{"id":4579,"date":"2025-04-05T09:06:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T13:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/?p=4579"},"modified":"2025-04-05T09:07:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T13:07:48","slug":"engine-tested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/?p=4579","title":{"rendered":"Engine check to see if it is seized"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2892.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2892.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2892.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2892-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I started the engine prep by removing the AC unit and PS pump  and brackets. The AC pump is frozen, but I&#8217;ll keep it as a core.. The PS pump turns freely so I will keep it aside for a backup. Plugs all came out nicely and they were all firing well when the engine was finally stopped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2893.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2893.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2893.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2893-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2893-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Next I fogged each cylinder with Motomaster Engine storage spray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2894.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2894.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2894.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2894-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_2894-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I then put the car up on jack stands and removed the plastic cover from the front of the transmission exposing the ring gear and torque converter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_2911.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_2911.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_2911.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_2911-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_2911-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Using a short pry bar I was able to easily turn the ring gear. So good so far. I don&#8217;t want to turn the engine too much with dry bearings. I&#8217;ll prime the oil pump first before turning the engine fully to be sure something isn&#8217;t stuck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/heater.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/heater.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/heater.jpg 580w, https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/heater-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The heater hoses are showing their age and the one going to the heat control valve actually broke off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_2904.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_2904.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_2904.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_2904-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_2904-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Using a new piece of hose I simply joined up the heater intake and outlet fittings. Should be fine for the engine start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next: more prep for starup<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I started the engine prep by removing the AC unit and PS pump and brackets. The AC pump is frozen, but I&#8217;ll keep it as a core.. The PS pump turns freely so I will keep it aside for a backup. Plugs all came out nicely and they were all firing well when the engine &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/?p=4579\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Engine check to see if it is seized&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4579"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4579"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4606,"href":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4579\/revisions\/4606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kgworks.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}