Re: Best Way to Unseize an Engine

[Anonymous]

Ahh the infamous grease method……
The grease method in my opinion is one of the most risky approaches one can take.
I receive several calls a year from fellow members that have had the grease method
Suggested to them for freeing a stuck powerhead and ended up cracking the bore into
The water jacket leaving the block or cylinder useless. Two much hydraulic pressure.
( learned this first hand in my early days of playing with outboards. ) about twenty years ago
I made a adapter like the one Tubs shows for air pressure, I use a regulator with mine so I can control the pressure. With air pressure, my favorite petroleum based lubricant,heating & cooling starts the wicking process around the stuck pistons & rings.

Everyone’s got a system that works for them
Best of luck with your motor, which every approach you decide to go with.

Respectfully
Brook N.