Car problem

Oh also, there's no clicking either when I attempt to start.

How many miles, what motor, 4x4?

We had a 94 Burbin growing up. Good vehicle, until it's not. The steering wheel will get loose habitually. The transmission will go a couple times. It's a beast and a gas hog. Does yours have the 40 gallon gas tank?

I recall that we sold it for not very much money about 10 or more years ago. I can't imagine that yours has low miles.

The positive is that it's probably easy for a mechanic to work on. The negative is that there's a lot to be worked on.

What do you think is wrong with the motor?

Have you taken you question to /o/ ?

>>17404076
Read your post again. Just get rid of it. 230k miles is a good run.

Probably is a bad starter motor. Find out what it is and get underneath and check the connections. Then bang on it with a hammer, perhaps while someone is trying to turn it over. Be careful.

Starter motor is easy to replace. Probably will cost you 50-100.

>>17404076
This thing has been a beast for sure, I mainly just regret how little care I've given it. It has 230,000 miles.

>>17404082

This, if there is no click at all it really can only be one of a few things.

>>17404076
>>17404082

Me again. Best piece of engine know-how I've ever received is
>air
>fuel
>spark

It has got to be one of those three issues. It most likely is spark, so check your starter motor. Even if every other component on the vehicle was fucked the motor would at least try to turn over. Make sure your battery is good, possibly hook it up on jumper cables while you are diagnosing it.

There's nothing wrong with banging on a starter motor which is likely to be broken anyways. Usually you can get a few more start cycles out of it.

I loved that 'burbin. Got out of a pretty nasty speeding ticket once because the speedo only goes to 85mph despite the engine being governor limited at 98 mph.

>>17404113
>>17404129
Regarding the no-click, that was actually my impression too but I thought it might be overly-hopeful thinking. I know the car is old but I love the fucking thing to death. I want to run this baby into its fucking grave. It's been in my family literally since it was brand new.

I really appreciate the advice too, I will definitely look into this, burbinbro

>>17404071
>Could the specific way my car didn't start this morning suggest this? Or does it suggest something else entirely.
It sounds like an electrical problem of some sort, a relay perhaps. Fortunatley the electrical systems on older cars tend to be relativley simple, so it shouldn't be too difficult for a man in the know to straighten out.

>>17404165
If that is the case you should do better about changing the oil. Also, don't switch between synthetic or natural... stick with whatever has been used in the engine during it's life.

Even if the engine was fully seized, the starter would try to turn (and thus click). It's probably electric related, or a bad starter. Check your distributor too.

>>17404071

Have you tried push-starting it?