor? i think he wanted $1500.....more than your JDM quote, but that is for BRAND NEW! and your '95 is the later engine anyway as his is.

[Jesda]

http://www.scubanaked.com/musi...).mp3

[Rex]

no dents nothing re calculated my milege 270,000-315,000 odo stopped in 1999. think it was time.found a JDM motor w/35k will put it in w/ dragon TC 2,800 stall and gonna find a local shop to fabricate some headers. should be back onthe road in 4-6 weeks

WOW, I never knew you had those kind of miles on it.

[jamesmost]

i spoke to the guy on e-bay who has the longblocks w/heads can get for $1,500 plus $350 shipping he only has 4 left.Bigger Job to swap all my component parts over.

I did have a ticking type of noise that i thought was HLA (mabey not)

[nchopp]

Sorry to hear it, man.

[elwesso]

honestly james your going to want to swap over a lot of your stuff anyway, since you just did the plenum and had fresh KS put on......

[jamesmost]

honestly james your going to want to swap over a lot of your stuff anyway, since you just did the plenum and had fresh KS put on......

wes the new used JDM only has 35 +/- k wasn't going to do anything justt start stripping my blown motor

[elwesso]

but still remember the engine is going to still be 10years old......!

You never want to just swap in the engine without doing some work

[RobertsnewQ]

Yep - reseal that sucker and make sure it has good guides before you drop it in.

[elwesso]

Yep - reseal that sucker and make sure it has good guides before you drop it in.

if he gets a 94 he obviously wont have to worry about that

[louiegz]

Wow man, that sucks! I just got back from vacation and read the post, I was shocked. Your car ran so well. I hope the engine swap goes well.