seized engine

[jmarzilli]

yesterday i was going to use my t-maxx for the first time in about a week. when i got outside after getting everything ready, i went to start it with the easy start. nothing happened. so i brought the truck back in to check out what was wrong. i pulled out the glow plug to see if it was flooded, and thats when i knew something was wrong, cause even with the glowplug out it still wouldn't turn over. i tryed turning the flywheel by hand and it wouldn't turn. figuring i have nothing to lose, i took the head off, loaded up the piston with after run oil, took a rag and my four way glow wrench, wrapping one side of the wrench with the rag, put it in the sleeve, and hammered the piston loose! and to my surprise it actually worked, and it seems like my truck runs better now than it did before. just curious if anyone has had this happen to them or not, and how long do you think the engine will last now?

 

[Tarant]

the piston and sleeve fit was probly to tight that happens with very new engines

 

[jmarzilli]

its not new, ran 2 gallons thru it

 

[Tarant]

well that is wierd

 

[Plaidfish]

never let your engine sit w/ the piston at the top of the stroke.....when they cool down the sleeve should be contracting more than the piston...if the piston is in the thermal contraction (is that a real word?) then it will stop and you are basically wearing your engine out faster......metal has memory and now it won't contract as much as it did before when it cools.....

 

[jmarzilli]

i didn't realize it but it was left at the top of the stroke. i don't know if its just in my head but it feels like it has more compression now than it did before.