Hello, use thick foil , set the block on level surface use charcoal and build a fire in the valley if the freeze plugs ar still in , fill the block with water let cook til very hot roll over and drive next to pin . If you have sand blaster or hone or other abrasive device clean cylinder above piston before thi pocess . Kevin --- On Tue, 6/15/10, Gary H. <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Gary H. <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: stuck piston thoughts > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 7:51 AM > > 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. > > > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one > person -- directly to that person. I.e., send > parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other > personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the > Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your > privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the > content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > >