Reply To: SOLVED – 1957 RDE-19 seized

[Ghost_n_the_shell]

Dale wrote:

JACQUES wrote:

remove the cyl head   alternate tap the pistons till the fw moves a few degrees    keep applying juice   try wd40

mark fw position to notice small movements    patience brings joy !!

Yes just like what Jacques says get that head off.  You should check the head gasket and the water passages  before you try to start it anyway!   Remember the old saying,  “don’t look a gift sea horse in the mouth”!   That old dog is gonna hunt!

dale

This will be my next step!

I want to take the head off anyway, as a learning experience.

This motor is my first outboard I’ve worked on, and the vintage has sentimental meaning to me (my first motor was an 18hp Johnson Seahorse on a feathercraft ranger – and I still drive that ranger).

I fully intend to find more of these and fix them up as a hobby. It’s been great fun.

next up: head comes off!