I gather the motor does not turn now, or is that unknown? I would squirt
some sort of oil into the cylinders and see if I could turn it by hand. I
also would change the oil and filter (if a spin on, might hold off for the
trouble on a cartridge) and crank it on the battery to push some fresh oil
through it before I tried to fire it up and run it. Maybe with the plugs
out so there's no pressure on it either. A little thick old oil in the
pump shouldn't hurt - kind of like packing the pump with grease of some sort
on a rebuild so it will suck right away - but turning it easy with a wrench
to prime it won't hurt either.
Now if it is in fact stuck. PB Blaster is really good stuff, I've gotten
lugnuts no one has touched in 35 years to move with it. I've heard good
stories on using it in motors, too. One of my friends knows an old-timer
who can get pretty much any motor to run, even if it's stuck, and he uses
it. About the only one he had no luck with was a Ford straight 6, but it
may have thrown a rod or something inside -
Spray the bores, let it sit a few days, try it easy, repeat if needed. A
couple times and it should be freed up.
Good luck -
Bill K.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack Wrinkles" <MoparJackie@xxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 1:27 AM
Subject: [FWDLK] (no subject)
> Ok list members get ready.I have bought a 1960 Plymouth sport suburban
wagon
> that has not been started in 15 years but sits inside what is best to soak
the
> cylinders with before i attempt to start it?Thanks all jack in
Michigan
>
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