# 1999 Ford Escort - wheels are jammed

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-ford-escort-wheels-are-jammed/139116>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** escort, ford\
**Created:** [April 24, 2019, 12:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-ford-escort-wheels-are-jammed/139116 "2019-04-24T00:23:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![mapleleafdrive803](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a9a28c/32.png) [@mapleleafdrive803](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mapleleafdrive803)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 12:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-ford-escort-wheels-are-jammed/139116/1 "2019-04-24T00:23:51Z")

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I put an electric motor in this car. wheels were turning but trans fluid was flowing out. i closed the oil flow & the wheels are jammed now, what could be the problem?

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 12:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-ford-escort-wheels-are-jammed/139116/2 "2019-04-24T00:29:27Z")

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> [@mapleleafdrive803](#):
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> what could be the problem?

The problem to start with is that it is impossible to know what you are asking .

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2019, 1:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-ford-escort-wheels-are-jammed/139116/3 "2019-04-24T01:20:46Z")

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> [@mapleleafdrive803](#):
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> I put an electric motor in this car.

Where? In the glove box? In the trunk?

To replace the gas engine? Did you hook it to an automatic trans? Why???