What will work?(lossening up a frozen engine)

Comanche_ · 04-16-2009, 07:14 PM

I've tryed Penetrateing oil and it dient work to well, or so it seems. I need to know what might work.

If it matters it's a '63 toyota FJ-40 with the I6.

thanks!

sitdwnandhngon · 04-16-2009, 07:28 PM

Good luck, I left the plugs out of a gm I6 once and a few weeks later I couldn't get it to budge.

I basically filled all the cylinders with blaster and waited, then try to use a bar to turn the flywheel. No go.

I ended up junking it.

EvilM0nkey · 04-16-2009, 07:32 PM

Might have to pull the head and help the pistons out with a block of wood and a rubber mallot.

Comanche_ · 04-16-2009, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by sitdwnandhngon

Good luck, I left the plugs out of a gm I6 once and a few weeks later I couldn't get it to budge.

I basically filled all the cylinders with blaster and waited, then try to use a bar to turn the flywheel. No go.

I ended up junking it.

Thats comforting, this one has been setting sence 2000, with the plugs in the engine.
And a new engine is Over $2000.

Comanche_ · 04-16-2009, 07:34 PM

havent striped it down much, right now I jsut want to see if i can get away with not tearing it down.
Though things dont rust very fast here so I might get lucky(low humidity most of the year and little rain)

sitdwnandhngon · 04-16-2009, 07:36 PM

Try soaking them, and then taking the oil pan off and beating them with a block from the bottom. It might help you just enough.

zr2toxj · 04-16-2009, 07:37 PM

Marvel mystery oil, let it soak

Comanche_ · 04-16-2009, 07:37 PM

Thanks for the help.

Comanche_ · 04-16-2009, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by zr2toxj

Marvel mystery oil, let it soak

Interesting enough, I found a old metal can(empty) of the stuff in the back of it.

92XJCowboy · 04-16-2009, 07:40 PM

If you can get the head on (if its off) pour kerosene in every little crack and crevice that might think about touching the cylinders. let it sit for a week or 2 and use a cheater bar to crack it loose. My friend and I did that to a 454 that he was putting in his nova. Got the engine for free because it was siezed. He went on to build it and run 10.2 at the local track.

**Grape Ape** · 04-16-2009, 07:54 PM

Diesel fuel poured down the spark plug holes. Let it soak for a while. Breaks it loose and the oil in it will help keep from tearing it up further when you get it to break loose and start moving.

Comanche_ · 04-16-2009, 07:55 PM

It's in one piece at the moment, havent torn it down more than takeing the sparkplugs out.

mbe25 · 04-16-2009, 07:56 PM

i would like to hear the outcome of this... so let us know. i like hearing tips and tricks.

**EZAces** · 04-16-2009, 08:45 PM

We had an old Moline M That had froze up. We pulled the plugs and filled cylinders with wd 40 and in take manifold and exasht manifold with it too. We drained the oil and filled pan completely with diesel and wait 1 month drained oil pan and puled plugs and turned over engine with w breaker bar. Keep in mind this engine was froze up for years and pb blaster was not even made yet

Comanche_ · 04-16-2009, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by EZAces

We had an old Moline M That had froze up. We pulled the plugs and filled cylinders with wd 40 and in take manifold and exasht manifold with it too. We drained the oil and filled pan completely with diesel and wait 1 month drained oil pan and puled plugs and turned over engine with w breaker bar. Keep in mind this engine was froze up for years and pb blaster was not even made yet

that sounds like it might work.