3010 gas engine stuck

[Anonymous-0]

My 3010 had carb problems last fall so i invested in a cast iron one ,couldn,t get it to start so left it sit [harvest took over] in shed till spring now motor is stuck . what do any of you use in cyls to help free them up any suggestions apreciated THANKS Tom

 

[RobMD]

Pop the plugs and pour ATF in 'em, let it set for a month, then do some pulling around in higher gear riding the clutch a little.

Can't be that stuck... you should be fine.

 

[bison]

poor some coca cola in the plug holes,it will foam the rust right out,should be loose by next day.

 

[old]

Sorry I can not agree with either one of the others. I brake engines free all the time. Shoot most tractors I buy have locked up engine so I have been there done that many many times. First off pull the starter off and make sure its not locked in the flywheel. Happens a lot. If thats not it then pull the plugs, one at a time. Fill the cylinders with tranny fluid. Put the plugs back in. Walk away from it for a day. Make sure it has a good 12 volt battery in it. Every time you walk by it hit the starter button, short fast taps do not hold it. Watch the crank pulley. If it moves any at all then pull ALL the plugs and try the starter again. Stand back or you may get a tranny fluid shower. Also BTDT many times and its a pain to wash off
Hobby farm

 

[Nikolas Britton]

1. Remove the plugs.
2. Squirt liquid wrench into each cylinder. Let it sit for a few hours.
3. Try starting it, if that doesn't work put it in gear and pull it a few feet.
4. Put plugs back in.

As Old said, first make sure the starter isn't messed up... and the battery is charged up.

 

[old]

NEVER ever try to pull start a tractor with a locked up engine. Doing so can/will brake parts like the rear end, rods, and clutch parts. Seen way to many that could have been saved if that had not been done to them

 

[Nikolas Britton]

Roger that. Not going to argue with someone that I'm sure has way more experience then I.

What about using an air compressor or turning it by hand with a breaker bar?

 

[old]

Breaker bar is fine for a hand start type engine. Air compressor can help get fluids like tranny fluid in deeper/better. But the best way I have found and I have been doing this for years is the starter. There made for high torque but not so much as to brake things but you do have to be careful and use short fast taps on the starter button so as to not burn up the starter. A starter will put out 10 times what you can in a way that will do more but still not hurt engine parts.

 

[El Toro]

Use that ATF and let the pistons soak. If they don't let loose bumping the starter you may need to pull the head and oil pan and use a piece of oak and a big hammer to drive out the rods and pistons. You need to be patient. Hal

 

[Mike M]

Kinda hard to think it is stuck from sitting in a shed that short of time ? Pull all the plugs first and look for it being filled full of gas,water or antifreeze in the cylinders.

 

[Anonymous-0]

I orignally thought it was the battery [new battery] then starter ,took starter off it was ok , I had it overhauled aprox 250 hours ago .when I put the new carb on and it would,t start I am wondering if gas could of built up in pistons and washed the sleeve sides dry I really apreciate all replys. I will post again when I get it freed up Thanks Tom

 

[Nikolas Britton]

It's possible the engine is hydrolocked as Mike M stated below. Remove the plugs and hit the starter, If it was hydrolocked, fluid will shoot out of the plug holes.

 

[Bill in Colo]

BE CAREFULL,three years ago I got a bad flash burn from a hyrodstatic locked 3020. I had the coil diconnected, pumped gas out with the starter,worked okay,came back three hours, hit the starter and bang must have been a arc in the starter switch. Burned my hands and face trip to the emergency room $500. Did $600 in damage to the tractor. mine was caused by a bad fuel pump and float.