Seized piston removal ideas (ABA)?

[juliemac57 at hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

Jeff, Daun introduced me to "Kroil" The wonder stuff. It may do the job. Its 
used on aircraft and really works on rust



Julie Macfarlane
Menlo Park Research & Development
Internet Application Developer
www.menloparkrandd.com
www.montgomeryweb.org
Amsterdam NY





>From: Jeff Toomasson <jtoomasson@yahoo.com>
>To: Allyn <amalventano@sc.rr.com>, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Seized piston removal ideas (ABA)?
>Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 15:34:29 -0800 (PST)
>
>Thanks for the response, Al - unfortunately, I can't turn it.  >:(
>
>Is heating it not an option?
>
>JT
>
>Allyn <amalventano@sc.rr.com> wrote:
>can you rotate the piston via the connecting rod? if so, its probably a 
>ring
>stuck to the cylinder wall. you could rig a puller somehow to apply force 
>to
>the surface of the piston (carefully), then tap on the surface in the same
>direction (the constant and impact forces together may help).
>Al
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jeff Toomasson"
>To:
>Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 6:01 PM
>Subject: Seized piston removal ideas (ABA)?
>
>
> > Hi guys and gals - after a week of soaking the combustion chambers in PB
>blaster, I had no luck and decided to disassemble the bizatch.
> >
> > I got the other three pistons out (1-3) and the crank out no problem, 
>but
>I'm not having any success with the seized one. I tried pounding on it from
>top and bottom (tap area covered with multi-layers of a rag), but it won't
>budge not so much as a millimeter.
> >
> > Is this an instance where I can use my propane torch to heat it up? Will
>that help break anything free? If so, how does that specifically work? Any
>other ideas?
> >
> > Thanks! Jeff
> >
> >
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