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Feb 14, 2007 | 05:46 PM

Oakroadjoe

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Need your ideas!!

New to this thread so bear with me . Would like to HAND crank the engine in my 49. Have no idea how long it has been sitting. After pulling the plugs,do i put in ATF ,wait,than try to crank? Any ideas will be helpful.

Feb 14, 2007 | 05:51 PM

Col Flashman

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Marvel Mystery Oil would be a better bet or even Diesel fuel.

Feb 14, 2007 | 05:58 PM

doug51f1

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I soaked my 289 for about a week with ATF, but that was only because I didn't have any Marvel Mystrey oil handy.
Don't be in a hurry. Try spraying a penetrating oil like PB Blaster or Kano Kroil in there and let it do it's thing for a week or two. Drain and change the crank case oil afterward and then shoot a little ATF in the plug hole. Very little. I started my 289 after 21 years in a barn and a Coast Guard helocopter circled the house for 10 minutes thinking it was on fire!
Good Luck!

Feb 14, 2007 | 06:07 PM

Oakroadjoe

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Thanks guys,i will give it a go.

Feb 14, 2007 | 07:23 PM

Fomoko1

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Oakroadjoe, welcome to this forum and good luck with the 49.

Feb 14, 2007 | 07:26 PM

stoplightcommando

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I'm in the same boat as you. My 54 sat for years, I soaked the cylinders for a week, poured marvel mystery oil over the valve train to. I ended up bending push rods because of stuck valves so be careful! it's wise to do it by hand, I was a moron and thew the juice to it and now I might have ruined a 67K mile motor