stuck engine

[keith V]

I have a 1955 john deere 60 with a stuck engine
im looking for tips on how different people have gotten engines loose thanks

 

[old]

What I do and I do it a lot on a lot of engines. Fill the cylinders with tranny fluid. On a JD I also jack the front end up about 3 foot so as to get it to the top of the pistons. Then just let it sit. Make sure it doesn't have water in the cylinders before filling and if it does blow or wick the water out. I just popped free a 1986 Isuzu engine yesterday by doing that. So far I have done more then 20 tractor engines and only 2 did not pop free
Hobby farm

 

[Andy Motteberg]

Soak them in PB Blaster, great stuff and usually gets them loose quickly. Other things I use to soak pistons in is Brake fluid or Marvel mystery oil or Seafoam, or Slick 50 1 lube. I've got most of my engines loose with PB Blaster.

 

[rex barlow]

I second the PB blaster idea. That stuff is incredible, its the only method I use now to "unstick" stuck stuff.

Rex