Can this be saved!
- Thread starter Spyder
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Big Kahuna
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- Tuscaloosa, AL
Get it welded then decked.
- Location
- seattle area, Wa
Agreed, a competent welder should be able to fix that, then have a machine shop deck the cylinder just enough to ensue flatness.
I’m curious, how did that happen? Did you drop it?
I’m curious, how did that happen? Did you drop it?
Thanks for the info. I have some friends that are good with a welder if I can get this top end off and studs out of the case!
I was being a little to aggressive with a rubber mallet trying to tap the top end free. That's another problem is the top end is stuck to the case real good. I've been struggling to get the studs for the girdled head out. Have them soaking in wd40 right now and need to get some better flanged nuts to try and get the studs out. I have another engine with the top end I don't care about saving and that one slid right off the studs, that's the way it goes.
I was being a little to aggressive with a rubber mallet trying to tap the top end free. That's another problem is the top end is stuck to the case real good. I've been struggling to get the studs for the girdled head out. Have them soaking in wd40 right now and need to get some better flanged nuts to try and get the studs out. I have another engine with the top end I don't care about saving and that one slid right off the studs, that's the way it goes.
Quinc
Buy a Superjet
- Location
- California
wd40 is a waste for stuck bolts. Get some Kroil.
SXIPro
JM781 Big Bore
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- Here on the 'X' mostly
I thought I was the only guy on here that used kroil. You must be an old man like me. But,yeah, a billion times better than WD40 and pretty much anything else out there.
Quinc
Buy a Superjet
- Location
- California
Bought at an old timer gun store and used it to bring an old Mosin x54r barrel back to life. Use it for everything now.
- Location
- New Jersey
kroil fo the win
- Location
- New Jersey
U don’t have to be old to use Kroil
SXIPro
JM781 Big Bore
- Location
- Here on the 'X' mostly
Would a winky emoji have helped imply I was just verbally jabbing at Quinc?
There. All better.
- Location
- Graford, Tx
Kroil is awesome. We use it everyday on our big gas turbine bolting that get torqued down to over 18,000 ft lbs. If you also want to make something really slippery you can do a 50/50 mix of acetone and ATF. I use that method for when I press in stuff together with tight or interference fit. Ky ain't got nothing on that mixture hahaha
- Location
- Los Gatos, CA
Free option is 50/50 ATF and acetone. It's worked well a few times for me. Shake up before applying, the acetone helps wick the oil in. And heat as others said.
Keep us posted!
Keep us posted!
Forgot to post this when I got it back a few weeks ago. @JetManiac did a great job repairing this, fresh honing and new pistons. Engine is back together and about ready to go back in the ski for another season.
