Can anyone Please help me??? My 1999 Chevy S-10 2.2L started making a loud noise under the hood. It made a loud noise for 2 days it had been starting prefect. We went to a friends house and turned the truck off when we went to leave ...... all it did was Crank slowly like the battery had died or was not taking charge i ,tried jumping it. When that didn't work i tryed changing the starter, I even tried starter fueled still would not start just crank very slowly ... the fuel pump kicked on when i turn the key over to try and start the truck. One of my friends knows a little about Trucks he checked the spark plugs, there was gas around one of the spark plugs... He advised me it could be a Blown Head Gasket.....I had him to check my oil it was 1 qt low ..I really don't know a lot i just purchased the truck a couple months ago ....we never had any problems with it running hot... Don't they show signs of running hot if it is a Blown head Gasket...The only other problem until now with the truck was a whole in the gas tank which we repaired ......... Pls i don't know what else to do ... i have tried everything i don't know what more to do.....
1999 S-10 2.2L Cranks real slowly but will not Start
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First off, a loud noise? What "kind" of loud noise?
Maybe an alternator belt slipping, not charging?
Are you sure you had the jumper cables connected correctly, or tightly?
Maybe the loud was a rod bearing knocking and now it's seizing? Did you check the oil? Coolant level?
First off, a loud noise? What "kind" of loud noise?
Maybe an alternator belt slipping, not charging?
Are you sure you had the jumper cables connected correctly, or tightly?
Maybe the loud was a rod bearing knocking and now it's seizing? Did you check the oil? Coolant level?
Please describe the noise. Was it a squealing noise, a banging noise, chirping noise? Did it sound like metal on metal, or did it sound softer? Do you have a battery gauge on the dash? If so, what does it point to when you turn the ignition on?
Based on the initial symptoms you described above, I suspect you had a bearing fail in the alternator, and have been driving around more or less on the battery alone the last couple of days. Alternators can fail two ways, they can stop charging, leaving you to ride on the electricity provided by the battery alone, which won't carry you very far... Less frequently, you can have an alternator fail in a way that causes it to overcharge the battery. This doesn't happen frequently, as the internal voltage regulator in the alternator is designed to keep it from happening at all, but if the regulator fails, it is possible. In either case, I suspect that your alternator failed, and now you need a battery too.
Based on the initial symptoms you described above, I suspect you had a bearing fail in the alternator, and have been driving around more or less on the battery alone the last couple of days. Alternators can fail two ways, they can stop charging, leaving you to ride on the electricity provided by the battery alone, which won't carry you very far... Less frequently, you can have an alternator fail in a way that causes it to overcharge the battery. This doesn't happen frequently, as the internal voltage regulator in the alternator is designed to keep it from happening at all, but if the regulator fails, it is possible. In either case, I suspect that your alternator failed, and now you need a battery too.