Re: [Amc-list] Still Stuck

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That's a shame.
I remember a few yeasr back my dad having to pull a head off a 63 with 7 or 8K on it due to the same problem.
He had  one heck of a time getting that one stuck piston to release.
Finally got it loose, ran the piston down the bore and  used a ball hone to clean up the mess. They had no intention of doing any extensive driving with that car,  A real pretty 63 40H car in red and white, so they just cleane dit up, small pits remained. Put the head on and fired it up, ran real good, no noticeable miss even though it had to be loosing soem compression. The damage was about 1/2 way up the bore IIRC. It was a 196 OHV engine, I'd love to have that car. Still in the same condition with maybe a few hundred miles since then [1984-5!]. 
 The dealers Mother-in-Law had it for a DD and quit driving soon after acquiring it. Sat in a garage till both she and her husband passed, then the dealer took it out and cleaned it up, parked itin another garage! After another 5 yeasr or so in 84-5 he decided he wanted all his collection to run. It was the only one of about 8 cars that had siezed after sitting for 8-12 years! Same garage so it was pure luck more hadn't siezed.
  He learned his lesson, he keeps them handy now and rotates them through his used car showroom. Just to move them about and keep them all running.
   Anyone can see most if not all by stopping by Tewell Motor sales, 585 Morgantown rd, Uniontown, Pa 15401.
He even says some of  them are for sale from time to time, but it'll take big eBay type bucs to buy one.
  He refused $25k for his 72 yellow, 360 2bbl Javelin SST  with 12,000 miles.

oops, Rambling again! Good luck with the stuck engine!


--
Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Well I tried the air pressure trick on the aluminum
> 196 this morning.  No 3 and No. 6 cylinder had the
> valves closed so I used the spark plug fitting from my
> compression tester and screwed an air hose nipple into
> it. (No welding Don.)  My calculations showed
> approximately 700 to 800 pounds of down force with 100
> psi air into the cylinder.  Still no joy.  Nothing
> even budged.  I have rocked the starter using a new
> battery just to make sure the starter was not locked
> up.  With the air pressure applied to No. 3 the engine
> JUST visibly rocks when you also engage the starter. 
> I'll leave the pressure on the engine a few hours and
> see what happens.  
> 
> I'll work on the Gremlin today and maybe fool with the
> 196 engine some more tomorrow.  
> 
> Joe Fulton
> Salinas, CA
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