Try different techniques of attempt to unsieze my recent find, 1971 Sel Mercedes 280 six cylinder engine, any suggestions? Northernflavor@aol.com

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Asked by northernflavor Oct 23, 2015 at 01:49 PM

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Use trany fluid, remove the spark plugs and put ample fluid into the cylinders, let it sit overnight and take a breaker bar on the crankshaft pulley bolt and work it back & forth, do not force it. If it is not seized up due to heat, you should be able to getter moving.

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