ktb Posted Tuesday at 03:04 AM Author Report Share Posted Tuesday at 03:04 AM 2 hours ago, JBNeal said: B-3 FD has the viscous coupling and a dry clutch and pressure plate. OK, so the prybar on the ring gear trick (to turn over the engine) is still in play? I guess I need to learn more about clutches, too. 😑 I got confused when I read that the crankshaft is bolted to the Fluid Drive coupler which has an attached driven plate/"flywheel" which is bolted to the clutch + pressure plate; if it's all bolted together, where is the disconnect? And I guess the answer is the clutch friction disc, which may be stuck to the driven plate/"flywheel" and could be freed by manually turning the ring gear on the FD coupler... I'm getting there, inch by inch. Thank you, people! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobacuda Posted Tuesday at 05:59 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 05:59 AM (edited) Ktb - not totally sure of your question, but I’ll take a shot. If your clutch is frozen to the “flywheel,” you simply start unbolting the clutch. When the engine is not running, the engine is not driving the flywheel. So, the FD coupler doesn’t move, but you can turn the clutch, unless the trans is frozen or in gear. Pull the trans and the clutch and “flywheel” spin freely. For example, when I park my FD truck on a hill, I have to make damn sure the e-brake is working good, or the truck rolls off. Once it gets about 10 mph, the trans spins the clutch and flywheel to the point the engine will start turning over. The good news, you can pull it to start it. The bad news, if your brake does not hold and you did not block the wheel, you get to chase your truck down the hill, jump on the running board, open the door, get in, and step on the brakes- don’t ask how I know… When I needed to turn the engine over, I pulled the spark plugs and put the big socket on the nut that holds the pulley to the crank. If you can’t turn the engine over, pull the plugs and give each cylinder some Marvel Myster Oil and let soak. If it starts to turn by hand and stops, good chance a valve or two is stuck in the guides. If you think this is happening, pull the valve covers and watch to see valves move when turning it over. (And it turned my photo upside down.) Edited Tuesday at 06:03 AM by Bobacuda 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBNeal Posted Tuesday at 12:02 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 12:02 PM additional information - Fluid Drive demonstration 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktb Posted Tuesday at 02:12 PM Author Report Share Posted Tuesday at 02:12 PM Thanks Bobacuda and JBNeal! I really don't know if the engine is stuck or not. It rained 5" here, so I'm still waiting for the ground to dry up. I did replace all the spark plugs and squirted Marvel's Mystery Oil into each cylinder a few days ago. My uncle tried turning the fan by hand, but it wouldn't budge, and then I started worrying it may be stuck in gear, but I really have no idea. I will try to turn the engine by hand using the crankshaft pulley nut or crawl underneath and remove the clutch cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktb Posted Tuesday at 02:28 PM Author Report Share Posted Tuesday at 02:28 PM (edited) I also spent some time getting familiar with wheels with oval valve stem holes. I took the original wheels to Discount Tire to replace the old tube tires with tubeless, and they used standard round rubber valve stems. One of the tires would only hold air for half a day, so I took it back, and they concluded that the valve stem hole in the wheel had "wallered" or rusted into an oval shape, and that the wheel would no longer work. I looked at the wheel when I got it back, and the valve hole definitely looked purposefully oval, so I took it to a mom & pop tire shop, and fortunately he knew about these types of wheels and had an oval valve adapter that could be used to seal a tubeless valve. The other three tires are holding air with the round base valve stems, but I ordered some of these to have on hand and am tempted to have them swapped in preemptively: https://ts-warehouse.com/products/tr501ov-1-1-2-brass-clamp-in-oval-tubeless-tire-truck-valve-stem-pack-of-4 Also available on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/383164156541 You learn something new every day with these amazing machines... 😊 Edited Tuesday at 02:30 PM by ktb 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobacuda Posted Tuesday at 04:00 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 04:00 PM Ktb - you got lucky on the rims. My truck’s 16” rims were rusted inside beyond belief. I wanted to use my original hub caps, so I sent the rims to the “Wheel Master” (I think - it’s been a while) and they removed my centers and put them in new barrels. Not cheap, but much safer than when I started. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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