Engine came to a sudden stop. Now won't budge in either direction.

John
On Mar 18, 2016 18:28, "Stuart MacMillan" <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:

> Take the other rebuilt engine, this one is jinxed!  Will it turn in either
> direction?  If you can turn it backwards, perhaps a valve broke off.  If
> it's impossible to turn either way, something broke inside the case, and
> you won't want that case.
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of John Rodgers
> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2016 4:02 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Carat
>
> Without bad luck, I would have no luck at all!
>
> Yesterday the engine  back in my Carat. Today the engine was run and it
> was beautiful. Sounded so good. While idling to allow to warm up and begin
> the break-in, it stopped suddenly, never to start again. In fact, never
> even to be turned by hand with a wrench  - seized solid. The rebuilder is
> flabbergasyed. I'm flabbergasted. He said in all his years on rebuilding VW
> engines 'he never had  a Vanagon engine do that. Two aircooled ones but
> never a 2.1 L WBX. Anyhow,  come Monday, out it comes for a tear down
> again.  I've a choice: take one of his other rebuilts, or wait for this
> one. What would you do? There are six to chose from. Jim is an excellent
> mechanic, and I think this is a fluke!
>
> And, anyone want to speculate on the cause of this one locking up?
>
> John
>
>