Re: Soaking and Crank bolt question 288

Posted by 53 Cavalier On 2024/5/27 15:18:55

Maybe it's just dried up grease from when it was assembled, a little resistance here there and everywhere and now it's too stiff to turn. "Probably" once it moves it will be good.

But the safe bet would be to do a little checking, at least pull the head and pan, and then go further if you think you need to. If there is a bit of rust on the cylinders, stuck valves, etc. it would all be easily remedied with some time and the cost of a gasket set. If it was just an old engine not such a big deal, but you've got a "new" engine there.

Of course this is easy for me to say, I'm not the one that would have to do the work! LOL