i just replace the engine on a 01 neon, the engine turned before i attach it to the trany.

i put it in the car now the engine wont turn, not even by hand.
but i can turn one wheel n the other wheel turns the other way.

any ideas on whats wrong, even the basics help

 

Can you clarify "the engine turned before i attach it to the tranny?" Not sure how that would make it not start or move though. The wheels will do that, did it to me. Did the torque converter spin freely when you reconnected it?

BTW, you going to Wyotech?

 

well i could turn the engine around with a wrench before i connected it to the trany. n how would i check to see if the torque converter spins freely?

n yes i went to wyotech recently

 

You have to remove the tranny and check it. I know the pain, I had to do this after reconnecting everything and that was the problem.

 

hmmmmm, and how do i check to see if the torque converter turns. i mean its bolted to the flex plate so all i see is it turnin with the engine

 

No other way really for the reason you listed because if it is bolted up to the plate and you turn that with whatever tool you use, it will force the converter to spin, though not necessarily freely. You just have to check it and then check it again right before you bolt it back up. I reached in through the starter cutout after getting the tranny in place but before bolting the plate back up to ensure it still moved freely. Any little jolt can cause it to sort of stick.

 

o okay that helps, ill give it a try

 

Whoa...That sucks...lol

 

Word. Especially when you find out 10 minutes after you just put the whole car back together.