Carl
Theo covered it.
You might want to jack the rear wheels up to make sure you actually do have
it in neutral, wheels should turn as long as the brakes are not frozen too;
watch the drive shaft. You might need to turn just the drive shaft to make
sure the transmission is not in a gear. Once in a great while my
transmission hangs up at the shifter and I have to force it to neutral.
You could put a few ounces of ATF or Marvel Mystery oil in each cylinder and
let it sit overnight or longer to see if it will free the pistons.
Most likely it will need a rebuild.
How many miles on this engine?
Ron Fraser
-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Smit, Theo
Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 3:47 PM
To: Carl Halgren; tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Tiger MKII Coming out of Storage
HI Carl,
If it won't rotate with a breaker bar, it's not going to do you much good to
try to just free up the pistons and then run it like that. Most likely
you're going to have cracked valve stem seals, stuck lifters, and a bunch of
other teething problems that will keep you from enjoying the car.
Pull the engine, take it apart, and recondition everything. That way you'll
find out what it is that's really keeping it from turning over as well as
putting new seals and gaskets in so it doesn't spray crap everywhere. You
should be able to keep the original block - at worst you'd have to bore it
.030 over and put in new pistons. You might be able to get away with just
honing the cylinders and cleaning the varnish off everything.
Good luck,
Theo
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-
> bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Carl Halgren
> Sent: June 19, 2013 1:36 PM
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Tigers] Tiger MKII Coming out of Storage
>
> All,
> I am finally attempting to get my Tiger back on the road after 35
> years in the garage. I have removed the radiator. (I think it leaks.)
> I have removed the water pump - completely frozen up!
> The transmission is in neutral.
> The
> dipstick shows the oil looks good, no sigh of water.
> I have removed the spark
> plugs.
> I tried to rotate the engine, but it is frozen and will not turn.
> (Tried to turn it using a long breaker bar.) I am assuming the old
> gasoline has varnished and frozen the engine.
> Is there a way to free up the pistons?
> What other steps can I take to free it up? Since the engine is
> original, I would prefer to keep it, rather than get a new short block.
>
> Any advice would
> be greatly appreciated.
> Carl Halgren
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