Re: 1940 110 oil pan removal

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2008/7/24 22:41:19

Assuming the engine isn't frozen, you should be able to turn it over a bit by either (a) taking out the spark plugs, grabbing the fan belt to tighten it, and turning the fan by hand. That failing, (b) drop the clutch cover and turn it using the teeth in the flywheel. Special tools are made for this, but you can also (gently) use a large screwdriver into the gear teeth and fulcrumming on the bell housing edge near the flywheel.

If you don't succeed with either method, most likely your engine is frozen. That normally occurs when piston rings rust to the cylinder walls, though it can get much worse than that. You could remove the cylinder head and put some of your favorite snake oil on the top of the pistons, allow it to soak for a week or so, and try (again, GENTLY) tapping on one or more of the piston heads that is neither fully up or fully down. A product known as PB Blaster would be a great choice for a rust buster, others prefer using ATF fluid. Forget WD-40 for this purpose.