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dansluck · 03-28-2015, 09:55 PM

Finished tearing down a 1930 engine. Pistons were frozen, used pentrating oil for a month but ended up breaking them to get'em out. Rods OK. Put engine in trash can with Purple degreaser. We will see what a week soaking will do. I plan to work on the crank next. Adding weights from Bert's.
Thanks Dan

1930artdeco · 03-28-2015, 11:03 PM

Good luck Dan. Do it right and that engine will last you years and years .....

Mike

Mike V. Florida · 03-28-2015, 11:09 PM

Best of luck with your project.

Goldhardt · 03-29-2015, 02:25 AM

Good luck Dan! Be sure and post some pictures so we can watch along the way.

Fred K-OR · 03-29-2015, 07:21 PM

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The engine in my huckster was in the same shape when I had it rebuilt. The fellow also had to break them to get them out but now the engine runs great. Also the engine number matches the frame number-original engine!

03-28-2015, 09:55 PM	#1
dansluck Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Nevada Posts: 217	Starting rebuild Finished tearing down a 1930 engine. Pistons were frozen, used pentrating oil for a month but ended up breaking them to get'em out. Rods OK. Put engine in trash can with Purple degreaser. We will see what a week soaking will do. I plan to work on the crank next. Adding weights from Bert's. Thanks Dan

03-28-2015, 11:03 PM	#2
1930artdeco Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lynden, Wa Posts: 3,552	Re: Starting rebuild Good luck Dan. Do it right and that engine will last you years and years ..... Mike __________________ 1930 TownSedan (Briggs) 1957 Country Sedan

03-28-2015, 11:09 PM	#3
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: Starting rebuild Best of luck with your project. __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

03-29-2015, 02:25 AM	#4
Goldhardt Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Commercial Point, Ohio Posts: 239	Re: Starting rebuild Good luck Dan! Be sure and post some pictures so we can watch along the way.

03-29-2015, 07:21 PM	#5
Fred K-OR Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Stayton, Oregon Posts: 3,806	Re: Starting rebuild Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) The engine in my huckster was in the same shape when I had it rebuilt. The fellow also had to break them to get them out but now the engine runs great. Also the engine number matches the frame number-original engine! __________________ Fred Kroon 1929 Std Coupe 1929 Huckster