Posted by Chris Jones on March 13, 2015 at 18:46:52 from (65.188.217.236):
In Reply to: Seized up engine posted by Why Worry on March 13, 2015 at 15:06:56:
I doubt there is any miracle fixer that can be poured in. My father didn't check the oil in his tiller before using it and apparently it uses it and it was almost nothing in there. He called me to say it quite while idling at the end of the row and he though the electric starter was broke. I couldn't pull the pull start rope either. I noticed the oil level. It was seized. Not much to loose at that point in trying a quick "fix". I put some oil in the crankcase and a few squirts in via the spark plug hole. I tipped and turned the tiller as best I could to coat the inside of the engine. I then took a 1 foot bar and a socket on the flywheel nut and pulled first one way then the other back and forth. It took some force to get movement but finally I felt it free up. After a few turns I was able to use an air ratchet to turn it for a few minutes until it felt about the same resistance to turning through out the complete revolution and I could spin it sufficiently to start it with the pull starter. I fired it up and it's been fine since. Changing the oil again soon isn't a bad idea either as it surely has to "hone" itself back in as it resumes running and might just deposit more metal in the oil during that time. I told him it most surely would burn oil now and I couldn't guarantee how long it would last--so far so good.
I can't blame anyone for forgetting. I've done it too though thankfully nothing has seized before I remembered. Worst I've had happen is increased oil usage and smoke afterwards. I'm a bit paranoid about doing it again and do things like put the new oil containers in the seat or sit them on top the engine immediately following opening the oil drain now.
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