Re: My Turn: Engine Seized?

I would like the idea of a bad starter over something wedged in my
valvetrain to the point of not allowing the engine to turn over! ;)

Wallyman






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Re: My Turn: Engine Seized?










The only things that happened to any rotating part after I last moved it
was the starter install and changing the valve cover.

I hope its not the starter. That would be a pain to remove.

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Chad Douglas
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On Jul 14, 2010, at 10:19 AM, "Walt_Helsel@???" <
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Perhaps ask yourself this question:

What changed between the last time you moved it and now? Was the
tranny fully seated? Was the starter installed? I would think that in
order to be stuck fast you would have to have wedged something, i.e.
it was rotated to a point of stopping and then the item become
lodged. To drop something on top of the head and it to perfect wedge
without rotating it to a stop.. seems unlikely.

Wally



I would like the idea of a bad starter over something wedged in my valvetrain to the point of not allowing the engine to turn over! ;)

Wallyman



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Re: My Turn: Engine Seized?








The only things that happened to any rotating part after I last moved it was the starter install and changing the valve cover.

I hope its not the starter. That would be a pain to remove.

---------------------------
Chad Douglas
Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 14, 2010, at 10:19 AM, &quot;Walt_Helsel@???&quot; &lt;Walt_Helsel@???&gt; wrote:


Perhaps ask yourself this question:

What changed between the last time you moved it and now? Was the tranny fully seated? Was the starter installed? I would think that in order to be stuck fast you would have to have wedged something, i.e. it was rotated to a point of stopping and then the item become lodged. To drop something on top of the head and it to perfect wedge without rotating it to a stop.. seems unlikely.

Wally