Hi Gary Maybe you just answered your own question " exhaust wasn't covered" my guess is it's probably had rain water go down an open exhaust valve and you got rust/water in a cylinder locking it up. I got a Fordson P6 diesel here sat for over a year with "stuff" in the cylinders. The crank pulley moves about a 1/16th" like it did when it came here, and thats it Solid even rocking it in gear every month or so. My thinking on this one is the cut off coke can shoved over the manifold elbow, has not been there as long as the water thats got in a cylinder and rusted it.
I don't want to take it apart as with our Canadian winters I'm afraid the sleeve and blocks cracked, but one day the heads gonna have to come off for a look. I got a Ford county here "stuff in the cylinders won't help that. The guy I got it from said his dad seized it solid after an oil change, when he was hauling bales on the highway about 25 years ago. maybe that could be your problem to if you have zero movement on the crank and no history.. Like you say time for a look into Pandora's box, It might get scary quick,Good luck. Regards Robert
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