Re: stuck piston thoughts

[doug daniel <dougdaniel50@xxxxxxxxx>]

pour a can of coke a cola in and by morning it will be free 

--- On Tue, 6/15/10, c.davis <pngkid@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: c.davis <pngkid@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: stuck piston thoughts
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 10:19 AM
> 
> The torch would probably work good. I have drilled holes
> through a piston to help in removing. If you are not trying
> to save the block you may just try to crack the cylinder
> wall to get it loose.
> 
> If all else fails, use a bigger hammer.
> 
> cdavis
> 
> Gary H. wrote:
> > I soaked the old 318 motor pistons with Marvel Mystery
> Oil for a week, but was unable to get one of the pistons
> unstuck and pushed out of the block. No budge even pounding
> on it with a small sledge and steel bar. It is amazing how
> much power rust has! Anyway, I don't have a cutting torch
> but I was thinking of using a sawsall to cut s chunk off the
> connecting rod so I can remove the part of the rod connected
> to the crank and then hopefully turn the crank so I can get
> to removing the other pistons. 
> > The other thought was to use a propane torch to heat
> up the stuck piston to see if that would help un-stick it.
> > 
> > Thoughts?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Gary H.
> > p.s., the block is going to scrap, but I was trying to
> save the crank. 
> > 
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