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what happened?!?

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Rushman04

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hey i purchased a 86 gt 5.0 mustang a couple of weeks ago and now starting on geting it going. It ran alright when i got it but i found out to much oil was in the motor and i drain it out and now its at the proper amount. The motor now doesn't want to turn over. The starter engages but can't turn the flywheel so i tryed with a rachet no luck. It doesn't buge at all. I wanted to see if you guys might know why and any suggestions on how to fix it. I took the plugs out thinking to high of a compression with oil in the cylinders but still did not move. Iam hoping it a easy fix but if it comes down to it ill get a new motor and change the front suspension to the tubular with coilovers to save weight. Thanks
 

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ouch...sounds like it's seized up...how long was it sitting?
 
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it was only sitting for a cuple of days, when i tryed to start it up before it seized my friend said it made a poping sound. It was running rough. Could a bad miss fire brake the crank?
 
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