<VV> freeing a stuck motor

[Hugo Miller]

I once bought an Aston DB5. It had been frozen (seized) through 
standing when the previous owner got it, and he had the bright idea of 
pouring oil down the plug holes, towing it & then dropping the clutch. 
Astonishingly, it worked, but the car was left with six little bumps in 
the (aluminum) hood where the oil had hit it with some velocity.


On 2018-06-20 10:01, JUDY HOOK via VirtualVairs wrote:
> The first question one has to ask is this:  WHY is the motor stuck?
> There was a time when I would have attempted something like this, but
> after years of experience I don't do it anymore.  I just plan on
> taking it apart first.  The clincher in this decision was a "stuck"
> motor I got to build my "  '64 110 "  with.  It was a '67 110 from an
> AC car.  When it wouldn't budge,  I had no choice but to disassemble
> it.  The reason it wouldn't budge was because it had dropped a valve
> seat.  If it had turned over, who knows how much more death and
> destruction would have been wrought!
>
> Upon disassembly it turned out that the crank, cam, and lifters were
> unscathed.  It also was a low mileage engine.
>
> I also learned that no matter how stuck it is, there is always at
> least one connecting rod in a position to unbolt.  Once that is done,
> you can turn it over just enough to get to the next one.  It get
> easier with each successive one.
>
> Usually it also involves coaxing a couple cylinders out of the block
> because the rings are frozen to the cylinder.
>
> Patience, tenacity, and caution are the operative words here.  It can
> be done.
>
>
> Randy (Cap'n) Hook
>
>
>
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