Nice progress! Hopefully you’ll get it started soon. Keep the picsOver the Weekend I removed the rear facia, and the muffler to gain better access to the engine compartment expecting to be pulling the engine soon. Found some fossils in the muffler (Look like chunks of coal, I assume they were chunks of the catalytic converter? getting new exhaust anyway) I put a wrench on the crank nut not thinking it was going to budge, but it actually turned with a bit of muscle. so the engine is NOT seized! I've removed the spark plugs from all the cylinders and they all look to be in good shape (no signs of corrosion/rust) and The fuel injectors also appear to be in decent shape (from the outside) plan to clean them and see if they can be reused. also ordered a Bluetooth borescope camera to visually inspect the cylinders using my phone as the display. should be fun!
One problem I'm trying to track down is the starter circuit, I removed the starter, cleaned it up and bench checked it good. But in the car it wont engage & turn. power is making it to the W/R wire on the solenoid and the battery lead has good voltage as well. also verified my car has the factory start circuit upgrade. I'm thinking its a grounding problem. I cleaned the bonding strap on the right side of the motor (motor mount to frame) and where the neg battery cable meets the frame... maybe not enough. I plan to jump a heavy gauge wire from the starter case to the negative side of the battery to see if that works and confirm my grounding theory.
I'll be checking compression and cleaning the fuel system in the coming weeks. I ordered all new fuel lines, filer, accumulator, pump, etc. so I'll be pushing to try and start if all looks ok.
-Andy
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