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wensum · 08-18-2013, 03:22 PM

Back in the early sixties I bought a '29 Phaeton with a siezed motor and the head off. We Towed to the top of a steep hill and coasted down the hill with a friend lying on the front mudguard.
When I dropped the clutch it started turning over and the friend squirted oil down the bores,
We got many good miles out of the engine before it needed a rebuild.
I wouldn't recommend that procedure today!
Keith

08-18-2013, 03:22 PM	#14
wensum Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: New Zealand Posts: 444	Re: Model A motor froze-up Back in the early sixties I bought a '29 Phaeton with a siezed motor and the head off. We Towed to the top of a steep hill and coasted down the hill with a friend lying on the front mudguard. When I dropped the clutch it started turning over and the friend squirted oil down the bores, We got many good miles out of the engine before it needed a rebuild. I wouldn't recommend that procedure today! Keith