[SEL] Fw: John Ames 3HP Stover - Needs Help

[rdhaskell at juno.com]

Those pictures are too painful to look at.  It looks like he is committed
to breaking the piston into pieces to get it out if he wants to save the
rod.

Ron Haskell
rdhaskell at juno.com
Riverside, California
USA
http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumList?u=3009370&f=0

On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 20:12:02 -0500 "Paul Maples"
<paulmaples at sbcglobal.net> writes:
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Paul Maples 
> To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com 
> Cc: AMESDOLL at CS.COM 
> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 3:45 PM
> Subject: John Ames 3HP Stover - Needs Help
> 
> 
> Hey Guys my good friend in Missouri, John Ames, has a 3HP Stover 
> that had a knocking noise in it and he opened the engine up to see 
> what was going on. He took the rod loose and was trying to rotate 
> the crank to get the rod into position to push the piston out but 
> the piston and rod fell to the bottom He just sent me this message:
> 
> 
> I HAVE BEEN IN  REAL MESS ON MY ENGINE FOR 4 FULL AFTERNOONS.  WHEN 
> THE ROD AND PISTON DROPPED DOWN AND WEDGED IN THE OIL SUMP THEN THE 
> BOTTOM
> RING ON THE PISTON POPPED OUT THEN THE PISTON WOULD NOT GO UP OR 
> DOWN.  I HAVE BEEN DRILLING THE TOP OF THE PISTON OFF WITH A SEARIES 
> OF HOLES THEN PUT TWO 1/2 INCH ALL THREADS DOWN THROUGH THE PISTON 
> TOP SECURED WITH NUTS THEN A PLATE ACROSS THE BLOCK THEN TIGHTENED 
> THE TOP NUTS. SUCCEDED IN PULLING THE TOP OF THE PISTON OFF BUT THAT 
> IS AS FAR AS I HAVE GOTTEN TO DATE.  GOT ANY IDEAS? 
> 
> JOHN
> 
> http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g36/wheelterrapin/JohnAmesStover1.jpg
> http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g36/wheelterrapin/JohnAmesStover2.jpg
> http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g36/wheelterrapin/JohnAmesStover3.jpg
> 
> Guys let's help old John out with some ideas on how to get his 
> piston and rod out.
> 
> Thanks,
>