1955 Pontiac Chieftan

[stevegintn]

Greetings,

I just acquired a 1955 Pontiac Chieftan - it's a one-owner barn find, I got from one of my Mississippi cousins. Brought her home and started going through it - yesterday, son and I replaced plugs & wires, oil, and gassed her up - unfortunately, she appears to be locked up (may be a show-stopper for us?)

Does anybody know the size of the flywheel / crankshaft bolt? (I want to put a power bar on it, see if we can get it to turn over)

Thanks,
Steve Gillespie
Memphis, TN.

 

[melsg5]

remove the plugs, pour in each cylinder one of the following, Marvel Mystery Oil, PB Blaster, or WD40. Let it sit at least 24 hours. You may want to read this article before you break the crankshaft bolt
http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/wiki/Freeing_a_stuck_engine

 

[stevegintn]

Thanks! - I knew about that old 'trick' (told my son, that was next thing to try)