Reply To: SOLVED – 1957 RDE-19 seized

[Ghost_n_the_shell]

Dale wrote:

Ghost don’t panic yet!   That black oil is normal two cycle exhaust issue.  If it were mine I would pull the head off and have a look/see.  If it is rusty you can sand the cylinders with some fine sand paper.  Scored walls are not good.  The last one I had like yours I let it set soaking for a few days.  Then I found a 2×2 board and a big hammer and tunked the top piston a few times then moved to the bottom one and did the same.  If your motor is from salt water it might be history.  You need to make sure the rings are free before your compression reading will mean something.   Motors that have been setting for years sometimes loosen up and run pretty good.   It takes patience and sweat and persistence!

dale

Thanks Dale!
its fresh water only. Georgian Bay!
The only real corrosion is two small spots under the shroud from some mouse piddle – but otherwise it looks great.

I will see where I’m at in a few days of soaking and hit you up for your method if I’m unlucky!

cheers