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November 11, 2015 at 9:52 pm
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I actually own one of those motors now and they are easy to work on. Very good motors too. I would just start with a small cup of ATF and acetone (50/50) and pour some in each cylinder. I would tilt the motor up, so it gets all the way around the rings better. Let it sit for a week and then check it and see if it’s starting to free up.
After a week, take a torque wrench set to the correct torque and try it on the flywheel nut. That could be enough to break it free. If not, wait another week. A motor stuck from sitting, generally breaks free pretty easily. If it had water intrusion?….well that’s another story.