Ways to free a very siezed engine

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Ben 26
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Ways to free a very siezed engine

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I have an Allis ED40 with one stuck motor - any tricks on how to free it up

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Ben 26 wrote:I have an Allis ED40 with one stuck motor - any tricks on how to free it up
There's a thread here:
http://www.fordsontractorpages.nl/phpbb ... zed+engine
probably others too if you search :wink:
Some advocate diesel / ATF mix instead of coke. Or taking the head off and lighting a small fire in each of the cylinders.

Don't swing on the crank shaft too hard or you may bend the con rods or crack the pulley nut.

My engine was so seized with standing outdoors that each piston had to be beaten out with a wooden pole and hammer, even though I poured in diesel/ATF 2 months beforehand.
All the best,
Bensdexta - 1961 working for a living!

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Post by jambug123 »

the way that worked for me is remove the head, light a camping stove with a sucepan with engine oil in, heat the engine oil up untill its smoking a pour this into the cylinder with some one with a bit of weight on the handle and it should free up.

Regards
James

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