1) I could have postponed my work until Monday after which I could have borrowed a much heavier duty impact wrench from work, or
2) I could have used the starter method you did not want to mention. I have always been afraid of that method but it would have been preferable to what I have to fix now.
Thanks for the continued support. I think this thread has run its course so I'll probably start a new one as we remove the engine for a quickie rebuild.
Thanks again,
Doug L.
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: Doug in your defense, I'm quite sure that
: you never expected it to be so tight.
: I have the luxury of a fully equipped
: workshop, air is the only way to do
: that job.
: The other options are remove the
: starter and wedge the ring gear, which
: wouldn't have worked in this case, or
: remove the sump and use the tubafer, as
: you did.
: Well... there is another option, which
: also would not have worked for you,
: involving a strategically-placed stout
: socket and breaker bar... and the
: starter motor... but I better not post
: that... as the results can be
: spectacular... and not intended... ha
: ha!
: In any case, it's a moot subject, all
: forward progress from here...
: Glen
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: And the update....
:
: I screwed up piston #4. Once I got my
: leak-down flange bolted to the deck I
: was able to confirm I still had a leak
: into the block with the piston at TDC.
: I then put the piston at BDC and lined
: the joint between the bore and piston
: top with a strip of butyl caulk. This
: time... no leak at all.
:
: I took a closer look at the piston.
: The portion of the piston crown that is
: closest to the intake/exhaust side of
: the block was not coming all the way to
: the top of the deck. It appears my
: rope pushed that side down, probably
: pinching the compression rings so they
: cannot follow the bore anymore.
:
: I have contacted a friend and left a
: message asking if he has a used
: +.030" piston for a 1500. If he
: does, I'm going for the cheap
: "fix" and address only what
: failed. If he doesn't have a piston
: for me my son and I will pull what's
: left of an engine and tear it down so
: the machinist can tell us what size new
: pistons we'll need.
:
: I'll post pictures before tearing it
: down but the damage is very subtle and
: wouldn't likely be noticed if you
: didn't know what you were looking for.
:
: Depressed in Durham,
: Doug L.
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