RE: stuck piston thoughts

[Rich Kinsley <rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx>]

My machinist told me that they usually are stuck because the wrist pins 
seize. He showed me on a 440 when I had him get one apart that I 
couldn't.  Try flipping the engine over and work on the piston pin. 

Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
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spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx 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. 



Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies


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