97 club wagan 4.6L; I had to replace axle in rear end so I had the rear of my van up and blocked for about 2 months.So finished the rear put back down,recharged the battery to full charg, verifided fluid levels were good turned key on for about 15sec twice to allow fuel pump to prime and turned it over. Engine turned over strong for about 10 sec and stoped hard. i atemped this once more and same result. i afraid my engine has a stuck piston or something. i know better than to keep trying to crank it for fear of doing series damage.; we had som realy cold nights and dumb *** me didnt consider engine drying out. this motyor has soplinoids over each cilinder and the deep plugs that are a nightmare to pullonce you get the doghouse off. Guys this is a service van that is a rolling office and tool/parts shed.Ive been called a lot of things in my life [ some i'm not proud of ] but never been called an auto mech. any one have a way of un sticking and getting it freed up with out pulling each plug and pouring marvlis mystery fluid in each cylinder?

 

If the engine spun on the starter for 10 seconds, the pistons are not stuck. Turn the engine manually with a socket on the damper nut two full revolutions to verify it isn't stuck.

 

What are you talking about?

 

just got it to start after spinning the crank as sugested and it started right up. but now it has a terribly loud knock that increases with exceleration im triyng to make some type of stesascope to pin point the source almost sounds as may be the flywheel or trans. no water in oil but so loud hard to pinpoint.

 

You may have hydrolocked it and bent a rod. I think you need to get a qualified tech to listen to it and advise you.

 

Could be a rod knock. Does the noise vary while increasing or decreasing the rpm? How many miles on this baby?

 

Yes the knock does increase /d

 

what I meant to ask was does it knock more when the engine is increasing rpm or decreasing rpm? Does it knock consistently all of the time regardless of rpm increasing or decreasing?

You should get a mechanic to listen to it. Usually a loud engine knock is not good. Or you could remove the valve covers and check the valve train for issues. Or you could use a boroscope to look inside the cylinders. I think the mechanic idea is the best idea.

 

I think you need a mechanic. You seem to have some difficulty in expressing yourself understandably in writing and with answering all questions asked.

Sorry, but in a forum such as this, spelling, grammar, and punctuation can make a difference. No offense, nothing personal, it is what it is. I know it's rough using a phone, but if you have access to a computer with a real keyboard it helps a lot.