97 olds Siliouette wont crank

1997 OLDSMOBILE
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RICHIE L
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97 olds silhouette wont crank drove to work came out wont crank all light on and radio works. turn the key and all seams ok. tried to jump start it and still nothing no clikes or selnoide tring to start.
I did notice when the key is in the on position I get 5 dings.

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Richie L
Nov 19, 2006 at 6:03 AM
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NEWTOWNPA
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I have a 97 Bonneville with the 3.8 SeriesII
It has a plastic upper intake.
Does yours have plastic upper?
If so, the gasket goes bad and lets coolant fill the block with water. Hydrolock
Is your coolant low? Oil have water in it?
Same thing happened to me.
No big deal, fixable.
The part should actually be changed like a timing belt.
You could pull the spark plugs, if it cranks, that's it.
I bought the parts myself and had a mechanic
install it.
It happened 10k ago at 135k.
My car seems no worse for wear.
Nov 21, 2006 at 7:55 PM