This is probably grasping at straws. Since you probably have the spark plugs
out get a fitting for an air hose that screws into a spark plug hole. Then
connect a 150# air line to the fitting and see if you can get some movement
from apply the pressure to the piston.
Best regards,
Tom
> From: tr3driver@ca.rr.com
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 15:02:16 -0700
> Subject: Re: [TR] GT6 engine still seized
>
> > I tried putting the car in 1st gear and all I can get is the
> > car to slid not able to get it to move forward at all.
>
> Actually, 4th gear works better for this; better mechanical advantage.
>
> > When
> > I garaged the car all was well. Not sure why everything is
> > seized and not sure where to go from here. I tried all the
> > previous suggestions so now I need something new.
>
> Unfortunately, Jerry, I think it's time to pull the head off and get the
bad
> news.
>
> Not that it's any consolation, but I've seen it before. Many years ago, a
> friend went off to the Army and left his MGA with a freshly rebuilt motor
> parked at my place. When I tried to move it a couple months later, the
> engine was locked solid. Ultimately he had to break one of the brand-new
> pistons to get it out of the bore.
>
> The problem is that there are always cylinders with the valves open,
> exposing them to outside air. With changes in barometric pressure,
> temperature and humidity, dew forms inside the cylinder; which has bare,
> dissimilar metals in close contact. If the oil film gets washed away, the
> result is corrosion. And what seems most ironic, it's "fresh" engines that
> seem mostly prone to this problem. Old, tired engines have a coating of
> varnish on everything ...
>
> Randall
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