[SEL] stuck piston

Judge Tommy Turner Lcjudge at scrtc.com
Tue Aug 5 17:49:14 PDT 2008


Interesting.  Never heard of that method before.

Tommy Turner
Magnolia, KY


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <rdhaskell at juno.com>
To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 5:48 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] stuck piston


> Hi Jim.
> I helped a friend get a piston out with a pressure washer.   Filled
> cylinder with water, took the quick coupler off the wand and screwed it
> into a pipe fitting in the head and hit it with a couple of quick blasts.
> Piston started to move, more quick shots and it was out.
>
> Ron Haskell
> rdhaskell at juno.com
> Riverside, California USA
> http://picasaweb.google.com/RonHaskell
>
> On Tue, 5 Aug 2008 14:38:37 -0700 "Jim O'Hagan" <jdohagan at comcast.net>
> writes:
>> Hi,I could use some help removing a 7" piston from a cylinder that is
>> semi
>> headless in that it has a 4 " hole in the top of the cylinder
>> covered by a
>> four bolt plate. The plate has a ½" pipe threaded hole centered in
>> the
>> plate. Has any one had any luck using a pressure washer piped
>> directly to
>> the cylinder to completely fill the cyl. and push the piston out. If
>> it
>> works  ,it would be an easier clean-up than the Grease gun method.
>> Thanks in
>> advance, Jimmy O'Hagan
>>
>>
>>
>> Jim O'Hagan
>>
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