On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 9:49 AM, pdooley<psdooley@verizon.net> wrote:
> If you're not 100 percent sure it's seized you could try some of that sodium
> silicate that's so popular now.
> Good luck.

Heh heh.

Chad.

A long shot, but any chance your crankcase is full of oil/gas?

The 1.9 parts Vanagon I got had this. PO thought engine was "seized".
But..... I drained the oil/gas, new cheap oil/filter, run short time,
then new good oil/filter. Ran fine. Turns out the fuel pressure
regulator had gone south.

Neil.

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