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Originally Posted by redassag00
I think you mean the engine turns over, but will not fire.
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I meant exactly what I said - starter turns over (it must have a clutch mechanism (?)) but the motor, ie crankshaft, does not. When I let the truck sit for a while and then try to start - for a split second I get a gut-wrenching grind coming from the left side of the engine and then the starter starts to crank - but not the motor. I am not starting it again...
I don't think it's electrical. If the starter had died under way, that would not explain blue smoke...
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...but your symptoms sound odd, as if the engine is burning oil while passing raw fuel through the motor (hence the smell)...
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If engine indeed siezed up, then "dry" cranking would indeed just pump fuel and I'd smell it - so it does make sense, don't you think?
As far as smoke, etc - the whole thing happened about 1/2 mile from home and while under way - so it is possible that even if one (or more) cylinder gave up the ghost, the momentum of the rest kept the truck going until it came to rest in the garage.