I managed to unseize my virtually brand new lawnmower following your video! *don't ask how I managed to seize it, just know that I did* The local shops told me I needed to junk the mower but I was determined to get it going, which is what led me to TH-cam. Thank you for this informative and entertaining video.
Your video saved our riding lawnmower, we were just going to throw it out but we found your video and my husband could't believe his eyes when the mower with one crank and started up. Thank you very much
Thank you so much. I was ready to scrap the machine before this. I used liquid wrench penetrating oil in an aerosol can with a straw; I spayed a lot in the hole waited a couple hours then I used the electric start. It worked like a charm!
A HUGE THANK YOU !! I went to till my garden and forgot to check the oil in my 7hp Tecumseh Aries tiller. Half way through the garden I heard the dreaded sound of metal on metal. I thought O'CRAP you got to be joking. I knew it was done,so I checked the oil just to amuse myself,sure enough there was none. Before I went ahead and switched engines I checked out your video. All I had was PB Blaster,I filled the cylinder full ,let it sit overnight and it WORKED. Engine will now turn.THANK YOU!
Certainly going to give this a shot. Have a 10hp on a generator that ran fine one day, then a blizzard came through and when I tried to start it to warm up the tractor in the field, was stuck. I paid very little for the generator, so if it needs some parts, no big deal. But I hope it's just a little "rust " or something from sitting outside vs inside. I had it sitting outside where it would be plugged into house if power went out during ice storm/blizzard. I guess I will store it under cover from now on.
Mind U- it was a TWO STROKER... AND as I said - the piston must have been ? about five or six INCHES across (dia) Sure - it didn't HAVE much compression - but then - ANYTHING was better than the nothing we HAD- before - with busted rings?
It had HOWARD type mud grip STEEL CLEATED wheels - AND COULD NOT be stalled? Mere men - were simply "dragged behind - ONLY big trees stopped it's forwards motion - & the wheels kept turning.
Dunno what Ur bale twine's like - but ours is "pretty_open_weaved' and useless for what I wanted - that's why I used the super heavy duty - fine thin WOOL BALE "sewing" cords (also - I heavily sooked the resultant "NEWRING... in engine oil for a few days- before I "run it in- in five minute bursts... (Aparently - after we SOLD the machine - ten yrs later... a mechnic who repaired it for the buyer- THOUGHT it was a genuine part?
It worked with 3-in-1 all purpose penetrating oil . Had to wait 3 days. Last snow fall, I got the blower to work really hard in huge snow bank left by the snow plow. I think she went hot but didn't run out of oil. The day after, when i came to start it up, the crank wouldn't budge. Then I asked to relatives and browsed the internet to find this video. When I told the employees the reason why I needed "Liquid Wrench", they stayed polite but their comments had a sarcastic tone. Actually no one, even myself, didn't really beleive it. Thanks for posting!
+fr439 WoW, thanks for taking the time for this great 'Testimonial' comment. I'm glad it work for you, it's another great moment in the old school hall of fame! It obviously won't work on no oil seizure situations and such but it's always worth a shot, whadoya got to lose?
Dad used to have an OLD? dunno what it was called (not a Howard anyway - they were Orangy_Red) ? Nah this was a squat "ugly" Red & Green 6HP beast of a thing - with a single banger PISTON - but as a "kiwi lad- no money - less brains - I tried to MOVE a frozen motor with an iron bar (worked but broke the ring?rings - anyways I unbolted it's cylinder & WRAPPED some wool_bale_twine around it's huge piston - it worked too)
apparently - because I'd tighly wrapped the YARD length of dense hemp cord & soaked it in heavy oil - it slowly "conditioned" that "ring" - until it became very hard - & almost like "bakelitte" .to the extent - that it FOOLED a fully "qualified" Motor "mower" mechanic.. Was 8 -10 yrs before they contacted me - and said their mechanic NEEDED to know where I had sourced the unusual "ring" (&) I just tossed several strands of WOOLBALE sewing cord at him?
I forgot to mention (but added a note to the vid) if you are losing compression due to sticking piston rings, this method works well for that purpose too!
Hey - wonder if U've heard of this (KIWI) trick ... every trucker should HAVE a pair... LADIES NYLON STOCKINGS... make dam good emergency "V-Belts" - should U break one - in Ur truck
... Not sure what machine you have but most likely gas/oil mix thus you can't change the oil out. If it DOES free up, expect it to choke and puke pretty good when and if she fires up. You may need to pop the heads off and see whats going on if you have no success freeing it. They can trap a lot of moisture if not stored right or not used for a long time, could be pretty buggered up in there. Hope this helps a bit, I'm no pro, just a backyard mechanic kinda guy. Good Luck, let me know ok?
I tried your Liquid Wrench trick on my 40 yr. old "siezed" Tecumseh snowblower engine, but the starter pull still wouldn't turn the motor. HOWEVER, after I'd removed the starter assembly enough to expose the finned flywheel, I was able to free the motor by using a firm grip on the fins to rotate the flywheel BACK & FORTH. Now, the engine starts with the pull rope, and runs just fine! (Similar to an old car trick: with the car in 4th gear, rock it back and forth to free a "seized" engine).
Maybe this engine wasn't seized up. Have you ever had the head off to decarbon the piston top and head? I'm thinking it had carbon built up on the piston and head and "bottomed out" so to speak just before or at top dead center. The Liquid Wrench dissolved some of that and let you pull it over the top. Good video.
@magnetpi21 Very glad to hear it my friend. It doesn't work ALL the time, it all has to do with how bad it is seized. But I have free'd up quite a few motors that I thought were destined for the scrap pile! Take Care! Thanks for dropping by!
I've heard of people using bail twine in place of bad rings in a pinch, don't know how long they are good for, but I would guess it's good for a bit at least... get ya out of a bind!
@Goregoon If a little trans fluid/diesel oil/wd40/olive oil/anything guys think of using doesn't work, the 'greaseplug' idea seems to work. I have heard that it will sometimes crack a cylinder, so I'd use it more as a last resort. Do an online search on 'seized enigne grease gun' or 'grease plug'. I'm sure you'll find what I'm talking about pretty easy.
Have a '73 Ariens with a Tecumseh motor. To a tee, same exact issue. To a tee, I followed you instructions and to a tee, motor unseized just as easily. Thanks because I was freaking out there for a moment.
@bowhunternick12 I did, but for no particular reason other then to keep things from falling into it or whatnot. Would probably help keep the penetrating oil from evapourating too quick though now that I think of it.
@curtismundy There is no reason it shouldn't other then the fact that it is seized beyond this methods abilities (works GREAT but it doesn;t perform miracles). It is a patience game. It has saved me having to do a tear down on a few different occasions!! Just remember to change out the oil when yer done and GOOD LUCK!! Let me know if it works for ya!!
@joetolman Well, this is a patience game and it doesn't guarantee success because as you are most likely aware engines can seize for numerous reasons and extremities. Get yourself a WOOD dowel or a SOFT metal rod (I'd go with wood if your not sure what metal you have that you can use cuz you don't want to damage your piston head) Put it in the through the plug holes and give them a bit of a tap every once in a while. I've never tried a snow mobile engine yet.
first snow fall of the year and I discovered my snowblower is seized. However the Electric start does nothing but BUZZ... would penetrating oil be worth a shot? Someone told me I now have a lawn ornament.
+Michael Dube 1st question I have for you... Are you sure it is the motor that is seized or could it be your starter that's on the blitz? Have you tried pulling the cord as well to see if the motor turns over manually? That out of the way, it would definitely be worth trying. If it's truly a lawn ornament now than anything is worth a shot my friend.
Glad to hear it! It's a patience game, if it has moved a bit, put some more into it cuz now you have a bit of a gap from where it was seized. The oil will go even deeper this time.
I have the same engine in my Snapper riding mower. I was cutting the grass a little while ago when the engine started smoking slightly and sputtering. I had just filled the gas. I immediately shut it off and checked the oil. It was really low and when I filled it up, I couldn't pull the cord OR start it electrically. You think it's seized up?? Please respond asap.
hope it works for you, make sure your cylinder is vertical and hope for the best. It's not fool proof, but it sure does work wonders! Obviously some motors can be BEYOND this treatment. But most won't be!!
I bet if you took the cylinder head off it was hardly rusted at all, probably just one little bit of rust. If it was anything like the suffolk 75cc engine i just un seized then it wouldn't have moved it at all on the pull starter, feel free to check the videos out, there on my channel :) the engine starts first pull now :D
I wanted to say thankyou for doing this video had a solid seized engine did what you said and it worked perfect old lawn mower running great. thank you thank you thank you....
I tried this on my 10 hp Tecumseh, but used 2 cycle mix oil. Interestingly, a lot of it ended up draining into the carb. Next time I'll unbolt the two carb bolts and put a piece of plastic or something between it and the engine, then reattach to keep the oil in the cylinder. But, it did free the engine piston. However, after starting it, it ran for 15 seconds then seized up and now won't budge. Guess an engine tear down is in order.
Sounds like the piston was stuck up top with the intake valve open and got itself a bit of overflow. Sorry to hear it seized up solid on ya though. I've had a couple do that to me over the years. It's a hit and miss kinda deal and all depends on why it seized up to begin with. Thanks for dropping by
@kylekyle22 If you ran that dry of oil and it seized, you may have more then you can deal with for wd40. Your crank shaft could be seized to the piston rod, piston to wall, combo of them both? All I can say is, you'll have to be patient with this one. Even if you free it, there could be irreparable damage. This works for many situations but it can't produce miracles. Good luck my friend and thanks for dropping by!
@roastingpeanuts Thanks, I wouldn't mind opening a small engine shop or something, but this little town is saturated with backyard shops. Too much competition around here. LoL
I just recently purchased this same machine second hand. It's starts and runs no problem but we were told that it "chews" belts up. My husband said that could be an easy fix. When we went to pick up the machine the husband informed us he just got the wrong belt. Here's my problem. Can't find ANYTHING online to tell me the proper part number or even the proper belt length. Can you help me out with this?
@halpern10 Sorry it took a while to get back to you, your comment got lost in the shuffle somehow. It's a Craftsman 8/26 c944-52750 (I was told that it was a Noma Canadiana series) Hope that helps!! Thanks for dropping by and commenting!!
Had problem with Generator Briggs & Stratton leaking gas out of air filter...float issue I guess. Fixed that (I think) but due to that problem, engine was seized up. I drained all the oil (really bad stuff, looked like gas in oil) and then the engine would actually turn over by pulling! I thought all was good, changed oil, then completely seized up again right after adding oil (can't pull starter rope). Drained oil again and tried penetrating oil...no luck. I am hoping it will be ok in a few days, but unfortunately we were hit by hurricane Irma and will be without power for quite some time. Very frustrating...thanks for the vid.
Yes, drain it out and replace with fresh oil. Depending on how much you used, you may want to run it with the fresh oil for 30 seconds or so and drain and replace that as well just to flush it out better. Thanks for stopping by!
I unseized a 4 horsepower industrial grade (cast iron cylinder) Briggs & Stratton motor a bit over a week ago as my new neighbours threw out some of our old neighbours stuff. It is a Supa swift lawnmower & I filled the cylinder up with engine oil,it was locked up because it was left outside in the rain,I could tell because the spark plug was rusted up. It at least needs new carby parts such as the throttle butterfly as they are missing,the pull start jams up (won't retract) so I have to find out why that's doing that.
@luvthesnow That could very well be, this particular engine wasn't idle long enough to seize in my mind, but stranger things have been known to happen. ;c) I haven't had the head off in eons. Thanks for popping by and commenting.
But - try as I might -9even dad can't remember) ... I'm stuffed if I know what it was called- BUT sht it was an ungainly ULTRA AWKWAR & heavy brute to toss around -thankfully - fully self driven & some
oh ok. I seized the engine while running because the oil was low (stupid me). I did the pb blaster thing you told me to do. It didn't work. However, i took off the recoil pull assembly, than managed to free it up while turning the large nut mounting the fly wheel, with a leveraged wrench (used a pipe on socket wrench end). I ran it for a while after that, than changed oil. After dumping the oil into a pan, i discovered silver shavings. I felt like i was mining for gold after i tilted the pan side to side. I think i chewed up the Crank shaft, but The Tecumseh runs still works and runs fine.
I seized up my john deer yesterday while running it in a blizzard. The oil fill cap came off without me knowing. Do you think its worth a shot doing what you did? Do you still run your thrower after you discovered the shavings? THanks
yes, do the same procedure. 1. Take off spark plug, 2. spray pb blaster in hole where spark plug was. 3. Wait a day or so. 4. Than take off recoil assembly, 5. Using a large socket wrench, move fly wheel back and forth. 6. It will free up if the end of the rod is stuck on the crank shaft. 7. Put spark plug back in and try starting, than run a little the engine for a couple minutes. 8. Change oil............It is possible that you probably damaged the crank shaft. 9. Next, mine for silver shavings. 10. Re-fill with oil and run er good. 11. Possibly re-change oil again.
First check and see if you threw a rod, meaning the rod snapped in half and possibly damaged the housing. Do you see any holes on the outside of the housing? If so, this is beyond a simple fix. The motor needs to be rebuilt with a new rod and crankshaft.
had the same type of motor but Briggs and Stratton 8 horse with a snow blade and engine got seized but fixed it doing what u did so got a like and sub thank u
ooops, I lost some comments somehow way back. Going through vids one by one to catch up! It's always worth a try, worse comes to worse you still have a seized motor.
"Dances with wolves" explained to the tribe that Shaman Tecumseh likes to expose his rod. He's been doing it for years. Chief stood up, took a hit of smoke pipe and passed it on to the rest of the counsel. "Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide. Sing your death song and die like a hero going home." said a great chief Tecumseh to a governor as he threw a rod. Indeed, it was a sad day when Tecumseh wouldn't turn over on a third pull.
I managed to unseize my virtually brand new lawnmower following your video! *don't ask how I managed to seize it, just know that I did* The local shops told me I needed to junk the mower but I was determined to get it going, which is what led me to TH-cam. Thank you for this informative and entertaining video.
Your video saved our riding lawnmower, we were just going to throw it out but we found your video and my husband could't believe his eyes when the mower with one crank and started up. Thank you very much
Thank you so much. I was ready to scrap the machine before this. I used liquid wrench penetrating oil in an aerosol can with a straw; I spayed a lot in the hole waited a couple hours then I used the electric start. It worked like a charm!
Awesome, glad it worked out for you. Thanks for letting me know and thanks for dropping by.
A HUGE THANK YOU !! I went to till my garden and forgot to check the oil in my 7hp Tecumseh Aries tiller. Half way through the garden I heard the dreaded sound of metal on metal. I thought O'CRAP you got to be joking. I knew it was done,so I checked the oil just to amuse myself,sure enough there was none. Before I went ahead and switched engines I checked out your video. All I had was PB Blaster,I filled the cylinder full ,let it sit overnight and it WORKED. Engine will now turn.THANK YOU!
1patrat but will it run now?
Suggestion on penetrating oil. A spray can of graphite impregnated penetrating oil. Could be the difference between working or not.
Certainly going to give this a shot. Have a 10hp on a generator that ran fine one day, then a blizzard came through and when I tried to start it to warm up the tractor in the field, was stuck. I paid very little for the generator, so if it needs some parts, no big deal. But I hope it's just a little "rust " or something from sitting outside vs inside. I had it sitting outside where it would be plugged into house if power went out during ice storm/blizzard.
I guess I will store it under cover from now on.
Mind U- it was a TWO STROKER... AND as I said - the piston must have been ? about five or six INCHES across (dia)
Sure - it didn't HAVE much compression - but then - ANYTHING was better than the nothing we HAD- before - with busted rings?
It had HOWARD type mud grip STEEL CLEATED wheels - AND COULD NOT be stalled?
Mere men - were simply "dragged behind - ONLY big trees stopped it's forwards motion - & the wheels kept turning.
Dunno what Ur bale twine's like - but ours is "pretty_open_weaved' and useless for what I wanted - that's why I used the super heavy duty - fine thin WOOL BALE "sewing" cords (also - I heavily sooked the resultant "NEWRING... in engine oil for a few days- before I "run it in- in five minute bursts... (Aparently - after we SOLD the machine - ten yrs later... a mechnic who repaired it for the buyer- THOUGHT it was a genuine part?
It worked with 3-in-1 all purpose penetrating oil . Had to wait 3 days.
Last snow fall, I got the blower to work really hard in huge snow bank left by the snow plow. I think she went hot but didn't run out of oil. The day after, when i came to start it up, the crank wouldn't budge. Then I asked to relatives and browsed the internet to find this video. When I told the employees the reason why I needed "Liquid Wrench", they stayed polite but their comments had a sarcastic tone. Actually no one, even myself, didn't really beleive it.
Thanks for posting!
+fr439 WoW, thanks for taking the time for this great 'Testimonial' comment. I'm glad it work for you, it's another great moment in the old school hall of fame!
It obviously won't work on no oil seizure situations and such but it's always worth a shot, whadoya got to lose?
Dad used to have an OLD? dunno what it was called (not a Howard anyway - they were Orangy_Red) ? Nah this was a squat "ugly" Red & Green 6HP beast of a thing - with a single banger PISTON - but as a "kiwi lad- no money - less brains - I tried to MOVE a frozen motor with an iron bar (worked but broke the ring?rings - anyways I unbolted it's cylinder & WRAPPED some wool_bale_twine around it's huge piston - it worked too)
apparently - because I'd tighly wrapped the YARD length of dense hemp cord & soaked it in heavy oil - it slowly "conditioned" that "ring" - until it became very hard - & almost like "bakelitte" .to the extent - that it FOOLED a fully "qualified" Motor "mower" mechanic..
Was 8 -10 yrs before they contacted me - and said their mechanic NEEDED to know where I had sourced the unusual "ring"
(&)
I just tossed several strands of WOOLBALE sewing cord at him?
I forgot to mention (but added a note to the vid) if you are losing compression due to sticking piston rings, this method works well for that purpose too!
Hey - wonder if U've heard of this (KIWI) trick ... every trucker should HAVE a pair...
LADIES NYLON STOCKINGS... make dam good emergency "V-Belts" - should U break one - in Ur truck
That machine appears to be built like a tank compared to the new ones.
It was a beast... ate snow for breakfast. The new ones seem to be made of cookie tins.
Thanks for dropping by.
5w or thinner oil works as well. PB blaster works well also. If its really stuck some old tractor guys use a grease fitting in the spark plug hole.
... Not sure what machine you have but most likely gas/oil mix thus you can't change the oil out. If it DOES free up, expect it to choke and puke pretty good when and if she fires up. You may need to pop the heads off and see whats going on if you have no success freeing it. They can trap a lot of moisture if not stored right or not used for a long time, could be pretty buggered up in there. Hope this helps a bit, I'm no pro, just a backyard mechanic kinda guy.
Good Luck, let me know ok?
Ive used marval mystery oil in this manner with same results. I also put a few drops in my fuel.
i love Liquid Wrench!!! i freed up a locked up altinator on my old truck!!
I tried your Liquid Wrench trick on my 40 yr. old "siezed" Tecumseh snowblower engine, but the starter pull still wouldn't turn the motor. HOWEVER, after I'd removed the starter assembly enough to expose the finned flywheel, I was able to free the motor by using a firm grip on the fins to rotate the flywheel BACK & FORTH. Now, the engine starts with the pull rope, and runs just fine! (Similar to an old car trick: with the car in 4th gear, rock it back and forth to free a "seized" engine).
Maybe this engine wasn't seized up. Have you ever had the head off to decarbon the piston top and head? I'm thinking it had carbon built up on the piston and head and "bottomed out" so to speak just before or at top dead center. The Liquid Wrench dissolved some of that and let you pull it over the top. Good video.
@magnetpi21 Very glad to hear it my friend. It doesn't work ALL the time, it all has to do with how bad it is seized. But I have free'd up quite a few motors that I thought were destined for the scrap pile!
Take Care! Thanks for dropping by!
@ChevelleSSLS6 Grease fitting in the spark plug hole? I don't follow you, sounds interesting though.
Thanks so much, it worked! My Ariens 5.5 Tecumseh wouldn't budge. It took 5 days, but it did the trick. Thanks!
I've heard of people using bail twine in place of bad rings in a pinch, don't know how long they are good for, but I would guess it's good for a bit at least... get ya out of a bind!
@Goregoon maybe fill the cylinder with grease? but the grease may get behind the rings if the rings areshot you know
Ya, that and this stuff called "move it". I use move it to free up rusted tools, makes them almost brand new.
@Goregoon
If a little trans fluid/diesel oil/wd40/olive oil/anything guys think of using doesn't work, the 'greaseplug' idea seems to work. I have heard that it will sometimes crack a cylinder, so I'd use it more as a last resort. Do an online search on 'seized enigne grease gun' or 'grease plug'. I'm sure you'll find what I'm talking about pretty easy.
Have a '73 Ariens with a Tecumseh motor. To a tee, same exact issue. To a tee, I followed you instructions and to a tee, motor unseized just as easily. Thanks because I was freaking out there for a moment.
@bowhunternick12 I did, but for no particular reason other then to keep things from falling into it or whatnot. Would probably help keep the penetrating oil from evapourating too quick though now that I think of it.
@curtismundy There is no reason it shouldn't other then the fact that it is seized beyond this methods abilities (works GREAT but it doesn;t perform miracles). It is a patience game. It has saved me having to do a tear down on a few different occasions!! Just remember to change out the oil when yer done and GOOD LUCK!! Let me know if it works for ya!!
@joetolman Well, this is a patience game and it doesn't guarantee success because as you are most likely aware engines can seize for numerous reasons and extremities. Get yourself a WOOD dowel or a SOFT metal rod (I'd go with wood if your not sure what metal you have that you can use cuz you don't want to damage your piston head) Put it in the through the plug holes and give them a bit of a tap every once in a while. I've never tried a snow mobile engine yet.
I recenently aquired a nice craftsman mower that my dad ran out of oil. Do you think this is worth a try or am I wasting my time?
first snow fall of the year and I discovered my snowblower is seized. However the Electric start does nothing but BUZZ... would penetrating oil be worth a shot? Someone told me I now have a lawn ornament.
+Michael Dube 1st question I have for you... Are you sure it is the motor that is seized or could it be your starter that's on the blitz? Have you tried pulling the cord as well to see if the motor turns over manually?
That out of the way, it would definitely be worth trying. If it's truly a lawn ornament now than anything is worth a shot my friend.
Glad to hear it! It's a patience game, if it has moved a bit, put some more into it cuz now you have a bit of a gap from where it was seized. The oil will go even deeper this time.
I have the same engine in my Snapper riding mower. I was cutting the grass a little while ago when the engine started smoking slightly and sputtering. I had just filled the gas. I immediately shut it off and checked the oil. It was really low and when I filled it up, I couldn't pull the cord OR start it electrically. You think it's seized up?? Please respond asap.
You are my hero - worked beautifully !
hope it works for you, make sure your cylinder is vertical and hope for the best. It's not fool proof, but it sure does work wonders! Obviously some motors can be BEYOND this treatment. But most won't be!!
I bet if you took the cylinder head off it was hardly rusted at all, probably just one little bit of rust. If it was anything like the suffolk 75cc engine i just un seized then it wouldn't have moved it at all on the pull starter, feel free to check the videos out, there on my channel :) the engine starts first pull now :D
I wanted to say thankyou for doing this video had a solid seized engine did what you said and it worked perfect old lawn mower running great. thank you thank you thank you....
@BIDEOBOB Thanks for popping by and thanks for sharing your tip.
THAT'S a big piston.
Yup, a little compression sure beats none at all. Probably STILL a tough old beast with the twine ring
I tried this on my 10 hp Tecumseh, but used 2 cycle mix oil. Interestingly, a lot of it ended up draining into the carb. Next time I'll unbolt the two carb bolts and put a piece of plastic or something between it and the engine, then reattach to keep the oil in the cylinder. But, it did free the engine piston. However, after starting it, it ran for 15 seconds then seized up and now won't budge. Guess an engine tear down is in order.
Sounds like the piston was stuck up top with the intake valve open and got itself a bit of overflow. Sorry to hear it seized up solid on ya though. I've had a couple do that to me over the years. It's a hit and miss kinda deal and all depends on why it seized up to begin with.
Thanks for dropping by
@kylekyle22 If you ran that dry of oil and it seized, you may have more then you can deal with for wd40. Your crank shaft could be seized to the piston rod, piston to wall, combo of them both? All I can say is, you'll have to be patient with this one. Even if you free it, there could be irreparable damage.
This works for many situations but it can't produce miracles.
Good luck my friend and thanks for dropping by!
@roastingpeanuts Thanks, I wouldn't mind opening a small engine shop or something, but this little town is saturated with backyard shops. Too much competition around here. LoL
WoW, that held for quite some time then... cool!
I just recently purchased this same machine second hand. It's starts and runs no problem but we were told that it "chews" belts up. My husband said that could be an easy fix. When we went to pick up the machine the husband informed us he just got the wrong belt. Here's my problem. Can't find ANYTHING online to tell me the proper part number or even the proper belt length. Can you help me out with this?
My favourite part is when he adds the liquid wrench! :D
Can I use any penetrating oil such s PB blaster or Lucas upper cylinder lubricant?
Sure, just be sure to change out the oil a couple times.
Hi. My snowblower just seized when I got it back from my neighbor go figure. Do you think I should try putting penetrating oil down the cylinder?
I've heard that stuff is pretty good but have never tried it.
@halpern10 Sorry it took a while to get back to you, your comment got lost in the shuffle somehow.
It's a Craftsman 8/26 c944-52750 (I was told that it was a Noma Canadiana series)
Hope that helps!!
Thanks for dropping by and commenting!!
my 2014 briggs 250cc snow engine seized
owner ran with no oil , chassis mint .
piston scored and aluminum transfer on cylinder
Ya, it probably wasn't too bad. I've had to soak engines for a considerably longer time then that one to free it. Thanks for dropping by!
Had problem with Generator Briggs & Stratton leaking gas out of air filter...float issue I guess. Fixed that (I think) but due to that problem, engine was seized up. I drained all the oil (really bad stuff, looked like gas in oil) and then the engine would actually turn over by pulling! I thought all was good, changed oil, then completely seized up again right after adding oil (can't pull starter rope). Drained oil again and tried penetrating oil...no luck. I am hoping it will be ok in a few days, but unfortunately we were hit by hurricane Irma and will be without power for quite some time. Very frustrating...thanks for the vid.
@DeanLyman Beauty!! Glad I could add another trick to your arsenal!!
Just tried to fire up my Honda Snowblower. Seized solid ARRGGGGGG!!!!! Going to try your method, thanks for posting!
so do u drain the penetrating oil when done?
Yes, drain it out and replace with fresh oil.
Depending on how much you used, you may want to run it with the fresh oil for 30 seconds or so and drain and replace that as well just to flush it out better.
Thanks for stopping by!
So once it un seizes do I drain the oil then start it up?
@kylekyle22 Very glad to hear it!! I was a little nervous for a bit there.
I unseized a 4 horsepower industrial grade (cast iron cylinder) Briggs & Stratton motor a bit over a week ago as my new neighbours threw out some of our old neighbours stuff.
It is a Supa swift lawnmower & I filled the cylinder up with engine oil,it was locked up because it was left outside in the rain,I could tell because the spark plug was rusted up.
It at least needs new carby parts such as the throttle butterfly as they are missing,the pull start jams up (won't retract) so I have to find out why that's doing that.
@luvthesnow That could very well be, this particular engine wasn't idle long enough to seize in my mind, but stranger things have been known to happen. ;c) I haven't had the head off in eons. Thanks for popping by and commenting.
@tubefed420 Never heard of it, I'll have to keep my eyes open and check it out if I happen by the stuff! thanks for popping by!
I'm glad it helped!!! Thanks for dropping by and taking the time to comment!!
But - try as I might -9even dad can't remember) ... I'm stuffed if I know what it was called- BUT sht it was an ungainly ULTRA AWKWAR & heavy brute to toss around -thankfully - fully self driven & some
So, did the engine seize while running? Or was it stored for a long time?
No, not while running. That usually spells death. This was from sitting around in a pile of whatever was piled on it. Thanks for stopping by.
oh ok. I seized the engine while running because the oil was low (stupid me). I did the pb blaster thing you told me to do. It didn't work. However, i took off the recoil pull assembly, than managed to free it up while turning the large nut mounting the fly wheel, with a leveraged wrench (used a pipe on socket wrench end). I ran it for a while after that, than changed oil. After dumping the oil into a pan, i discovered silver shavings. I felt like i was mining for gold after i tilted the pan side to side. I think i chewed up the Crank shaft,
but The Tecumseh runs still works and runs fine.
I seized up my john deer yesterday while running it in a blizzard. The oil fill cap came off without me knowing. Do you think its worth a shot doing what you did? Do you still run your thrower after you discovered the shavings? THanks
yes, do the same procedure. 1. Take off spark plug, 2. spray pb blaster in hole where spark plug was. 3. Wait a day or so. 4. Than take off recoil assembly, 5. Using a large socket wrench, move fly wheel back and forth. 6. It will free up if the end of the rod is stuck on the crank shaft. 7. Put spark plug back in and try starting, than run a little the engine for a couple minutes. 8. Change oil............It is possible that you probably damaged the crank shaft. 9. Next, mine for silver shavings. 10. Re-fill with oil and run er good. 11. Possibly re-change oil again.
First check and see if you threw a rod, meaning the rod snapped in half and possibly damaged the housing. Do you see any holes on the outside of the housing? If so, this is beyond a simple fix. The motor needs to be rebuilt with
a new rod and crankshaft.
@DeanLyman COOL, I hope it works out for you!
had the same type of motor but Briggs and Stratton 8 horse with a snow blade and engine got seized but fixed it doing what u did so got a like and sub thank u
Thank you! Glad it worked out!
Glad I could be a learning experience. Hope it helps you someday!
@DeanLyman I'll try! Thanks for coming by!
Sorry, probably too late now. It's always worth a try my friend, can't get any worse for trying.
half and half transmission fluid and acetone(been tested works better than kroil) or kerosene. or diesel like you said.
ooops, I lost some comments somehow way back. Going through vids one by one to catch up!
It's always worth a try, worse comes to worse you still have a seized motor.
Your very, very, very welcome. Glad I could get some "old skewl" into ya.
you lucked out!
+kramden Ya, it's kinda hit and miss depending on how bad it is seized.
Nothing like these old beasts they will run forever if properly maintained they don't make them like this any more.
2:52 --> that's what he said :P
"Dances with wolves" explained to the tribe that Shaman Tecumseh likes to expose his rod. He's been doing it for years. Chief stood up, took a hit of smoke pipe and passed it on to the rest of the counsel.
"Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide. Sing your death song and die like a hero going home."
said a great chief Tecumseh to a governor as he threw a rod. Indeed, it was a sad day when Tecumseh wouldn't turn over on a third pull.
Its a tecumseh let it seized!
:c)