My other Early A ---65 Dart post
I found the engine underneath the filth. Its locked up tight. Unable to turn it by the crankshaft bolt with large breaker bar. Pulled the starter and used a pry bar on the flywheel and it budges a bit. Trying out mixture of half acetone half transmission fluid to soak everything and get it free. Is it stuck from sitting too long or did it sit too long from having a stuck engine? One of the push rods is bent badly but I can tap on the valves to help get them moving. Little by little gets a bit easier to turn over but still has rough spots where it get really tight. Then soak it some more , tap the valves , lube the cylinders and repeat. Engine is most likely gonna have to be rebuilt anyway but its a whole lot easier now that I can actually rotate the assembly.
I kept wondering what happened to the radiator. It all dented in and torn open. Pretty sure someone went at it with intentions of scrap metal cash.
I found the engine underneath the filth. Its locked up tight. Unable to turn it by the crankshaft bolt with large breaker bar. Pulled the starter and used a pry bar on the flywheel and it budges a bit. Trying out mixture of half acetone half transmission fluid to soak everything and get it free. Is it stuck from sitting too long or did it sit too long from having a stuck engine? One of the push rods is bent badly but I can tap on the valves to help get them moving. Little by little gets a bit easier to turn over but still has rough spots where it get really tight. Then soak it some more , tap the valves , lube the cylinders and repeat. Engine is most likely gonna have to be rebuilt anyway but its a whole lot easier now that I can actually rotate the assembly.
I kept wondering what happened to the radiator. It all dented in and torn open. Pretty sure someone went at it with intentions of scrap metal cash.
