69 GTX... acorns in the motor......confirmed

[HEMI-ITIS]

Pour a gallon of Honey down the intake and fire it up....you'll get a bunch of Honey-Roasted nuts at the very least.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhzxQCTCI3E

 

[Fran Blacker]

To me to start the engine with all that debris and the work is nuts. Pun intended. Screw up that crank and you'll kick yourself.

 

[eldubb440]

you could of had it apart by now

 

[1968rt]

Unfortunately I have too many projects right now to do a rebuild . Im not going to chance it. I just oiled it good and it will have to wait.

 

[pearljam724]

Pull all of the plugs and at least try to crank it by hand first. Otherwise, you also take a very good chance of bending a rod. At the very least. If it cranks by hand, give it a go. Shop Vac, is your friend.

 

[69b3rt]

With what I have seen by tearing down old engines that have set for decades. I have seen some valves where the heads have broke from their stems. Valve seals all dried up and crumbled. Plastic timing gear ready to strip at fire-up. There is no way I would chance ruining a good core engine by trying to start it.

 

[tommytunes]

With what I have seen by tearing down old engines that have set for decades. I have seen some valves where the heads have broke from their stems. Valve seals all dried up and crumbled. Plastic timing gear ready to strip at fire-up. There is no way I would chance ruining a good core engine by trying to start it.

At least pull the heads.

 

[Rick69]

Somewhat related, here is an article on decarbonizing an engine using walnuts.
https://automotiverepairphoenix.com/walnut-blasting-and-carbon-build-up-removal/
There are many more pages and videos detailing this practice.