[Mgs] Engine Frustration

[Michael Singleton]

Is the motor in fact frozen? If it cannot be turned by hand, or by putting
it in 4th gear and rocking it to turn over, you may have a serious issue.
Since you say the car has been sitting for 2 years, and you turned it over
enough to get oil pressure I would initially suspect that you have had bad
gas foul your valve(s)/guide(s). Gas sitting in the tank for an extended
time can get between the valve & guide in a remarkably short time and cause
the valve to stick to the guide. This will bind up the whole engine. The
cure is to remove the head and most likely have the valves removed,possibly
the guide(s) reamed &/or repaired. This is work for your machine shop to
undertake. They will have seen it before. To continue to turn the engine
over can result in additional damage, including one or more bent valves.
Hope it isn't this. Best of luck.    


Michael Singleton
Sportscars Ltd
10170 Croydon Way
Suite M
Sacramento, CA 95826
 
(916)366-0330
mike at sportscarslimited.net
 

-----Original Message-----
From: mgs-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:mgs-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Craig Straub
Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 12:33 PM
To: mgs at autox.team.net
Subject: [Mgs] Engine Frustration

Hi Group,

Well two weeks ago I tried to start my MGB after getting the motor two years
ago.  Before trying to start the engine, I had all the spark plugs out
turned the engine over till I got good oil pressure then I put the plugs
back in.  The next day tried to start it.  It tried to start then all of a
sudden the engine stopped turning over.  Thought I had a bad battery.  Took
the battery to the parts store and had it tested, no problems with the
battery.  However I did notice I was having a problem with the ground wire. 
I got a new battery ground wire put it on and tried again. Tried to start
again failed again.  This time took starter off thinking maybe the starter
was hanging up.  WRONG!

The motor is still frozen.  Just really frustrated right now.  Any
suggestions on quick checks I can do?

Thanks,

Craig
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