I replaced a serpentine belt that fraid and spun around the crank shaft pulley for 5-10 minutes. The car won't start.

Asked by oldbones1946 Jun 11, 2015 at 05:33 PM about the 1995 Ford Escort 4 Dr LX Wagon

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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You may have bent a valve or more. Do a compression test on all cyl and see if any are zero. If so, you will need to pull the head and repair it.

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