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how do i find the flywheel from under the car of a 98 cadillac deville to turn it to get it started
Hello,
To be honest, I am not familiar with you specific vehicle as to the fly wheel cover plate, however I can give you a general idea where to look. Find the starter and you will find the bell housing where the flywheel is located. Access plate should be located along the bell housing. You will find a steel plate with 4 bolts. Remove the 4 bolts, the plate comes off and you now have access to the flywheel. you can then very gently put a screwdriver on a tooth of the fly wheel where you can leverage to rotate the flywheel.
Before you go to all this work, I want to know why you think the starter is bad. There are many different things that can be wrong and if you diagnose the problem correctly, you could save a lot of time and money,
This I am an expert on and would be glad to help you. Do the headlights come on bright? You need to know if the battery is good first.
Do you have power to the starter solenoid wire while someone else turns ignition to start?
Could possibly be broken wires in the VATS anti owner anti-theft system (Very common problem).
Many people change the starter only to find the problem was something else.
Why do you think it is a starter problem and why do you want to turn the engine over with a screwdriver?
Was this engine over heated before you turned it off last?
I just don't understand why you want access to the flywheel unless it was over heated or the engine possibly locked up due to low oil pressure.
I can most likely walk you through the diagnoses. Just answer my questions please.
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Rob Painter
Expertise
Alarm system questions cannot be answered on this forum. These systems are not what I can answer. Without being physically at the vehicle and not knowing what kind of electrical service has been done on the vehicle, there is no possible way to give an accurate answer over the internet. My expertise is in Ignition/key based anti-theft systems. These issues include GM VATS (resistor chip in key blade) PASSLOCK (MRD)-ignition lock rotation based, no special ignition key and the PKIII Transponder (computer chip in key) systems. These systems are not alarm based and are integral with the starting of the engine. This is why I cannot diagnose alarm problems without physically looking at the vehicle: Alarm systems are a completely different annimal than ignition key/lock based anti-theft system. Many alarm questions come from vehicles 10 years old, and since older, many hands that had been involved over the years.I am an expert in all GM factory (ignition/key based)systems. Alarm system questions pose to many situations beyond my knowledge as to what has been done to the vehicle over the years. Some guy may have actually wired the stereo into the alarm system. Who knows? Over my past 30 years in vehicle wiring repair, I have seen unbelievable wiring disaters done by guys that consider themselves "mechanics." I have seen stereos and alarms intalled using surgical tape. I have seen modules burn up, un-fused circuits, wiring jambed between the doors and even lamp cord used for a starter kill. To answer alarm questions over the internet without examining the vehicle is like asking; What does it take to remove a dent?
Experience
Education/Credentials-ASE certified. 11 years with a GM dealer and 17 years with a repair facility dealing with only the repair of theft recovered vehicles.
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