[SEL] Stuck Piston Rings

[Doug Tallman]

Ed try the carb cleaner that comes in a bucket for soaking carbs. If its 
any good it will dissolve the carbon. Doug T

Ed stoller wrote:
> I finally got the piston out of my Ottawa ES 4282 , 4 HP and the rings will 
> not budge. They are packed in with carbon. I had the piston soaking for a 
> couple of weeks in a metal paint can in Acetone and ATF. The surface looks 
> nice and clean but the rings are stuck. I may have broken one of them 
> already. I was thinking that maybe some hydrogen peroxide would oxidize the 
> carbon?  Any ideas?????????
>
> Ed Stoller
> New Fairfield, CT
> http://home.earthlink.net/~edstoller/ 
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