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Y-Blockhead · 12-30-2016, 11:48 AM

I was recently given an engine that has been patiently waiting for 40 years in a club members garage. This was a "spare" that came with his car. But it never happened, he never needed to change engines. True story.

Anyway it was stuck. Poured 50/50 acetone/ATF in the cylinders. Pulled the valve cover and sprays the acetone/ATF on the valve stems. Also squirted straight 20/50 to the mains.

And waited. check once in a while. After ~1 week I could see the oil was getting a pink tinge to it from the ATF so I knew it was "penetrating".

It is now free and I have the head off and it looks "pretty good" inside, so far.

Looks like it was run but not very long. I guess I was lucky it was "put away" before ethanol.

Moral of the story, Be Patient.

12-30-2016, 11:48 AM	#12
Y-Blockhead Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 6,645	Re: stuck motor I was recently given an engine that has been patiently waiting for 40 years in a club members garage. This was a "spare" that came with his car. But it never happened, he never needed to change engines. True story. Anyway it was stuck. Poured 50/50 acetone/ATF in the cylinders. Pulled the valve cover and sprays the acetone/ATF on the valve stems. Also squirted straight 20/50 to the mains. And waited. check once in a while. After ~1 week I could see the oil was getting a pink tinge to it from the ATF so I knew it was "penetrating". It is now free and I have the head off and it looks "pretty good" inside, so far. Looks like it was run but not very long. I guess I was lucky it was "put away" before ethanol. Moral of the story, Be Patient. Last edited by Y-Blockhead; 12-30-2016 at 04:12 PM.