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- markc3wa
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I was given a "free" 1981 Honda CB650C. It hasn't been run in 16 years although it did when it was parked. I am the second owner and it even came with a genuine Honda shop manual for it. I know what to do with the seized brake calipers. I don't know what to do about the seized engine although I have a dim memory of someone telling me that I can pull the spark plugs out, which I've done, and pour ATF into each cylinder ... and wait. The plugs came out suprisingly easily, something I wasn't expecting. Can anyone out there validate the ATF solution regarding getting the motor unstuck?
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- throttle till you see GOD, then brake.
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81 kz1000 ltd
72 cb750 chop
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'78 KZ650 D1A SR
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- ¡Usted no necesita otra motocicleta!
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1980 KZ650F1, Bought new out the door for $2,162.98!
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Penetrating oil is faster than ATF, penetrating oil (PB Blaster, Kroil, etc) will do in a day as much as ATF will do in a week.
Just remember the reason the motor is stuck, cast iron rings have rusted to cast iron liners, and rust leaves pits in the liners. Don't expect the motor to run perfect.
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Gun nuts make a cleaning solvent they used to call Ed's Red which was mostly ATF mixed with kerosene. It's really good at penetrating. I still like Kroil, never tried the kerosene mixture.ATF in the cylinders of a stuck motor is standard practice among all the mechanics I have even known (a bunch since I've been one off and on for 40 years).
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1974 900 Z1 modified to look like a LTD , some engine mods. But I still have all the original parts.
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