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Posted by DP on September 24, 2000 at 10:18:05 from (63.91.22.223):
In Reply to: Best way to... posted by Karl Bader on September 24, 2000 at 07:26:56:
Hi Karl. If you have a little time, fill the cylinders with a soaking solution and let it sit. Time would depend on how soon you want or need to have it going. I would give it a minimum of two weeks. You still will probably need to take it apart, but if you haven't got it to move by the time you take it apart, it will help any other action you try. Any I haven't been able to get loose by soaking, I remove the block and with it sitting in a vertical position on blocks, I use a wooden block on top of the piston and a sledge hammer. There are other methods others have used.
On a personal note, I am working on a 38 B that had set since 1960. It was out in a fence row and stuck real tight. I was working on a couple other tractors so time wasn't an issue. I filled the cylinders and let it soak. 1 year and 4 months later it broke loose. When I tore it down I found a block with no ring groove and like new set of pistons. I worked the head, honed the cylinders, put in new rings, and went through the oil pump to clean it up. Had it not been for the two tractors I was working on, my patience would not have allowed it to sit that long!
I guess what I'm trying to say is don't do anything that might mess up what might be a good engine and cost you in the end.
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