Probably not. The usual symptom is noise and oil leaks while running, but you can't do that. I eventually coaxed my locked up one to turn the engine over so I knew it wasn't broken. That left the tranny. Careful when reefing on that crank bolt. You don't want to break it. Ken Quoting peggy delancey <butterfly15610@xxxxxxxxx>: > Thanks Russ and Ken. I will keep both of those in mind. And Ken, will > I be able to see if that has happened to my tranny by the dust cover? > > > > ________________________________ > From: russ hathaway <russh97309@xxxxxxxxx> > To: "amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2011 8:07 PM > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Pacer 304 rebuild Parts? > > > > > I had a 258 stuck like a big ol' frozen turd. > I tried everything and finally resolved to rebuild the engine. I took off the > head and the lifters were frozen. I pulled all but two out and the frozen > ones had to be coaxed with WD40 and a screwdriver, luckily they were at the > top of their strroke. > A clean up, new lifters and she ran good after that. > The V8 is easier to get to the lifters than the I6, so if you can't free it > up externally, take off the intake and see whats going on inside. > By taking off all the pushrods you might be able to ease some tension off the > engine. You might also try putting a breaker bar and socket on the crankbolt > with some weight, spray the lifter area and let it sit for a couple of days, > to introduce gentle but constant pressure to turn over the engine. Worked for > me once.....Russ > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://list.amc-list.com/pipermail/amc-list-amc-list.com/attachments/20111016/ff05eb15/attachment.htm> > _______________________________________________ > AMC-list mailing list > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://list.amc-list.com/pipermail/amc-list-amc-list.com/attachments/20111016/b13b3479/attachment.htm> > _______________________________________________ > AMC-list mailing list > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > _______________________________________________ AMC-list mailing list AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com