Help!! Carb newbie here
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Cargo Master
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Elyria, OH
Help!! Carb newbie here
Hey all. Just picked up an 85 Fullsize bronk with a 302 in it and a 4spd, 6 inch lift. The motor and truck have been sitting for about a year with no intake, sparkplugs, basically the whole top of the motor. I took it home and tried to turn the motor over by hand, but it wouldnt budge. befor it sat, the whole motor was torn down to the bare block and rebuilt. Afther this, it sat. Now it doesnt turn over by hand.
Should I take this motor out again and tear it down and free it up somehow? And what all do I need to put it back together. I have so far, what i know of is heads, edlebrock intake, 4bbl edlebrock carb, spacer(i think) and distributer. also, there is rust on the heads where the intake sits. Would the motor have seized up from rust internally? Thanks in advance
Should I take this motor out again and tear it down and free it up somehow? And what all do I need to put it back together. I have so far, what i know of is heads, edlebrock intake, 4bbl edlebrock carb, spacer(i think) and distributer. also, there is rust on the heads where the intake sits. Would the motor have seized up from rust internally? Thanks in advance
Postmaster
Joined: Feb 2008
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I've heard of freeing up stuck engines by pulling it with another truck or rolling down hill and slowly letting out the clutch in second or third gear.
It's worth a shot before you tear the whole motor apart.
Lube the cylinders with an oil can first and try breaking it free with the spark plugs out. You probably have some stuck rings.
It's worth a shot before you tear the whole motor apart.
Lube the cylinders with an oil can first and try breaking it free with the spark plugs out. You probably have some stuck rings.
