seized engine

[tbhager94]

well good news and bad news, first the good news , im able to turn the engine using a pry bar on the flywheel teeth , im working it back and forth to free up the rings as my father in law reccomended, now the bad news my battery is dead.

[Rockwerx]

Usually when you run an engine out of oil the bearings sieze up. I may have an old V6 laying around here or if you need a whole van for parts I can sell you my wifes 1990 Astro.

[GEJ]

Usually when you run an engine out of oil the bearings sieze up. I may have an old V6 laying around here or if you need a whole van for parts I can sell you my wifes 1990 Astro.

I agree with the bearings seizing.Sad part about it is even if you get her freed up,the clock is ticking for the needed repair anyways.

[tbhager94]

rock you up in edmonton right ? how much for an engine ? does the 90 run would it make the drive here?

[tbhager94]

any one ever try to prime a oil pump through the dist????

[blacknome]

yup, just pop off the distributor cap and mark where the rotor was pointing ( I normally crank over the engine until it points 100% towards the front or back of the engine). Next pull out the distributor and look at the bottom. See that groove on the bottom of the distributor shaft ? It looks like the end of a slot screwdriver so grab your cordless drill and an extended slot bit ( or the oil prime kit from Princess Auto ) and go to it in the same direction that your distributor fires in.
The only problem you may have is putting the distributor back in and lining it back up with the slot for the oil pump as you have now moved it. If you put the distributor back in with the rotor facing the same way it was when you pulled it way just gently hand crank the engine over whilst someone gently holds down the distributor and it will fall into place once the keyway lines up again.

good luck

[tbhager94]

thanks nome ill try it .

p.s. is a nome bigger or smaller than a smurf???

[blacknome]

neither, just balder and typically grumpier LOL

[tbhager94]

lol , im hoping peter the smurf finds this.

[blacknome]

so will it start or are you snow-shoeing to work ?

[peter]

lol , im hoping peter the smurf finds this.

And I'm wishing I never found this site to begin with....

[tbhager94]

who you or me ??

[GEJ]

Working at the chevy plant as a engine tester we used to "steak" the distributor with a angle chisel where it would mark the intake and the distributor with a mark.We did that after setting the timing.That way if anyone had to take it out,you could put it back at the same timing.I you suggest you find TDC on number 1 cyclinder by putting your finger over number one spark plug hole and watching for the timing mark to be at -0-.Check to see if the distributor is at number one too.Once you have primed you engine with a 1/2 drill or better(smaller drills will bog down),take a long handle screw driver and line up the oil pump shaft so the slot goes front to back.The distributor will drop right back in.Check to make sure the distributor is still pointing to number one cyclinder on the dist cap.Line up the steak lines and tighten it down.Should have the same timing as before and fire right up.This is the best I could do to explain the process and I hope you get what I am saying.Good luck with your priming project,Gary.

[tbhager94]

well i borrowed my father in-laws battery charger so in the morning im going to try to see if it will turn over, wish me luck .
i built a oil pump primer out of an old dist shaft it works great.
thanks gary , first i have to get it to turn over , it will turn using a pry bar on the flywheel but it takes forever .

[tbhager94]

good news, my father in law has been working on the van and has it turning over now i just have to put the spark plugs back in and see if it will fire up .