Manually turning the crank shaft
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Manually turning the crank shaft
Hi my name is Shelly I have a 2001 Ford F150 5.4 L V8 4x4 the engine is presently being removed from the truck to sell and they want to turn the crankshaft they said it's frozen up and I know that it's not what exactly do you have to do to turn the crankshaft must the spark plugs be pulled . The truck was running 10 months ago with no engine problems has never ran hot always had oil and when it was parked due to transmission problems it was running fine can it just freeze up from sitting for less than 10 months?
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If the serpentine belt is still on, and ONE pulley is frozen from sitting (ie, tensioner/idler pulley, or alternator, you will NOT hand-crank engine. Remove belt, and try again.
+1 on removing spark plugs--you won't be fighting cylinder compression when trying to rotate. If engine has been removed from the truck already, you may have to pull the plugs, as the engine-mounts and transmission won't be holding the engine back when you try to turn.
+1 on removing spark plugs--you won't be fighting cylinder compression when trying to rotate. If engine has been removed from the truck already, you may have to pull the plugs, as the engine-mounts and transmission won't be holding the engine back when you try to turn.
Last edited by BigOleGreenPete; 11-27-2017 at 06:49 AM.