Bill,
I remember an old timer telling me that the easiest way to unfreeze and
engine is to pour kerosene into each plug hole and let it sit for a day or
two. This advise was made prior to the availability of WD40. You may want
to try a mixture of both. It certainly won't hurt. Good Luck.
Brad Ethington
william.bigelow@... on 10/29/98 08:54:39 AM
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Subject: [WT] FINALLY HOME
From: "Bigelow, William F., MAJ, JCS" <william.bigelow@...>
Dear Fellow Members,
I hesitate to do this (my hard drive is only 1gb), but I'm going to solicit
advice from the collected Willys "brain trust" on this site. :-)) Anyway,
here goes.
I finally got my 58 cj3b (purchased three months ago) home this past
weekend. I know, I know I should be disbarred from the Willys club for
waiting so long, but its a long story so don't ask. The body is solid and
straight, no cancer, very little surface rust and even has a solid tool
box.
It has all it's parts and pieces to include the original drive train and
the
remains of three-point hitch it had during its farm days. Only things
missing are the sideview mirror and a spare tire mount. ...and so on and
so
on.
Bottomline: I can't get the engine to turn manually.
The guy I bought it from (a LTC in financial difficulty who owned the jeep
for many years) assured me it was running when he parked it three years
ago.
I pulled the plugs and three of the four chambers look good. The fourth
one
is rusty and contains what appears to be the remnants of some varnished
gasoline. I remember a string awhile back that said moisture can seep in
through an open exhaust valve. I didn't want to try any of my novice shade
tree approaches till I spoke to the pro's.
Question: What is the best way to approach this problem--starting with the
least obtrusive/labor intensive solutions first. I'm not afraid of bustin'
knuckle, in fact I like it, but I'd rather be spinning the distributor for
an hour, whilst sippin' a cold one, than be pullin' the head and throwin'
wrenches at my kids.
I'll be gone for a few days so I'll thank everyone in advance for their
input.
Bill
WILLIAM F. BIGELOW
MAJ, MP
Intern, OCJCS/PA
william.bigelow@...
DSN 225-7678 Comm (703) 695-7678
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