Freeing a stuck engine
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I tried all of the above and was about to give up when a "old timer" told me about using Coke a Cola, I didn't believe it but why not try it. I poured a can of straight red can Coke in each spark plug hole. Let sit overnight. Next day I pulled on the breaker bar and with hardly any pressure it rotated free and easy. Ever see what coke does to a penny soaked over night? | I tried all of the above and was about to give up when a "old timer" told me about using Coke a Cola, I didn't believe it but why not try it. I poured a can of straight red can Coke in each spark plug hole. Let sit overnight. Next day I pulled on the breaker bar and with hardly any pressure it rotated free and easy. Ever see what coke does to a penny soaked over night? | ||
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| + | Coke works because it's acidic but I don't care for the sugar it leaves behind; we use various acidic oils. We put spray an ounce of Mystery oil in each hole. Then we come back with a long angled blow nozzle with good pressure. Not to turn the engine over but to cause the acidic oil to coat the whole cylinder. A small percentage of liquid mag wheel cleaner will mix with the red oil. | ||
| + | Use good eye protection. Blow all the cylinders to coat the whole inside. Give it a couple of days or more so it can dissolve the rust. No telling how much might be in there. Go back after you've waited as long as you can. Screw in the adapter charge each cylinder with fifty or so psi. It helps if you completely loosen the rockers first so any cylinder you charge has the valves closed. If it doesn't turn over at fifty psi it's not ready. Apply more oil and wait as long as you can. It's a bit of work, but if the object is to SAVE the engine and not just prove you can turn it over, you have a 90% chance of saving what is left of it. | ||
==Unsticking an engine in a manual transmission vehicle== | ==Unsticking an engine in a manual transmission vehicle== | ||
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