Background us car was running and he started working on the mechanicals with a view to getting bodywork welded afterwards. Circumstances changed and it has been left for 3 years outside under a cover. He is now trying to get it back ready to weld and paint but noticed an issue in that he can't turn it over to do static timing and it seems seized. It contained oil and water while waiting.
Spark Plugs are out and ATF has been in the cylinders about 5 days.
We jacked up one side and tried rotating the front wheel in 4thbgear.
We tried rocking in 4th gear.
We tried prising the flywheel as starter motor is off.
We tried draining and putting boiling water in through the thermostat port to heat the block. Nothing comes out the drain and nothing goes in the thermostat port.
Lucky I think the battery is out as we'd be tempted to use the starter motor and risk cracking a piston ring.
We're pretty despondent at this stage, confused as to if it's really seized,why the port won't drain, why it's like that after less than 3 years. What can we do next?
I'd really appreciate some advice, I'm home all day so can try out ideas. We have not put a socket on the crankshaft nut as it's so hard to get to and we'd like to avoid the radiator removal scenario. We also don't have a 1 5/16 open ended spanner.
Thanks everyone
Andrew
Edited by Drew McCrae, Today, 04:40 PM.
