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Re: Stuck pistons

To: britcars@hpfckjs.fc.hp.com, british-cars@autox.team.net, lro@stratus.com
Subject: Re: Stuck pistons
From: postmaster@dsd.es.com
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 10:17:53 MDT
My TR4A engine had stuck pistons after sitting idle some 10+ years.  The rings
had essentially fused themselves to the liners and no amount of oil/pounding
would free them.  Attempting to press them out at a machine shop freed two of 
them, but resulted in splitting the other two liners... Some $500.00 later 
I had a shiny new set of pistons and liners.

If I encounter this again, I'll opt to sacrifice the piston and remove it
bit-by-bit in order to save the liner.

-Steve-


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