JEEP willy's help

[Grant Bowker]

I don't know how well the high schools and colleges in your part of Ontario are for auto shops but have you considered signing up for a night course in auto mechaniscs?
They might be glad to have you bring your engine in as one of the course projects although you might want to discuss it with the instructors first to be sure you and they have similar views on how original it needs to be, how many parts need to be saved as opposed to replaced? etc. If you can find a course that caters to people who want to restore an older vehicle it might be a better fit than a course aimed at someone with a newer vehicle that was designed to replace assemblies rather than refurbish individual parts.

[maple_leaf_eh]

The bright side to you Jeep project is what Bob Carriere told me. With a parts manual and enough money, a Jeep can be rebuilt from parts starting with one bolt. This is North America, and enough Jeeps and parts are in circulation. The Internet has made guys in Australia, Ottawa, Toronto and Hammond get serious about coaching.

Taking apart a Jeep engine will need tools, space and some muscle. As Alex posted, there is organization reqd. But I've known bachelors who rebuilt their motorcycles in the living room. (Heck there is a Winnipeg forum member who rebuilt his Universal Carrier inside, and had a spray booth next to the dining table!) You will learn about mechanics. Period.

And, as my friend Chris says, 'the boat build the builder'.

[cletrac (RIP)]

Here's a way to unstick a motor that might work on yours. Use a rotary wire brush to remove the rust above the pistons then blow all the crud out with compressed air and pour a bunch of WD40 or the like on the pistons. Put a wrench on the crank pulley nut or a pipe wrench on the pulley so it sticks out as near horizontal as you can get it. Then weigh down the handle with whatever you can use and leave it like that for a week or two. The steady pressure while the oil is doing its thing will often do the job. If not put the wrench pointing the other way and try again. This doesn't always work but it's worth a try and your motor doesn't look too bad.

[Lynn Eades]

If that doesn't work, try pouring a little diesel in on top of the pistons, and set fire to it. You will need to put in a bit of rag to act as a wick.(to get the diesel to burn) You might have to go through the process a couple of times.
What it does is warms up the various components a little bit. They all expand at different rates, and make the bits move slightly, relative to each other. Give it another clean on top of each piston, and give it another oil. try moving it again

[Matthew Reid]

One other option is to put dry ice in the cylinders on the bottom of the pistons. Of course the enigne will have to be upside down and it is much easier to do with the crank removed.

This will drastically cool the pistons causing them to shrink and should help free them up. I have used this method a couple times and it worked great.


Matthew

[maple_leaf_eh]

Originally Posted by matthewq4b

One other option is to put dry ice in the cylinders on the bottom of the pistons. Of course the engine will have to be upside down and it is much easier to do with the crank removed.

This will drastically cool the pistons causing them to shrink and should help free them up. I have used this method a couple times and it worked great.

Matthew

Fun with physics.

And the unused cylinders are perfect 'beverage' coolers to supercool the requisite 'refreshments'.

[Speedy]

thanks for the tips everyone
I have cleaned out the last cylinder that was holding allot of oil. it was holding allot of rust and carbon on the piston head, I need to take a closer look but I am almost certain that the cylinder is pitted

[maple_leaf_eh]

Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

If that doesn't work, try pouring a little diesel in on top of the pistons, and set fire to it. You will need to put in a bit of rag to act as a wick.(to get the diesel to burn) You might have to go through the process a couple of times.

What it does is warms up the various components a little bit. They all expand at different rates, and make the bits move slightly, relative to each other. Give it another clean on top of each piston, and give it another oil. try moving it again

Good idea!

And the diesel has a slight penetrating oil quality. But using it exposed to the atmosphere won't make your neighbours any more friendly, cuz' it has a delicate all-pervasive aroma that some people just don't appreciate.