Engine rebuilders

[tc76ldovert]

I am looking for member recommendations for an engine rebuilder in the Lancaster,  PA area. My 76 Eldorado vert locked up unexpectedly after going in for a tuneup and general service. What I thought was slipping fan belts might have actually been a hidden problem but the engine was so quiet overall it's a real shock.

I am not looking to hot rod it just rebuilt for reliabilty.

Thanks,
Tom

[Jeff Rosansky CLC #28373]

What kind of service was it on for? What did they do to it? General service isn't going to kill an engine so something happened.
My first question would be to ask you to define "Locked Up." Did it do this while driving? What indications did it give you when it happened-- oil pressure, knocking, milkshake, etc.
Just seems like something else is going on here and it may be worth asking questions here before you spend all that $$. I am certainly not an expert, but there are several here that are. Please give as much information as possible.
Jeff

[tc76ldovert]

Jeff,
I have only had it a short time and had it top my mechanic for a tune up,  carb rebuild, from bearings, hood hinges... nothing internal. He did say that it seemed low on power even for a 76.
He took it for a road test the day I was going to pick it up and when he went to start it to move it the engine was locked/Frozen. He said when he tried to manually turn the engine it was way tighter that it should be and hard to move.

Being a 76 there are no guages so I had no way to know about oil pressure but no lights ever came on. I have only driven it a few times myself with winter here in PA but when I would rev it up it sounded like slipping belts.
Thanks
Tom