Re: stuck piston thoughts

["MO ( Steve Mick)" <micher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I watched a friend of mine use an electric welder and a rod which is common 
but I don't recall. Welder turned on highest amp and used as a cutting 
torch. He cut down each side of the piston and collapsed it. Then it came 
right out---saved the rod..............................MO
{Steve Mick}
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mick64.html

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Hamaday" <phamaday@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 9:07 AM
Subject: Re: stuck piston thoughts


Fire up the torch! But spread the heat around.




--- On Tue, 6/15/10, Gary H. <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Gary H. <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: stuck piston thoughts
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 9:51 AM
>
> I soaked the old 318 motor pistons with Marvel Mystery Oil
> for a week, but was unable to get one of the pistons unstuck
> and pushed out of the block. No budge even pounding on it
> with a small sledge and steel bar. It is amazing how much
> power rust has! Anyway, I don't have a cutting torch but I
> was thinking of using a sawsall to cut s chunk off the
> connecting rod so I can remove the part of the rod connected
> to the crank and then hopefully turn the crank so I can get
> to removing the other pistons.
>
> The other thought was to use a propane torch to heat up the
> stuck piston to see if that would help un-stick it.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
> Gary H.
> p.s., the block is going to scrap, but I was trying to save
> the crank.
>
>
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