good luck

[trvguy]

after 3 weeks of spraying the cylinders with pb blaster and tapping the pistons with a block of wood,,,,,, the little 60 hp broke loose and turned over.
i'm excited.

 

[Lawson Cox]

And you should be. Congratulations

 

[RBaker]

Great news!! You can also fill the engines with diesel fuel and let them soak.....always works for me.
Just got a 51 flathead running that was stuck about 12 years runs decent but has low compression. Also got a 38 flathead running that sat for 40 years.....it runs perfect!
These old engines are tough!

 

[Hoop]

These stories are always good to hear. Too many times it takes a torch to cut stuff loose.

Recently, three of us broke loose a great '26 Studebaker which looks like it should go on to run fine. Others had tried, but I guess it was the combined effort of those fellows and us that finally succeeded.

The other day I pulled a Toyota Land Cruiser F1 (1970ish) "stuck" engine out of the back of my carport where it had been sitting for 12-15 years as a potential core. It was headed for recycling when I thought I'd take the valve cover off .... looked so good I took the head off .... as RBaker does, I poured the cylinders full of diesel.

Turns out to be a great engine. No ridge, pretty cylinder walls, nice valves.

So, be patient and don't give up on the old junk, especially those V8-60's.

Ford flatheads are tough when they really get stuck.

 

[trvguy]

i sure could use one of those weed wackers off'n the back of your truck.