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Old Jan 25, 2021 | 02:44 PM
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Haven't done anything. Battery would be dead now, reading codes would be useless.

How can I turn the engine by hand? That's a good idea.
Put a wrench on the crank pulley pulley bolt... thats the bottom pulley and the bolt is at the center. You'll be turning it clockwise, if memory serves me correctly. Put a pipe on the wrench handle for leverage, or use a cheater bar. Again, how is the oil and coolant? I'm just wondering if you ran out of either and locked the engine up, hence my suggestion for turning.

You can charge the battery in place with a battery charger. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Schumacher-...E&gclsrc=aw.ds
 

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Old Jan 25, 2021 | 03:01 PM
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I have always kept up to date on fluids, but I'll check them anyways. I'll send you an update after I've made sure the engine isn't actually seized.

Maybe it is the battery... I wonder if a half dead battery can cause a miss fire... I'm just going to hook my sonata up to it and see if it'll fire up with a running vehicle attached to it. Assuming the engine didn't seize.
 
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Old Jan 25, 2021 | 03:50 PM
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Low voltage can cause all sorts of interesting issues on these trucks. Unfortunately, they are HIGHLY sensitive to things of that nature.

If your battery froze, it is likely toast. Wouldn't hurt to put it on a charger for a couple hours, and see if it will do anything.
 
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Old Jan 26, 2021 | 08:29 PM
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Front crank bolt should be a 1-3/16 I think? Not sure off hand. Take the belt off and it should turn over even with a basic 1/2" ratchet at that age. I could turn my 3.9 just by grabbing the crank pulley.

I would think even if the engine was seized, you'd hear the starter bendix clunk into the ring gear.

Throw a battery at it, see if it will spin over much less fire.

4.7 is COP, so my next thought would be a root electrical failure, or a mechanical failure - possibly knocked the rocker arms off. Take the valve covers off and see if any are laying down.
 
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Old Jan 30, 2021 | 12:18 PM
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I managed to get it to push a code out. P0700.... not sure what in the transmission could cause a no crank issue??? I don't have a socket big enough to turn the engine over by hand, pretty sure I wouldn't be able to anyways.
 
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