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Re: [Roadsters] Unsticking an engine (was: Second Posting)

To: Frank May <Frank.L.May@umsl.edu>
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Unsticking an engine (was: Second Posting)
From: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@csus.edu>
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:47:27 -0700
> My '69 2000 has been sitting since about 1974 when the motor was
> last turned over... I put a wrench on the vibration damper nut and tried
> to turn, but it's stuck.

Diet Pepsi. No kidding - google it.

But you'll need to figure out how to clean it out, if you're not
doing an immediate teardown.

I'd also suggest you pull the dizzy and spin the oil pump (CCW)
to get some lubrication into the bearings.

-- John
     John F Sandhoff   sandhoff@csus.edu   Sacramento, CA
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