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I'm attempting to find out the size of socket that fits the 1500 engine so I might turn it over manually. I can't seem to find this info in either of the manuals I have.

Thanks,
John
 
1 13/16"
 
I made an open end wrench for this task by welding up pieces of 1/4" thick flat iron from the home center. Can you get a socket and wrench down there with a radiator and fan in place?

The wrench I made was only used once when there was no water pump on the engine and the car wasn't on its wheels. Otherwise I would have rolled the car in gear or pulled on the fan belt.
 
Try Tractor Supply or some type of Farm Supply store. Large sockets fairly inexpensive for the one or two time use.
 
As Doug suggests... if it's on the ground, a nice option would be to stick it in fourth and pull the car forward. Probably easier than trying to get a wrench in there.

Or, I cheat and stick a screwdriver in the blades of the alternator fan, and turn. Probably not in the shop manual, but... :wink:
 
Thanks for the tips. Engine is not in a car that can be rocked. Is for sale and has no belts or alternator on it. Tractor Supply had what I needed, and I turned the engine over and found it had no compression with plugs in. That was a quick "no sale."

John
 
But I don't think you are going to get a compression guage to work hand turning an engine, at least not much.
 
Engine must turn over at least a couple hundred rpm and for at least 6 turns to register anything reasonable at all on the compression gauge. You should be able to feel something though, if it has oil in the cylinders.
The buyer should have known that. The fact that it turns over should make the engine worth something.
 
My stock car motor turned over just fine, even though the camshaft went through the lifter galley. On the other hand my MG motor was frozen at one time. You really can't "gauge" the compression by hand rolling over the motor- dissasemble it and look- or run it and see what happens.
 
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