Re: [Chrysler300] Stuck Engine Advice

[Ray Jones <hurst300@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

White Vinegar is amazing stuff. It will loosen up stuck engines. I 
tried a lot of different things to unstuck on old 8N tractor t no 
avail. A friend suggested White Vinegar, which had it loose in 2 days, 
poured in the plug hole.
Good Luck, Ray

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On Sep 7, 2006, at 9:12 AM, whuff wrote:

> I have dealt with a few stuck engines before, and I believe it
>  matters how or why the piston is stuck. Some of my experience was
>  with early inboard-outboard boat motors, they tended to stick from
>  salt induced corrosion build up between the rings and the piston
>  causing a mechanical bind. Usually I found the cylinder wall in good
>  condition once the piston was freed. If the piston is stuck from the
>  rings corroding to the cylinder wall, in my experience, that cylinder
>  will need a re-bore due to pitting. If that is the case, usually
>  breaking the piston to get it out is a time saver, since it won't be
>  reused. I have heard from some old-timers a long time ago (so old
>  they are probably gone by now) that cleaning all the grease out of
>  the bore and pouring vinegar in will loosen the piston. Never tried
>  it. Good luck.
>
>  Bill Huff
>
>  At 9/6/200610:42 PM, Thomas Miller wrote:
>
>  >Howdy Folks.
>  >
>  >I'm currently disassembilng for rebuild a 392 cu.in. FirePower
>  >engine that has one stuck piston. Upon removing the heads of this
>  >engine, I found 7 cylinders full of oily, sludgy goop. One cylinder
>  >was dry and corroded and stuck. This engine has been sitting for
>  >quite some time with a large dose of water in its crankcase. I
>  >surmise that along the way as this car sat for many years, someone
>  >just took the garden hose, stuck it in the oil filler and filled it
>  >up (the transmission was also full of clear water along with
>  >ATF....). Upon, pulling the oilpan drainplug, I got about a gallon
>  >of straight clear water, then a healthy dose of the same oily,
>  >sludgy goop that sort of just glugged its way out of the pan. I'm
>  >certain that the water I mention here is NOT from a leak or crack
>  >between the oiling and cooling systems of the block, since the
>  >cooling system was quite dry when I got this car, and the radiator
>  >was quite full of rusty scale etc. as you would expect from a 
> cooling system
>  >Anyway, with the events leading up to now, I'm wondering if the
>  >minds gathered here would share any successful receipies for
>  >unticking the lone stuck piston here. I've removed the rod bearing
>  >cap for the stuck piston, and the rest of the rotating assembly
>  >turns just fine. I'm just "stuck" with this one stuck piston. I'm
>  >trying to be careful how I go about this as the other 7 cylinders
>  >exhibit practically NO ridge at the tops of the cylinder walls. If I
>  >can get away with not having to bore this block and replace the
>  >pistons, I'd like too. I've been constantly soaking the stuck
>  >cylinder with penetrating oil, but can't get a whole lot of it on
>  >top of the piston as it's stuck right at top dead center of it's
>  >stroke. I've been after it for a couple of days now, alternating a
>  >good soaking of penetrant and then giving it a good WHACK with a
>  >mallet via a pice of scrap 2 x 4 on it's top.
>  >
>  >So, with all that said, what's worked well for unsticking stuck 
> pistons?!
>  >
>  >Thanks in advance.
>  >
>  >Sign me, "Stuck in Columbus" (sorry, I couldn't resist....)
>  >
>  >Best Regards,
>  >
>  >Thomas F. Miller
>  ><mailto:tfm%40zippynet.com>tfm@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>  >'57 300C, '57 New Yorker T&C Wagon(s)
>  >
>  >
>
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