RE: stuck piston thoughts

[Rich Kinsley <rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx>]

I replied previously about the wrist pins being the culprit. Don't get 
overly agitated at the pistons:-) Check out the piston pins. 

Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
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Steve Charette wrote:
> 
> I have a badly rusted 440 that I need to get apart - I thought about 
> using a
> hole saw centered on the piston (maybe 2 1/2-3"?) to free the rod so the
> crank can be removed, then break out what is left of the piston.
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> SC
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary H. [mailto:spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 9:52 AM
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: stuck piston thoughts
> 
> 
> 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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Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies


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