Stuck engine -- Now what???
I've got a 401 out of a New Idea harvester that's been sitting in my shop for too long and now I'm getting ready to restart the project.
Grabbed my 18" breaker bar and socket and tried to turn it over and -- double oof later -- no luck.
What should I try first? Penetrating oil in spark plug holes? other tricks?
Problem is I don't want to tear it down and have to hunt replacement gaskets, etc. and create more work than I need.
So what can I do to free up the engine? If I can't get it running without major overhaul I may give up on it and and let someone else adopt it.
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