Project car, Notch 86 4cyl to 8cyl Conversion
So basically I am trying to Finnish a long long time project that sat for a long time. over the last 10 years I ran the car without problems from time to time in the driveway. I have carb issues thanks to the fact that holley didn't set the bowls properly and I didn't know much about carbs. The engine didn't run all winter or spring, now I went to start it and it clicks but no movement.
The engine is a HO 302 out of a 91 Ford Cougar or Thunderbird limited or special edition I forget atm, It had low miles when I bought it, car was in an accident. I believe it had about 70k miles but no more than 80k. Oild has always looked perfect and never blew oil or water out of exhaust.
I put the breaker bad on the crank and clockwise it doesn't move at all, even with great force.. The driveway is a little bit declined so I pushed the car up it then rolled it down the driveway and dropped the clutch in 1st, skids a couple inches and stops, no movement of the crank.
I filled the spark plug holes with white lithium geese spray and nothing, I then tried diesel fuel overnight, nothing.
I then went to the store and got that PB Buster for rusted auto parts, nothing, even let it sit a couple days, nothing.
I notice all cylinders drain well except one doesn't seem to drain at all, or not much anyway.
What am I likely dealing with here? It is carbed and I sprayed the carb with a ton of carb cleaner in the fall, I also may not have run the engine after some of that cleaner got into the engine, could this maybe cause a buildup of carbon on the pistons, freezing/clogging them? Is it likely just rust I am dealing with here?
First let me say I am on a low budget here so spending 600-1000+ is not the answer I want to hear but if it's the only way I need to know.
So from my reading online my options at the moment are: I am leaning on number 2 right now because either way the heads probably have to come off...
1.) Keep doing this and messing with it every couple days to see if it moves.
My concern is if there is rust in there isn't that going to mark up the cylinders and pistons and maybe damage the rings?
2.) I could pull the heads and see what I am dealing with, maybe just clean up the top of the pistons and clean up the walls and perhaps this would be enough.
3.) Engine rebuild, which I really don't have the cash for unless most parts can be reused. If all I need to buy is the almost $400 rebuild kit from summit this would maybe be my first choice, but I'm concerned about what I could find while in there...
4.) Buy a used engine....
Thanks for any help or thoughts you can provide
So basically I am trying to Finnish a long long time project that sat for a long time. over the last 10 years I ran the car without problems from time to time in the driveway. I have carb issues thanks to the fact that holley didn't set the bowls properly and I didn't know much about carbs. The engine didn't run all winter or spring, now I went to start it and it clicks but no movement.
The engine is a HO 302 out of a 91 Ford Cougar or Thunderbird limited or special edition I forget atm, It had low miles when I bought it, car was in an accident. I believe it had about 70k miles but no more than 80k. Oild has always looked perfect and never blew oil or water out of exhaust.
I put the breaker bad on the crank and clockwise it doesn't move at all, even with great force.. The driveway is a little bit declined so I pushed the car up it then rolled it down the driveway and dropped the clutch in 1st, skids a couple inches and stops, no movement of the crank.
I filled the spark plug holes with white lithium geese spray and nothing, I then tried diesel fuel overnight, nothing.
I then went to the store and got that PB Buster for rusted auto parts, nothing, even let it sit a couple days, nothing.
I notice all cylinders drain well except one doesn't seem to drain at all, or not much anyway.
What am I likely dealing with here? It is carbed and I sprayed the carb with a ton of carb cleaner in the fall, I also may not have run the engine after some of that cleaner got into the engine, could this maybe cause a buildup of carbon on the pistons, freezing/clogging them? Is it likely just rust I am dealing with here?
First let me say I am on a low budget here so spending 600-1000+ is not the answer I want to hear but if it's the only way I need to know.
So from my reading online my options at the moment are: I am leaning on number 2 right now because either way the heads probably have to come off...
1.) Keep doing this and messing with it every couple days to see if it moves.
My concern is if there is rust in there isn't that going to mark up the cylinders and pistons and maybe damage the rings?
2.) I could pull the heads and see what I am dealing with, maybe just clean up the top of the pistons and clean up the walls and perhaps this would be enough.
3.) Engine rebuild, which I really don't have the cash for unless most parts can be reused. If all I need to buy is the almost $400 rebuild kit from summit this would maybe be my first choice, but I'm concerned about what I could find while in there...
4.) Buy a used engine....
Thanks for any help or thoughts you can provide