siezed pistons

what you dont say is how longs the engine been standing. an engine wont seize like that un less its been cooked and also the bearings would have welded to gether or the gear box is still on and thats seized in gear, have you tried turning the crank or as the engine sat for years with no head on.

the land rover has been sat in a dry garage for approx 8 years but i know that it turned over before it was put there i have been trying to buy the landy (with success) I am going through a strip down I could`nt try the engine as some of the electrics had been removed, the gearbox has been removed and i have only just today removed the head i have tried turning the crank but no joy i have even tried turning it from the clutch plate no joy either thanks

would i need to take the sump off and try from underneath

I have had a similar problem before, the only way I could get the pistons to move in the bores was to put a block of wood on top of each piston and beat them with a lump hammer.

martin1512 said:

I have had a similar problem before, the only way I could get the pistons to move was to put a block of wood on top of each piston and beat them with a lump hammer.

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i had that problem with the kids

thanks martin1512
I was afraid to do that as i thought that i may do more damage but which piston do i hit i have 2 around middle one lower one higher
like it mad hat man lets hope my grandson doesn`t come around when im swinging

I don't think it matters too much which one you hit. As for causing more damage, if the engine is that seized, then you are looking at having to replace the rings and possibly reboring anyway. In which case, you are unlikely to cause damage to anything that doesn't already need replacing.

cheers martin
will let you know how i get on

have decided to replace the engine found another that runs will be striping the old one out and replacing thanks everyone for the help