[Mgs] stuck engine

[Stuart MacMillan]

Craig,

Usually it's corrosion of the aluminum pistons. It swells up between the
piston and cylinder wall.  I've had luck just pouring a few ounces of
penetrating oil into each cylinder and leaving it overnight, or longer.  If
this doesn't work, it's time to rebuild (it probably is anyway). You'll have
to beat the pistons out with a big hammer and block of wood, and the engine
block will need to be bored. 

Next time you store it for nine months squirt a bunch of WD-40 into the
cylinders, put the plugs back in, and it should survive. Oh yeah, put fresh
oil it to and run it before doing this.  When restarting, remove the plugs
and crank it over until you build some oil pressure, then start it with the
new battery you probably had to buy!

Stuart

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Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 6:05 PM
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Subject: [Mgs] stuck engine

HELP!
73 MGBGT with an engine that will not rotate. I removed the valve rocker 
assembly, still no spin. although two of the valves were stuck, when I 
removed the sparkplugs, there was ample clearance so the engine should at 
least rotated a little one way or the other. sprayed liguid wrench down the 
plug holes and down the valve stems. Rachet broke while trying to free the 
engine. transmission was in neutral. The engine turned over 9 months ago. 
Could the rings be that frozen???
Any ideas/suggestions would be welcomed.
Thanks,
Craig Holmes
cbhlouky at bellsouth.net 
Mgs at autox.team.net
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