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Subject:Re: Stuck cylinders
From:Jim Felder
Date:Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:39:02 -0600

I just can't imagine what would be wrong that some judicious beatings with
a rubber mallet could not cure. Could you heat the block with a torch in
the area of the sleeve skirt?

Jim

On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 5:48 PM, ralph meyermann
<ralphmeyermann@gmail.com>wrote:

> My favorite penetration oil is KROIL!! Its freed up a bunch of stuck/rusty
> rotating assemblies!
>
> Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy
>
> On Nov 11, 2011 2:57 PM, "Kenneth Lewis" <kdlewis@northstate.net> wrote:
>
> Still  have not been able to  free two piston cylinders stuck in the block
> (2.1L).
>
>  Any tricks to non-destructively extricate them? I have tried several
> impact based motivation to no avail.
> TIA,
> Ken
>
> PS have you $een this?!?  http://tinyurl.com/bmggj93  $2,700 for P&Cs!
>