Good morning, and I am sorry, I am sure this topic has been discussed to death, but my Grandfather has put me on notice that he will hook the loader up to it, put it in high gear, and drag that #expletive# until the motor frees up. "It is just a little stuck" he says. My short question is, do I let him?
The longer back history. It is a 1959 Viking with the 261 motor. "it ran when he parked it there" 12 years ago. Or maybe it was 15. Anyway, I have been going through the tech tip page up bringing back a dead motor. I pulled the spark plugs a couple of days ago, photographed them for reference, poured Marvel Mystery in the holes and put the plugs back in. You can see them here
http://twoheelers.tumblr.com/ looks like #2 may have some rust on it? It did not seem that bad in the daylight in real life. The motor oil on the dipstick is solid black, no signs of water or anything else. We dragged the truck onto our mechanic slab the day after I did that, and yesterday, (two days after the plugs) I pulled all of the plugs again, put the truck in neutral, and tried to turn the flywheel with a bar. No such luck. I verified that the fan would turn, and the power steering pump was not frozen. My grandfather talked me into bypassing all the electrical checks on my tech tips list, so we hooked up the battery and hit the starter. The good news, no electrical fires, and the starter is trying to engage. Bad news, it cannot turn the motor either. Grandpa immediately wanted to hook the loader up and drag it around the yard in high gear until the motor turned. I talked him into letting me put more Marvel in and letting it sit.
So a longer question is, is there any other steps I can take besides what I have done now, and should we eventually try the loader remedy. Despite the fact that it has been sitting in the weeds outside the kitchen window for a decade plus, now that it is on the slab, he is itchy to get it running. While I share the enthusiasm, I don't want to break it more than it already may be.
Thanks for any help
