Recent content by WhiskeyTeef

I didn’t see any scoring on the cylinders. Nothing seemed burnt, cracked or broken. No discoloration. Metal with residual oil on it. Nothing caked or baked on. I can’t get to the cam bearing so I’m not sure who said it above, but if we don’t see the engine free up in the next week, that is...

I didn’t pull the intake manifold off. Just the oil pan and GP’s.

Update: Son and I took off the glow plugs and oil pan. No shaving or pieces. Drenched the underside with MMO and put about 3 oz of MMO thru each glow plug hole. Put glow plugs back on (just a couple threads). Turned it about 10 revs. Sump was sucking so thats a good sign. I may hang a small...

Answering your questions. Yes I can turn with my hands but not that much before I start to wimp out (hurting). I'll put a flat head in some groves of the torque converter to turn it more easily. I did replace the starter, another 24v. Bench checked both. Obviously the newer one has a bit more...

Unsure what updates you want to see other than if it worked or not. Maybe pictures of him removing and replacing 8 glow plugs and an oil pan while putting MMO in areas you recommended? :cool:

Yes, I have been able to rotate the engine with a breaker bar from the crank bolt and turn it with 2 hands from the flywheel. I'd say I have probably rotated it about 10 full turns on the fly wheel.

All great suggestions and yea my son is gonna be busting his knuckles. Mullaney, I’m gonna take your suggestions and run with it. Penetrating oil is my first COA. After that, sell it as is or motor swap. I hope she comes back to life. 🤞. I’ll update when complete.

New to the forum and I have gained a lot of knowledge so far, so thank you. Background: July 2022 I bought a 1986 M1009 6.2 turbo 24 v for my son. She was running strong. Problem: One day my son approached me and said that it was turning over slow and would not start. SoCal weather, winter mid...