Brazilian Dodge Dart 76 (similar to 69 usa)

[PapstXX]

nice job alex

 

[PanGasket]

I'm using WD40 and diesel do clean up everything.
I've never heard about anything like "marvel mystery oil" in Brazil. The penetration oil most common here is WD40 and similar products.

A friend told me that acetone is the best penetration liquid he knows.

Yesterday I tried to search the "dry ice" approach on google. Didn't find.
How do you use dry ice? direct on top of pistons?

I think that as soon as I clean the engine, it will run smooth

yep, you dry ice the top of the piston a lil and it'll shrink in the bore and make it easier to smack out

 

[momoparman]

As always awesome work Alex.

I did not see the car in the babe picture....even when I looked at it again.

Must be my eyes going bad......

 

[alex_borges_br]

 

[alex_borges_br]

some pistons still seized... I filled cylinders with thinner.

 

[alex_borges_br]

testing if fire works.. FIRE in the HOLEEEEE...

 

[alex_borges_br]

First piston moved.. I was able to remove its bolts.

Final result: I still have 4 seized cylinders... but I was able to remove the crankshaft

 

[PanGasket]

you give a shot at the dry ice method alex?

 

[alex_borges_br]

you give a shot at the dry ice method alex?

I did not found dry ice. Neither found a CO2 fire extinguisher...
at this moment, only 1 cylinder still stuck.

I used a lot of thinner, WD40, diesel... and beat at pistons using a wood piece.

 

[alex_borges_br]

 

[PanGasket]

whatever works man! glad to see you making progress though

 

[alex_borges_br]

:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:

F last piston is really stuck.

I only moved a bit (less than 1mm) to the opposite side. Take a look at the picture.

 

[PanGasket]

PM RustyRatRod, he's pretty good at problem solving

 

[alex_borges_br]

I did not find Dry Ice in my city.

I will try to use a CO2 fire extinguisher.

tomorrow I will use a hot air blower also. I think that hot air may melt the old oil.

 

[alex_borges_br]

PM RustyRatRod, he's pretty good at problem solving

thanks, I will try contact him

 

[alex_borges_br]

finally out!

 

[PanGasket]

what'd you end up using to get it out?

 

[alex_borges_br]

what'd you end up using to get it out?

get it cold was the best option (in my opinion). BUT I did not find dry ice in my city.

I left cylinder resting with brake fluid for about 20 days... then... I followed some tipos to free (really) stuck engine piston

http://www.smokstak.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37566

Basically, 1 cup of ATF oil (I used brake fluid) .. 1 cup of gas.. fire in the hole.

I waited 1 night more (cylinder filled with the remainder brake fluid after the fire process)... then, yesterday, I used a really good (and hard) wood piece do beat on the bottom of the piston. I was soo good and soo hard That I brake a piece of the piston.

Ok... f* the piston.. I will buy new parts for that engine. Better pistons with better compression rate.

The final result.. a very good (really very good) engine block

 

[momoparman]

Those look amazingly clean...

 

[340sFastback]

Great job getting that stuck piston out!

 

[alex_borges_br]

Great job getting that stuck piston out!

I think it could be easier... but, worked!

Now I have to think what to do. I'm pretty sure that I will have to buy all engine parts. for example, new pistons (even if the engine remains std, I broke a piece of this last piston).

 

[Zeus360]

Love this thread, good work!

Zeus

 

[alex_borges_br]

uihaaaaaaaaaa :tongue9::tongue9::tongue9::tongue9::tongue9::tongue9::tongue9::tongue9::tongue9::tongue9:

 

[alex_borges_br]

 

[Alex "Berkowitz"]

Looking good!!!

Progress, and quite a bit!

I told you to go check the Dart!

And when is the paint coming?

That thing is going to be done before mine, I can tell you that!