1800 Diesel
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Before turning over the engine the first time (once you knew it was stuck) did you get any oil into the cylinders? If not & depending on how much force you needed to get the engine to turn over and if the rings were seized/rusted against the bore, it's possible one of the compression rings was cracked during the process of initial "break-away". This will result in low compression & a no-start condition. Before you go much further I would suggest a compression test and if you can rig up the fuel lines/fittings as needed, remove injectors, connect back to lines, crank engine over & observe injector spray patterns/amount outside the cylinder.I still can't get it to start. I'm getting white puffs of smoke when trying to start, but it won't fire at all. I'm frustrated....
Kevin