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1. [Shop-talk] how to loosen stuck pistons? (score: 1): Author: BJNoSHOV8 <bjshov8@tx.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 15:02:38 -0500; I've got an engine that's frozen (stuck). My theory is that they ran it without oil. The bearings don't look bad but the small ends of the rods look like they got hot. I need to get the pistons knock; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00128.html (8,126 bytes)
2. Re: [Shop-talk] how to loosen stuck pistons? (score: 1): Author: Pat Horne <pat@hornesystemstx.com>; Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 15:17:06 -0500; If PB blaster from the top and bottom doesn't loosen the piston, and you think the rings are what is holding the pistons from moving, try rotating the pistons in the bores. If the rings are stuck you; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00129.html (9,721 bytes)
3. Re: [Shop-talk] how to loosen stuck pistons? (score: 1): Author: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>; Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:17:31 -0400; maybe it couldn't get by the rings. So I can try soaking the pistons from the bottom. Someone told me to soak the cylinders in diesel. I'm wondering if there is anything that would be better, such as; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00130.html (7,786 bytes)
4. Re: [Shop-talk] how to loosen stuck pistons? (score: 1): Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>; Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 13:24:36 -0700; Do you see any aluminum smearing on the cylinder walls below the pistons? If not, I suggest the following: What I have done in the past is, with the head off and the rods separated from and clear of; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00131.html (9,595 bytes)
5. Re: [Shop-talk] how to loosen stuck pistons? (score: 1): Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 13:42:42 -0700; I'm not sure any penetrant will solve the problem--since your rings may well be partially welded to the cylinders--but FWIW: http://www.stovebolt.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Board=10&N; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00132.html (8,900 bytes)
6. Re: [Shop-talk] how to loosen stuck pistons? (score: 1): Author: Patton Dickson <57healey@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:15:54 -0500; try 50/50 Acetone and ATF, google that combo, there are tests that show it to beat PB Blaster and Kroil I've finally decided that the PB Blaster might go beside the pistons but maybe it couldn't get; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00133.html (8,101 bytes)
7. Re: [Shop-talk] how to loosen stuck pistons? (score: 1): Author: Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 14:48:36 -0700; Except apparently acetone and ATF aren't miscible (which basically means there's no advantage to mixing them as opposed to using them separately): http://www.britishcarforum.com/bcforum/ubbthreads.ph; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00134.html (9,557 bytes)
8. Re: [Shop-talk] how to loosen stuck pistons? (score: 1): Author: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>; Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 18:57:17 -0400; ran it without oil. The they got hot. I need to get The one thing that really hasn't been stressed is patience. My 65 Morgan sits in a garage with my dad's 2 street cars and his '48 Triumph TR-1800.; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00135.html (9,351 bytes)
9. Re: [Shop-talk] how to loosen stuck pistons? (score: 1): Author: BJNoSHOV8 <bjshov8@tx.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 19:05:20 -0500; When I get time to mess with it again I may try the ATF/Acetone, that would be pretty easy to do. When the engine was in the car I tried rotating the engine I ended up putting it in high gear and put; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00136.html (8,773 bytes)
10. Re: [Shop-talk] how to loosen stuck pistons? (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:13:26 -0700; Which was my initial thought when you said it had been run out of oil, and all 4 cylinders were stuck. At some point you're probably going to have to give up on the pistons, and concentrate on tryin; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00143.html (8,613 bytes)
11. [Shop-talk] how to loosen stuck pistons? (score: 1): Author: bjshov8 at tx.rr.com (BJNoSHOV8); Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 15:02:38 -0500; I've got an engine that's frozen (stuck). My theory is that they ran it without oil. The bearings don't look bad but the small ends of the rods look like they got hot. I need to get the pistons knock; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00341.html (9,748 bytes)
12. [Shop-talk] how to loosen stuck pistons? (score: 1): Author: pat at hornesystemstx.com (Pat Horne); Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 15:17:06 -0500; If PB blaster from the top and bottom doesn't loosen the piston, and you think the rings are what is holding the pistons from moving, try rotating the pistons in the bores. If the rings are stuck you; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00342.html (11,704 bytes)
13. [Shop-talk] how to loosen stuck pistons? (score: 1): Author: jamesf at groupwbench.org (Jim Franklin); Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:17:31 -0400; maybe it couldn't get by the rings. So I can try soaking the pistons from the bottom. Someone told me to soak the cylinders in diesel. I'm wondering if there is anything that would be better, such as; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00343.html (9,938 bytes)
14. [Shop-talk] how to loosen stuck pistons? (score: 1): Author: jibjib at att.net (Jack Brooks); Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 13:24:36 -0700; Do you see any aluminum smearing on the cylinder walls below the pistons? If not, I suggest the following: What I have done in the past is, with the head off and the rods separated from and clear of; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00344.html (12,047 bytes)
15. [Shop-talk] how to loosen stuck pistons? (score: 1): Author: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell); Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 13:42:42 -0700; I'm not sure any penetrant will solve the problem--since your rings may well be partially welded to the cylinders--but FWIW: http://www.stovebolt.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Board=10&N; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00345.html (12,031 bytes)
16. [Shop-talk] how to loosen stuck pistons? (score: 1): Author: 57healey at gmail.com (Patton Dickson); Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:15:54 -0500; try 50/50 Acetone and ATF, google that combo, there are tests that show it to beat PB Blaster and Kroil I've finally decided that the PB Blaster might go beside the pistons but maybe it couldn't get; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00346.html (10,344 bytes)
17. [Shop-talk] how to loosen stuck pistons? (score: 1): Author: bspidell at comcast.net (Bob Spidell); Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 14:48:36 -0700; Except apparently acetone and ATF aren't miscible (which basically means there's no advantage to mixing them as opposed to using them separately): http://www.britishcarforum.com/bcforum/ubbthreads.ph; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00347.html (11,706 bytes)
18. [Shop-talk] how to loosen stuck pistons? (score: 1): Author: jblair1948 at cox.net (John T. Blair); Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 18:57:17 -0400; ran it without oil. The they got hot. I need to get The one thing that really hasn't been stressed is patience. My 65 Morgan sits in a garage with my dad's 2 street cars and his '48 Triumph TR-1800.; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00348.html (11,544 bytes)
19. [Shop-talk] how to loosen stuck pistons? (score: 1): Author: bjshov8 at tx.rr.com (BJNoSHOV8); Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 19:05:20 -0500; When I get time to mess with it again I may try the ATF/Acetone, that would be pretty easy to do. When the engine was in the car I tried rotating the engine I ended up putting it in high gear and put; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00349.html (10,267 bytes)
20. [Shop-talk] how to loosen stuck pistons? (score: 1): Author: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall); Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:13:26 -0700; Which was my initial thought when you said it had been run out of oil, and all 4 cylinders were stuck. At some point you're probably going to have to give up on the pistons, and concentrate on tryin; /html/shop-talk/2011-04/msg00356.html (10,002 bytes)

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