madteg
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| posted on 21/10/12 at 09:05 PM |
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Rings stuck in
How do i get rings out of pistons when they are stuck in solid, looks like its carbon that is holding them.Thanks Kev
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steve m
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| posted on 21/10/12 at 09:10 PM |
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I can not say this is the right thing to do, but i have cleaned up some pistons ready for a winter build with Thinners
initially it was just to clean the varnish type of stains of them, but it freed up the rings as well
Steve
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DIY Si
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| posted on 21/10/12 at 09:13 PM |
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I cleaned my KLV6 pistons in paraffin to get me going
“Let your plans be dark and as impenetratable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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ReMan
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| posted on 21/10/12 at 09:18 PM |
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coke (acola)?
www.plusnine.co.uk
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austin man
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| posted on 21/10/12 at 09:18 PM |
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soak in diesel or parrafin thish should soften the carbon, the rings will need changing when you remove them, they will probably break as ther become
brittle
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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perksy
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| posted on 21/10/12 at 09:28 PM |
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Turn the pistons upside down and leave them to soak in a container in some parafin
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owelly
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| posted on 21/10/12 at 11:15 PM |
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I've always found rings to be brittle when new and bendy once used....
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 22/10/12 at 08:16 AM |
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If they are that seized in then personally I would buy new ones, so doesn't matter how you get the old ones out 
But if you really do want to get them out, then do as above, but try a few minutes with a blow torch first, that has worked for me in the past, then
just a gentle tap to get them moving.
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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Rob F
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| posted on 25/10/12 at 04:56 PM |
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paint stripper dissolves carbon very nicely
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