Tony,

I had a starting problem in my 87 when it got really cold out.  The oil
pressure release valve stuck.  The engine could not turn over and made a
whirring sound (no simple click)..  Sometimes it would catch ( but not
start) but most of the time it would just make the whirring sound.  This
continued for a few days and would take a few hours of off and on cranking
to start (I was on a trip at the time). Excessive cranking with the oil
pressure valve malfunctioning (after buying a new battery) eventually
created another problem a few hundred miles later Turns out the oil pressure
was relieved by the oil being pushed out the exhaust manifold and into the
cad. Converter eventually ruining it.

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Phillip

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