alright for some of you who dont know, october i was in a wreck

well brought the car home, and it started up and then died. tries to turn over, it is missing the radiator and the fans. I've heard it could be because i am missing the radiator, but idk. i changed spark plugs, spark plug wires, and dont know what else to try before i buy a new radiator. any help would be greatly appreciated

So, your trying to run an engine with no coolant? Just to see if it starts up? And I know that is not how it looks now, is it?

This post has been edited by Spider77: Feb 18, 2011 - 6:09 PM

yeah, is it really a must? i just wanted to try to get it started for a second

it will start and run without the radiator.

i'm not saying that it wont, but its not a good idea to go for an extended period of time....

heres the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFwn3paLtfw

Sounds like no compression to me. Could be that the timing got screwed up in the wreck. Set the crank to tdc and check the cam to see if it is right.

either no compression or its flooded out.