<VV> Seized Engine

chris czepyha thegeek2@juno.com
Thu, 14 Oct 2004 13:18:48 -0400


I have used Marvels mystery oil.  Let it soak for a week and then rotate
one way, then the other.  A little more success each time.  Didn't do
anything other than taking the plugs out an pouring the marvels.

On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 12:18:15 EDT RoboMan91324@aol.com writes:
> Hi folks,
> 
> I bought a turbo engine and the seller claimed that it would crank 
> but not 
> start.  When I received it, the engine had apparently been sitting 
> quite some 
> time without spark plugs and is seriously seized.  There were other 
> problems as 
> well but that isn't part of this story.  What has been done so far 
> is I pulled 
> the top end and oil pan off and mounted the engine on an engine 
> stand.  I 
> have been turning the engine on one side in the AM and squirting PB 
> Blaster into 
> the spark plug holes up top and the inside of the cylinders on the 
> bottom.  In 
> the PM, I flip the engine to the other side and repeat the process.  
> I have 
> been doing this for the last week and I still can't break it loose 
> with a 
> breaker bar.  I am concerned about breaking the breaker bar which is 
> no big deal or 
> snapping the front bolt on the inside of the crankshaft which is a 
> bigger 
> deal.  Does anyone have a suggestion on what else I can do to get 
> this thing 
> loose.  Is there another product other than Blaster that someone can 
> recommend?  
> Is it advisable to pull the heads and beat on the top of the pistons 
> with big 
> hammer and a block of wood?  
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Doc
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