My 1970 sedan has sat since forever but I was told by the guy I bought it from that it ran ok, just needed a battery.
Ok, I am a little gullible, but the car was a texas car that had never been hit and has only surface rust. Plus it was a 1 owner and was complete. It still has the original tires completely rotted, but still holding air.
Anyway, here is the things I found so far. The old style carb was corroded to the point that it was seized up. I pulled the intake manifold off and felt inside the ports to each cylinder and did feel some corrosion deposits on the roof of the passages, but it was not really that bad.
I put a late model carb on it and was going to see if it would run but have now found that one or both pistons are stuck in the cylinders. I pulled the plugs and can see the tops of the pistons and don't see much , if any corrosion on the piston tops, so I figure it's just a stuck top ring or so if I am lucky. I don't have a bore-scope so I can only see about 1/4 of the piston top.
I am looking for suggestions on my next move. I am thinking soak each cylinder with PB blaster and let sit for a day or two then see if rocking the car back and forth in 4th gear might free the engine up.
Does anyone have a better idea? (Other than a pull the head off type idea).
Richard
stuck piston, any ideas?
Re: stuck piston, any ideas?
You have the right idea as far as soaking the pistons and rings with a lube. Only problem is, if you get it unstuck, you will probably have pitted cylinders and even chance breaking a ring. But its always worth a shot,at least to get it running,and if successful,it may be just fine. You wont know until you try. Good luck. Brad, Classic Auto Service Dallas From:
tgm_enterprizes To:
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Tue, October 5, 2010 7:32:28 PM Subject:
[anzhonda600owners] stuck piston, any ideas?
My 1970 sedan has sat since forever but I was told by the guy I bought it from that it ran ok, just needed a battery.
Ok, I am a little gullible, but the car was a texas car that had never been hit and has only surface rust. Plus it was a 1 owner and was complete. It still has the original tires completely rotted, but still holding air.
Anyway, here is the things I found so far. The old style carb was corroded to the point that it was seized up. I pulled the intake manifold off and felt inside the ports to each cylinder and did feel some corrosion deposits on the roof of the passages, but it was not really that bad.
I put a late model carb on it and was going to see if it would run but have now found that one or both pistons are stuck in the cylinders. I pulled the plugs and can see the tops of the pistons and don't see much , if any corrosion on the piston tops, so I figure it's just a stuck top ring or so if I am lucky. I don't have a bore-scope so I can only see about 1/4 of the piston top.
I am looking for suggestions on my next move. I am thinking soak each cylinder with PB blaster and let sit for a day or two then see if rocking the car back and forth in 4th gear might free the engine up.
Does anyone have a better idea? (Other than a pull the head off type idea).
Richard
tgm_enterprizes To:
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Tue, October 5, 2010 7:32:28 PM Subject:
[anzhonda600owners] stuck piston, any ideas?
My 1970 sedan has sat since forever but I was told by the guy I bought it from that it ran ok, just needed a battery.
Ok, I am a little gullible, but the car was a texas car that had never been hit and has only surface rust. Plus it was a 1 owner and was complete. It still has the original tires completely rotted, but still holding air.
Anyway, here is the things I found so far. The old style carb was corroded to the point that it was seized up. I pulled the intake manifold off and felt inside the ports to each cylinder and did feel some corrosion deposits on the roof of the passages, but it was not really that bad.
I put a late model carb on it and was going to see if it would run but have now found that one or both pistons are stuck in the cylinders. I pulled the plugs and can see the tops of the pistons and don't see much , if any corrosion on the piston tops, so I figure it's just a stuck top ring or so if I am lucky. I don't have a bore-scope so I can only see about 1/4 of the piston top.
I am looking for suggestions on my next move. I am thinking soak each cylinder with PB blaster and let sit for a day or two then see if rocking the car back and forth in 4th gear might free the engine up.
Does anyone have a better idea? (Other than a pull the head off type idea).
Richard
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JOHN BURKHIMER
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Re: stuck piston, any ideas?
I have yet to try this; however, I know and old timer that has gotten many old Model T's running after years of being siezed up from the condensation-which forms the rust build up on the cylider walls and around the rings. He claims poring home heating oil down into the cylinder and letting it sit for a few weeks will free it up, and works the best. I believe it's a bit heavier than kerosene. Other people told me Magical Mystery oil works wonders, but that too...I have yet to try. I usually use a big breaker bar and pray......Please keep us posted if it frees up
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Tue, 10/5/10, tgm_enterprizes
wrote:
> From: tgm_enterprizes
> Subject: [anzhonda600owners] stuck piston, any ideas?
> To: anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 8:32 PM
> My 1970 sedan has sat since forever but I was told by the guy I bought it from that it ran ok, just needed a battery.
> Ok, I am a little gullible, but the car was a texas car that had never been hit and has only surface rust. Plus it was a 1 owner and was complete. It still has the original tires completely rotted, but still holding air.
> Anyway, here is the things I found so far. The old style carb was corroded to the point that it was seized up. I pulled the intake manifold off and felt inside the ports to each cylinder and did feel some corrosion deposits on the roof of the passages, but it was not really that bad.
> I put a late model carb on it and was going to see if it would run but have now found that one or both pistons are stuck in the cylinders. I pulled the plugs and can see the tops of the pistons and don't see much , if any corrosion on the piston tops, so I figure it's just a stuck top ring or so if I am lucky. I > don't have a bore-scope so I can only see about 1/4 of the piston top.
> I am looking for suggestions on my next move. I am thinking soak each cylinder with PB blaster and let sit for a day or two then see if rocking the car back and forth in 4th gear might free the engine up.
> Does anyone have a better idea? (Other than a pull the head off type idea).
> Richard
Re: stuck piston, any ideas?
we always used Marvel mystery oil too.
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Tue, October 5, 2010 7:53:37 PM Subject:
Re: [anzhonda600owners] stuck piston, any ideas?
I have yet to try this; however, I know and old timer that has gotten many old Model T's running after years of being siezed up from the condensation-which forms the rust build up on the cylider walls and around the rings. He claims poring home heating oil down into the cylinder and letting it sit for a few weeks will free it up, and works the best. I believe it's a bit heavier than kerosene. Other people told me Magical Mystery oil works wonders, but that too...I have yet to try. I usually use a big breaker bar and pray......Please keep us posted if it frees up
From:
JOHN BURKHIMER To:
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com Sent:
Tue, October 5, 2010 7:53:37 PM Subject:
Re: [anzhonda600owners] stuck piston, any ideas?
I have yet to try this; however, I know and old timer that has gotten many old Model T's running after years of being siezed up from the condensation-which forms the rust build up on the cylider walls and around the rings. He claims poring home heating oil down into the cylinder and letting it sit for a few weeks will free it up, and works the best. I believe it's a bit heavier than kerosene. Other people told me Magical Mystery oil works wonders, but that too...I have yet to try. I usually use a big breaker bar and pray......Please keep us posted if it frees up
--- On
Tue, 10/5/10, tgm_enterprizes
wrote:
> From: tgm_enterprizes
> Subject: [anzhonda600owners] stuck piston, any ideas?
> To: anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 8:32 PM
> My 1970 sedan has sat since forever but I was told by the guy I bought it from that it ran ok, just needed a battery.
> Ok, I am a little gullible, but the car was a texas car that had never been hit and has only surface rust. Plus it was a 1 owner and was complete. It still has the original tires completely rotted, but still holding air.
> Anyway, here is the things I found so far. The old style carb was corroded to the point that it was seized up. I pulled the intake manifold off and felt inside the ports to each cylinder and did feel some corrosion deposits on the roof of the passages, but it was not really that bad.
> I put a late model carb on it and was going to see if it would run but have now found that one or both pistons are stuck in the cylinders. I pulled the plugs and can see the tops of the pistons and don't see much , if any corrosion on the piston tops, so I figure it's just a stuck top ring or so if I am lucky. I > don't have a bore-scope so I can only see about 1/4 of the piston top.
> I am looking for suggestions on my next move. I am thinking soak each cylinder with PB blaster and let sit for a day or two then see if rocking the car back and forth in 4th gear might free the engine up.
> Does anyone have a better idea? (Other than a pull the head off type idea).
> Richard
Re: stuck piston, any ideas?
I recently freed up an old 260 V8 that had been sitting for over ten years. Initially it wouldn't budge, I pulled all the plugs and put a large amount of transmission fluid in each cylinder, let it sit for a few weeks, got it to move about half a revolution, let it sit for a couple more weeks and finally got it to spin over. Might give it a try. Also, in my experience, large breaker bars are normally good for breaking things quickly.
Good luck with it.
Good luck with it.
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Tue, 10/5/10, T W S
wrote:
From: T W S
Subject: Re: [anzhonda600owners] stuck piston, any ideas?
To: anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 9:21 PM
we always used Marvel mystery oil too.
From:
JOHN BURKHIMER
To:
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
Sent:
Tue, October 5, 2010 7:53:37 PM
Subject:
Re: [anzhonda600owners] stuck piston, any ideas?
I have yet to try this; however, I know and old timer that has gotten many old Model T's running after years of being siezed up from the condensation-which forms the rust build up on the cylider walls and around the rings. He claims poring home heating oil down into the cylinder and letting it sit for a few weeks will free it up, and works the best. I believe it's a bit heavier than kerosene. Other people told me Magical Mystery oil works wonders, but that too...I have yet to try. I usually use a big breaker bar and pray......Please keep us posted if it frees up --- On Tue, 10/5/10, tgm_enterprizes wrote:
> From: tgm_enterprizes
> Subject: [anzhonda600owners] stuck piston, any ideas?
> To: anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 8:32 PM
> My 1970 sedan has sat since forever but I was told by the guy I bought it from that it ran ok, just needed a battery.
> Ok, I am a little gullible, but the car was a texas car that had never been hit and has only surface rust. Plus it was a 1 owner and was complete. It still has the original tires completely rotted, but still holding air.
> Anyway, here is the things I found so far. The old style carb was corroded to the point that it was seized up. I pulled the intake manifold off and felt inside the ports to each cylinder and did feel some corrosion deposits on the roof of the passages, but it was not really that bad.
> I put a late model carb on it and was going to see if it would run but have now found that one or both pistons are stuck in the cylinders. I pulled the plugs and can see the tops of the pistons and don't see much , if any corrosion on the piston tops, so I figure it's just a stuck top ring or so if I am lucky. I > don't have a bore-scope so I can only see about 1/4 of the piston top.
> I am looking for suggestions on my next move. I am thinking soak each cylinder with PB blaster and let sit for a day or two then see if rocking the car back and forth in 4th gear might free the engine up.
> Does anyone have a better idea? (Other than a pull the head off type idea).
> Richard
Re: stuck piston, any ideas?
I had an MG in my shop a while back that had been sitting since 1969. The cylinder head had been removed already by customer. I filled cylinders with different oils every day for a week or so.Then tried to break it loose with a breaker bar with no luck. Ended up putting it in gear and attaching a winch to it and to my truck,I pulled until it had a lot of tension on the cable of the winch. Then took a wooden block and a sledge hammer and started pounding on the pistons. It finally broke loose. Figured there was a chance of damaging piston, but was going to have to get it apart to rebuild it anyway.As it turns out, I did not damage the pistons,but couldn't use them as I had to bore the block due to rust pits.
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paul tate To:
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com Sent:
Tue, October 5, 2010 9:44:24 PM Subject:
Re: [anzhonda600owners] stuck piston, any ideas?
I recently freed up an old 260 V8 that had been sitting for over ten years. Initially it wouldn't budge, I pulled all the plugs and put a large amount of transmission fluid in each cylinder, let it sit for a few weeks, got it to move about half a revolution, let it sit for a couple more weeks and finally got it to spin over. Might give it a try. Also, in my experience, large breaker bars are normally good for breaking things quickly.
Good luck with it.
From:
paul tate To:
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com Sent:
Tue, October 5, 2010 9:44:24 PM Subject:
Re: [anzhonda600owners] stuck piston, any ideas?
I recently freed up an old 260 V8 that had been sitting for over ten years. Initially it wouldn't budge, I pulled all the plugs and put a large amount of transmission fluid in each cylinder, let it sit for a few weeks, got it to move about half a revolution, let it sit for a couple more weeks and finally got it to spin over. Might give it a try. Also, in my experience, large breaker bars are normally good for breaking things quickly.
Good luck with it.
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Tue, 10/5/10, T W S
wrote:
From: T W S
Subject: Re: [anzhonda600owners] stuck piston, any ideas?
To: anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 9:21 PM
we always used Marvel mystery oil too.
From:
JOHN BURKHIMER
To:
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
Sent:
Tue, October 5, 2010 7:53:37 PM
Subject:
Re: [anzhonda600owners] stuck piston, any ideas?
I have yet to try this; however, I know and old timer that has gotten many old Model T's running after years of being siezed up from the condensation-which forms the rust build up on the cylider walls and around the rings. He claims poring home heating oil down into the cylinder and letting it sit for a few weeks will free it up, and works the best. I believe it's a bit heavier than kerosene. Other people told me Magical Mystery oil works wonders, but that too...I have yet to try. I usually use a big breaker bar and pray......Please keep us posted if it frees up --- On Tue, 10/5/10, tgm_enterprizes wrote:
> From: tgm_enterprizes
> Subject: [anzhonda600owners] stuck piston, any ideas?
> To: anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 8:32 PM
> My 1970 sedan has sat since forever but I was told by the guy I bought it from that it ran ok, just needed a battery.
> Ok, I am a little gullible, but the car was a texas car that had never been hit and has only surface rust. Plus it was a 1 owner and was complete. It still has the original tires completely rotted, but still holding air.
> Anyway, here is the things I found so far. The old style carb was corroded to the point that it was seized up. I pulled the intake manifold off and felt inside the ports to each cylinder and did feel some corrosion deposits on the roof of the passages, but it was not really that bad.
> I put a late model carb on it and was going to see if it would run but have now found that one or both pistons are stuck in the cylinders. I pulled the plugs and can see the tops of the pistons and don't see much , if any corrosion on the piston tops, so I figure it's just a stuck top ring or so if I am lucky. I > don't have a bore-scope so I can only see about 1/4 of the piston top.
> I am looking for suggestions on my next move. I am thinking soak each cylinder with PB blaster and let sit for a day or two then see if rocking the car back and forth in 4th gear might free the engine up.
> Does anyone have a better idea? (Other than a pull the head off type idea).
> Richard
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Brad Fletcher
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Re: stuck piston, any ideas?
I just got the motor on the 600 sedan and a while back a 390 in 61 cad unstuck by filling them with kerosene and turing every few days both finally came loose. A 600 holds 2.5 gallons surprised me . good luck Brad
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wrote:
> From: brad fenn
> Subject: Re: [anzhonda600owners] stuck piston, any ideas?
> To: anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 8:12 PM
> I had an MG in my shop a while back that had been sitting since 1969. The cylinder head had been removed already by customer. I filled cylinders with different oils every day for a week or so.Then tried to break it loose with a breaker bar with no luck. Ended up putting it in gear and attaching a winch to it and to my truck,I pulled until it had a lot of tension on the cable of the winch. Then took a wooden block and a sledge hammer and started pounding on the pistons. It finally broke loose. Figured there was a chance of damaging piston, but was going to have to get it apart to rebuild it anyway.As it turns out, I did not damage the pistons,but couldn't use them as I had to bore the block due to rust pits.
> From:
> paul tate
> To:
> anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> Sent:
> Tue, October 5, 2010 9:44:24 PM
> Subject:
> Re: [anzhonda600owners] stuck piston, any ideas?
> I recently freed up an old 260 V8 that had been sitting for over ten years. Initially it wouldn't budge, I pulled all the plugs and put a large amount of transmission fluid in each cylinder, let it sit for a few weeks, got it to move about half a revolution, let it sit for a couple more weeks and finally got it to spin over. Might give it a try. Also, in my experience, large breaker bars are normally good for breaking things quickly.
> Good luck with it.
> --- On
> Tue, 10/5/10, T W S
>
> wrote:
> > From: T W S
> > Subject: Re: [anzhonda600owners] stuck piston, any ideas?
> > To: anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 9:21 PM
> > we always used Marvel mystery oil too.
> > From:
> > JOHN BURKHIMER
> > To:
> > anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent:
> > Tue, October 5, 2010 7:53:37 PM
> > Subject:
> > Re: [anzhonda600owners] stuck piston, any ideas?
> > I have yet to try this; however, I know and old timer that has gotten many old Model T's running after years of being siezed up from the condensation-which forms the rust build up on the cylider walls and around the rings. He claims poring home heating oil down into the cylinder and letting it sit for a few weeks will free it up, and works the best. I believe it's a bit heavier than kerosene. Other people told me Magical Mystery oil works wonders, but that too...I have yet to try. I usually use a big breaker bar and pray......Please keep us posted if it frees up > > --- On > > Tue, 10/5/10, tgm_enterprizes > > > > wrote:
> > > From: tgm_enterprizes
> > > Subject: [anzhonda600owners] stuck piston, any ideas?
> > > To: anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > > Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 8:32 PM
> > > My 1970 sedan has sat since forever but I was told by the guy I bought it from that it ran ok, just needed a battery.
> > > Ok, I am a little gullible, but the car was a texas car that had never been hit and has only surface rust. Plus it was a 1 owner and was complete. It still has the original tires completely rotted, but still holding air.
> > > Anyway, here is the things I found so far. The old style carb was corroded to the point that it was seized up. I pulled the intake manifold off and felt inside the ports to each cylinder and did feel some corrosion deposits on the roof of the passages, but it was not really that bad.
> > > I put a late model carb on it and was going to see if it would run but have now found that one or both pistons are stuck in the cylinders. I pulled the plugs and can see the tops of the pistons and don't see much , if any corrosion on the piston tops, so I figure it's just a stuck top ring or so if I am lucky. I > > > don't have a bore-scope so I can only see about 1/4 of the piston top.
> > > I am looking for suggestions on my next move. I am thinking soak each cylinder with PB blaster and let sit for a day or two then see if rocking the car back and forth in 4th gear might free the engine up.
> > > Does anyone have a better idea? (Other than a pull the head off type idea).
> > > Richard
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Re: stuck piston, any ideas?
yes, I have also heard auto trans fluid
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Tue, 10/5/10, paul tate
wrote:
> From: paul tate
> Subject: Re: [anzhonda600owners] stuck piston, any ideas?
> To: anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 10:44 PM
> I recently freed up an old 260 V8 that had been sitting for over ten years. Initially it wouldn't budge, I pulled all the plugs and put a large amount of transmission fluid in each cylinder, let it sit for a few weeks, got it to move about half a revolution, let it sit for a couple more weeks and finally got it to spin over. Might give it a try. Also, in my experience, large breaker bars are normally good for breaking things quickly.
> Good luck with it.
> --- On
> Tue, 10/5/10, T W S
>
> wrote:
> > From: T W S
> > Subject: Re: [anzhonda600owners] stuck piston, any ideas?
> > To: anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 9:21 PM
> > we always used Marvel mystery oil too.
> > From:
> > JOHN BURKHIMER
> > To:
> > anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent:
> > Tue, October 5, 2010 7:53:37 PM
> > Subject:
> > Re: [anzhonda600owners] stuck piston, any ideas?
> > I have yet to try this; however, I know and old timer that has gotten many old Model T's running after years of being siezed up from the condensation-which forms the rust build up on the cylider walls and around the rings. He claims poring home heating oil down into the cylinder and letting it sit for a few weeks will free it up, and works the best. I believe it's a bit heavier than kerosene. Other people told me Magical Mystery oil works wonders, but that too...I have yet to try. I usually use a big breaker bar and pray......Please keep us posted if it frees up > > --- On > > Tue, 10/5/10, tgm_enterprizes > > > > wrote:
> > > From: tgm_enterprizes
> > > Subject: [anzhonda600owners] stuck piston, any ideas?
> > > To: anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com
> > > Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2010, 8:32 PM
> > > My 1970 sedan has sat since forever but I was told by the guy I bought it from that it ran ok, just needed a battery.
> > > Ok, I am a little gullible, but the car was a texas car that had never been hit and has only surface rust. Plus it was a 1 owner and was complete. It still has the original tires completely rotted, but still holding air.
> > > Anyway, here is the things I found so far. The old style carb was corroded to the point that it was seized up. I pulled the intake manifold off and felt inside the ports to each cylinder and did feel some corrosion deposits on the roof of the passages, but it was not really that bad.
> > > I put a late model carb on it and was going to see if it would run but have now found that one or both pistons are stuck in the cylinders. I pulled the plugs and can see the tops of the pistons and don't see much , if any corrosion on the piston tops, so I figure it's just a stuck top ring or so if I am lucky. I > > > don't have a bore-scope so I can only see about 1/4 of the piston top.
> > > I am looking for suggestions on my next move. I am thinking soak each cylinder with PB blaster and let sit for a day or two then see if rocking the car back and forth in 4th gear might free the engine up.
> > > Does anyone have a better idea? (Other than a pull the head off type idea).
> > > Richard
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Re: stuck piston, any ideas?
Well, it's been about a week of letting the PB blaster soak and I have struck out. I think my driver side piston is stuck. We tried towing the car and popping the clutch, a breaker bar on the crank pully (not excessively as I am sure I could break something).
So, I am starting to dismantle the upper end.
Who has new gaskets? Or would reusing the head gasket after spraying it with coppercoat work? I am able to make the other gaskets out of gasket material or can use silicone seal or permatex aviation gastet sealer.
Heres the plan next. After the head gets off, try using a 2x4 and gently hit the top of the piston till it loosens up or if worse comes to worse, breaks.
any thoughts?
Richard
So, I am starting to dismantle the upper end.
Who has new gaskets? Or would reusing the head gasket after spraying it with coppercoat work? I am able to make the other gaskets out of gasket material or can use silicone seal or permatex aviation gastet sealer.
Heres the plan next. After the head gets off, try using a 2x4 and gently hit the top of the piston till it loosens up or if worse comes to worse, breaks.
any thoughts?
Richard
Re: stuck piston, any ideas?
i tried something with an continental airplane engine i couldnt get unstuck. the head would have to be bolted back on and the valves closed to do this on the Honda. i took a spark plug and broke off the porcelin and hollowed out the bottom and welded on a fitting which had a grease zerk on it. then i attached the grease gun and squeezed grease into the into the spark plug hole down into the cylinder with both valves closed. Anyways, it took a lot of grease, but i hydraulicked the piston down. When the grease displaces the air, the piston has no place to go except down
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tgm_enterprizes To:
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com Sent:
Thu, October 14, 2010 10:31:58 PM Subject:
[anzhonda600owners] Re: stuck piston, any ideas?
Well, it's been about a week of letting the PB blaster soak and I have struck out. I think my driver side piston is stuck. We tried towing the car and popping the clutch, a breaker bar on the crank pully (not excessively as I am sure I could break something).
So, I am starting to dismantle the upper end.
Who has new gaskets? Or would reusing the head gasket after spraying it with coppercoat work? I am able to make the other gaskets out of gasket material or can use silicone seal or permatex aviation gastet sealer.
Heres the plan next. After the head gets off, try using a 2x4 and gently hit the top of the piston till it loosens up or if worse comes to worse, breaks.
any thoughts?
Richard
From:
tgm_enterprizes To:
anzhonda600owners@yahoogroups.com Sent:
Thu, October 14, 2010 10:31:58 PM Subject:
[anzhonda600owners] Re: stuck piston, any ideas?
Well, it's been about a week of letting the PB blaster soak and I have struck out. I think my driver side piston is stuck. We tried towing the car and popping the clutch, a breaker bar on the crank pully (not excessively as I am sure I could break something).
So, I am starting to dismantle the upper end.
Who has new gaskets? Or would reusing the head gasket after spraying it with coppercoat work? I am able to make the other gaskets out of gasket material or can use silicone seal or permatex aviation gastet sealer.
Heres the plan next. After the head gets off, try using a 2x4 and gently hit the top of the piston till it loosens up or if worse comes to worse, breaks.
any thoughts?
Richard