Stuck Stovebolt

I dug a 235 from the corner. Its been hiding there for 15 years or more. I pulled the plugs and looked in the "hole" and its awful pink inside. (no pun intended)

I tried to turn it over by hand, but it's stuck for sure. I squirted some oil in the cylinders, and called it a day.

Does anybody have a secret formula elixer to squirt in to free it up.

 

Run by the shop and i will give ya a can of Kroil. Awesum stuff!! Spray tons in the engine and let it set for a few days. Spray some in each day and bump the engine...

 

soak the shit out of it for a couple days or a week, then take off the head, put a block of wood on one of the pistons, and whack at it with a mallet

 

not to be a smart as,If the Kroil doesn't do trick I would look for a nother they got to be chep!!

 

The good news is there heavy and useless so you can get some money out of it in scrap But im a little bias on those engine and think they all should be destroyed.

 

Really warm diesel do the trick

 

Ya gotta remember the babbit can stick to the crankshaft and cam bearings to the camshaft as well. Fill the engine up with used crankcase oil till it darn near runs outa the dipstick hole. Let er soak for a week or so. Load the cylinders with PB Blaster penetrating oil. Then get all the drain pans you can find cause when you drain the oil yer gonna need em. Then try to bar the engine over. You can rest assured the mains,rods and cam will be fully lubed B-4 ya even turn it over. Think about it.

 

I used a mixture of PB blaster and tranny fluid to break my flatty free.Worked pretty quick.

 

had a 216 stuck, been sitting since mid 50's. Dumped some marvel mystery oil down the plug holes, 3 days later broke free did a tune up and ran her for six months till I swapped her out.

 

If it's the pistons or rings stuck and you want to save the engine, I pull the head to have a look at the cylinder walls to check for excessive rust or whatever.Then rig something like a damper puller on the block over the a cylinder using the head bolt holes and some bolts.A little pressure on the piston head,some oil of your choice,the piston breaks free with only a few thousands of an inch movement.Do each one in turn.Then you can wiggle the crank back and forth to get things moving.The block of wood and hammer will work ok if not stuck too badly.A lot of pounding or forcing the crankshaft to rotate can bend a rod.

 

You are going to make me cry with comments like that!

 

After soaking try to break loose on flywheel with a pinch bar. If that does not work find piston that is close es to top. Make a fitting that fits into spark plug hole and will couple up to the hydraulics on a tractor. The hydraulics on the tractor will force piston down braking your engine free.

 

Got-er-did, The Ole Stove Bolt is Free at Last !

I used Bubbas recommendation of Kroil, and mixed it with some
PB blaster. Let it soak 8 Hrs, and took the inspection cover off of the bell housing. The cover was full of Mouse Krapp--could this be the original inline "mouse motor".

Using a crow bar on the flywheel, I got it to break free just a bit, then cycled it back and forth a few times, then shot in some more Kroil.

Now I need to make sure the valves are not stuck!

Thanks for all your suggestions!

 

That kroil is some good stuff. Now if we can just figure how to get the smell off ya !!!!!!!!!!

 

Quote-Bubba---That kroil is some good stuff. Now if we can just figure how to get the smell off ya !!!!!!!!!!

It's like being Pepe le Pew !