Posted by gerardt on January 05, 2008 at 13:38:19 from (86.145.61.192):
A week ago Jim B and El Toro were good enough to explain how I could check to see if the engine is siezed on the 1960"s British-built IH McCormick that was given to me by my neighbour.
To re-cap: It"s been laid up for five years, the steering"s siezed, the tyres are shredded (so I can"t tow it) and the electrics have been eated by something roughly the size of a badger. I enclose a picture for you all to laugh at.
I followed El Toro"s advice and used a car battery to supply power. I shorted across the starter solenoid and succeeded in a) creating a dull clunk and b) melting my jump leads.
I then tried Jim B"s suggestion and used a pipe wrench on the PTO. The hernia should heal given time.
My question now: having established that the engine doesn"t want to turn over do you guys think it"s worth taking it to an engineer and paying to get the thing fixed? Or should I walk away and send it to the scrap yard?
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