<VV> Engine Cleanup

[J R Read]

Chicken noodle soup?  Works on humans, right?

Try a 50-50 mix of ATF and Marvel Mystery Oil for your soup recipe.

Later, JR


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Byron Comp" <byron.comp at yahoo.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 11:31 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Engine Cleanup




Mine is not a cleanup issue, per se, but rather, a frozen engine issue. I 
remember reading on a VV thread a while back about someone's procedure for 
freeing up a frozen engine. The one I'm concerned with is an 84 PG out of 
the '63 coupe I bought as a parts car. (Engine ID:TI206ZH) I've removed it 
from the body and cleaned off much of the accumulation of grease and road 
dirt, a considerable amount of what appears to be red GA clay, several 
layers down from the top surface. From the amount and condition of the 
coating, I'm guessing the engine has never been tampered with since it was 
first installed. But it refuses to turn over. A wrench on the fan pulley 
bolt, it does not have the harmonic balancer, has no effect whatsoever. 
After much work, I've got the spark plugs out without breaking them. So, my 
question is this, what do I pour into the cylinders and in what order to try 
to free it up enough to even make it budge? Or do I leave well enough alone 
and
 offer it as a frozen engine for anyone who wants to rebuild it?

TIA for your help.

Byron Comp
'64 Monza Vert.
Gainesville, FL

>
>Message: 2
>Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:10:06 EDT
>From: HallGrenn at aol.com
>Subject: Re: <VV> Engine cleaning help
>To: awbrown326 at yahoo.com, virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Message-ID: <e9642.d5f9196.3b4c6c4e at aol.com>
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>In a message dated 7/11/2011 8:32:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>awbrown326 at yahoo.com writes:
>
>The enigine has alot of oxidation on it. What is the best method of
>removing it? I have been told everything from oven cleaner while the motor 
>is hot
>to muratic acid baths to walnut shell blasting. Obviously any of these may
>work but I would like to know what the best result would be. Thanks in
>advance.
>
>
>Aaron in Ky
>
>
>
>Aaron,
>
>Duro Aluminum Jelly works very well. It's at your local hardware store.
>For the outside of the engine of course.
>
>Bob Hall
>Group Corvair
>Corvanatics
>CORSA
>
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