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| | | | Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 150 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 150 | Morning all.
The engine in my 53 3100 is stuck from sitting.
Should I pull the dizzy and pre-lube it, or just put a strap on it and pull it slowly in third behind a tractor? | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,440 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,440 | BTW, read our Tech Tip on waking up a stuck engine. You’ll save yourself some $
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Martin
'62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress)
'47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project)
‘65 Chevy Biscayne (Emily)
‘39 Dodge Business Coupe (Clarence)
“I fought the law and the law won" now I are a retired one!
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,440 Moderator - The Electrical Bay | | Moderator - The Electrical Bay Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,440 | Definitely check out the tech tips. I'll leave this post here for now so that the new 'bolters can see where to go.
Another quality post.
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1960 Chevy C10 driver 261 T5 4.10 dana 44 power loc
1949 GMC 250 project in waiting
1960 C60 pasture art
Retired GM dealer tech. 1980 - 2022
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2020 Posts: 36 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2020 Posts: 36 | Glad you posted this actually. I'm in the same boat and read through the Tech Tips that was linked into this thread. Lots of great info here. Good luck with your engine. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 150 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 150 | Went out, pulled all the plugs (all clean and an even shade of light gray) shot a BUNCH of penetrating oil in the cylinders and put the plugs back in.
Will let that soak a few days. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 1,362 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 1,362 | Good Luck! A solution to your problem I've long wanted to try is; park the truck on a pretty good hill. Pull sparkplugs and pore several ozs of Coke in each cylinder. Then with the transmission in high gear walk away for a few days. When the truck is at the bottom of the hill you'll know the carbonic acid in the Coca-Cola has done it's job of dissolving the rust that had rust-welded the pistons to the cylinder walls.
RonR
RonR
1951 3600 with Clark flatbed, T5, 4.10 rear
1970 340 Duster
1990 5.0 V8 Miata (1990 Mustang Gt Drivetrain)
1964 CJ5
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1955.2 3100 Truck
The older I get the more dangerous I am!!!!! | | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,049 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,049 | Make sure there's not a busy road at the bottom of the hill!
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2021 Posts: 430 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2021 Posts: 430 | Make sure your gas is disconnected. Because it could bump start on you and end up miles away if it’s a straight road at end of hill. 😀👠| | | | | Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 1,362 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 1,362 | Make sure your gas is disconnected. Because it could bump start on you and end up miles away if it’s a straight road at end of hill. 😀👠That would be a memorable end to the story  . However you need to leave the sparkplugs out so compression isn't a factor when the rust breaks loose and it rolls down the hill. RonR
RonR
1951 3600 with Clark flatbed, T5, 4.10 rear
1970 340 Duster
1990 5.0 V8 Miata (1990 Mustang Gt Drivetrain)
1964 CJ5
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