# Wont start 304 v8 **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** international\ **Created:** [February 28, 2017, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start-304-v8/100590 "2017-02-28T16:24:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rylan.andersen16](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/rylan.andersen16/32/6657_2.png) [@rylan.andersen16](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rylan.andersen16)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start-304-v8/100590/1 "2017-02-28T16:24:26Z")
International scout ii 304 v8 ran it and it died on the way back i assumed it was the water so i put coolant back in and some gas and it still wont start and i dont want to assume i scorched a cylinder ---
**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start-304-v8/100590/2 "2017-02-28T17:01:28Z")
Was it out of coolant? Did you overheat it? ---
**Author:** ![SteveCBT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevecbt/32/3192_2.png) [@SteveCBT](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveCBT)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 5:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start-304-v8/100590/3 "2017-02-28T17:13:19Z")
Did it run out of coolant, overheat and then the engine seized? If so you have a melted hunk of metal under the hood. How about some more detail on what is happening. Does the engine crank but not start? Does the starter spin but not crank the engine? Is there no sound from the starter? Is the check engine light on? What was it doing before it died? ---
**Author:** ![rylan.andersen16](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/rylan.andersen16/32/6657_2.png) [@rylan.andersen16](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rylan.andersen16)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 12:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start-304-v8/100590/4 "2017-03-01T00:10:24Z")
It ran fine before i drove it and i filled the coolant all the way up today and tried starting it it cranks over but doesnt start ---
**Author:** ![BillRussell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/billrussell/32/3179_2.png) [@BillRussell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillRussell)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 12:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start-304-v8/100590/5 "2017-03-01T00:22:52Z")
> [@rylan.andersen16](#): > > i filled the coolant all the way up today more detail please. Why did you fill the coolant? Was it low? did the engine overheat? year? mileage? previous history? ---
**Author:** ![rylan.andersen16](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/rylan.andersen16/32/6657_2.png) [@rylan.andersen16](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rylan.andersen16)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 12:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start-304-v8/100590/6 "2017-03-01T00:54:53Z")
When i got done driving it the radiator blew steam out the side and idk if thats why it wont start or if its something wrong with the water pump this was i ran it out of water ---
**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:** [March 1, 2017, 1:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start-304-v8/100590/7 "2017-03-01T01:01:18Z")
This OP is apparently a friend of poster ( devallision2 ) a 15 year old who does not think he needs English class. We may need to notify the truant officers we have to school skippers. ---
**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 1:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start-304-v8/100590/9 "2017-03-01T01:37:13Z")
> [@rylan.andersen16](#): > > (post withdrawn by author, will be automatically deleted in 24 hours unless flagged) That was a good call… ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 3:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start-304-v8/100590/10 "2017-03-01T03:43:36Z")
If it cranks ok but doesn’t catch and run, the most likely causes are - no spark - no gas - compression problem Your choice which to check first. I’ve had the first two be causes of no-starts at one time or the other, but I sometimes have to verify the compression sometimes too b/c of ambiguous results on testing the first two. I usually start by checking for spark at a spark plug, attaching a plug wire to a spare spark plug I keep on hand. I think if I were in your situation I’d start by checking compression. ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 5:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start-304-v8/100590/11 "2017-03-01T05:37:06Z")
Check engine light on a International Scout ??? ---
**Author:** ![Devon\_Allision](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/devon_allision/32/6661_2.png) [@Devon\_Allision](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Devon_Allision)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start-304-v8/100590/12 "2017-03-01T16:06:45Z")
I, in fact do not skip school, I get my work done and use my free time to look up and ask questions about vehicles. I have never skipped class a day in my life, my mom would beat me dead. ---
**Author:** ![eddo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/eddo/32/2594_2.png) [@eddo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eddo)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start-304-v8/100590/13 "2017-03-01T16:50:27Z")
how much coolant did you add? Are you able to pressure test the cooling system? That may be a moot point til you get it started, but it sounds very likely that you overheated this 37+ year old engine (unless it’s been replaced along the way,) and have damaged it internally. ---
**Author:** ![rylan.andersen16](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/rylan.andersen16/32/6657_2.png) [@rylan.andersen16](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rylan.andersen16)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start-304-v8/100590/14 "2017-03-01T18:33:54Z")
till it was full and it was last driven in 2009, the only other problem i could think of is that i put too thick oil in it cause it called for 10w 30 and i put sae 30 since it was almost winter ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start-304-v8/100590/15 "2017-03-01T18:44:59Z")
> [@eddo](#): > > how much coolant did you add? > [@rylan.andersen16](#): > > till it was full You won’t tell us if it was 3 ounces or 3 gallons? This is going to be impossible. ---
**Author:** ![rylan.andersen16](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/rylan.andersen16/32/6657_2.png) [@rylan.andersen16](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rylan.andersen16)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start-304-v8/100590/16 "2017-03-01T18:45:18Z")
The coolant or the oil the coolant i think was about 6 liters and oil was 7 quarts ---
**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:** [March 1, 2017, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start-304-v8/100590/17 "2017-03-01T19:08:37Z")
Until the OP starts proof reading his posts so they can be understood all that can happen is off the wall guesses. ---
**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2017, 9:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wont-start-304-v8/100590/18 "2017-03-01T21:23:07Z")
[quote=“rylan.andersen16, post:16, topic:100590, full:true”] The coolant or the oil the coolant i think was about 6 liters and oil was 7 quarts [/quote]Sounds like it was pretty much bone dry, both coolant and oil. If you were running it like this, you are now the proud owner of a very heavy boat anchor under your hood. [quote=“rylan.andersen16, post:14, topic:100590, full:true”] till it was full and it was last driven in 2009, the only other problem i could think of is that i put too thick oil in it cause it called for 10w 30 and i put sae 30 since it was almost winter[/quote]Straight 30 weight oil is the wrong oil for winter; 10W-30 flows better in cold temperatures. This may have made matters worse.