just went outside and turned the motor over easily with a 1/2" socket wrench.
thats not good. deffinetly no compression. what now, sheared cam pin? lost time and bent valves?
no, turns over freely with the starter, sounds like very little compression. we pulled a fuse in my buddy's dmax so it wouldnt start, the sound of it turning over is consistant and sounds normal like regular compression. when mine turns over it sounds like a gas motor tuning over with all but...
I know the ether is a no no, BUT, wouldnt it eliminate the rail pressure causing the no start? If it tried to fire at all on ether, then I would be ready to try to find a fuel issue. Im worried about the way it turns over so freely. I guess I need to go get a diesel compression tester.
I just bought a 2005 duramax lly not running. The previous owner said that it just shut off at 45 mph. No warning signs, no knocking, no rattles, no noises. My code reader says no codes. I dont think its fuel related at all, I even sprayed a shot of ether into the intake just to see if it would...