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Old 02-05-10, 17:09
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Originally Posted by matthewq4b View Post
One other option is to put dry ice in the cylinders on the bottom of the pistons. Of course the engine will have to be upside down and it is much easier to do with the crank removed.

This will drastically cool the pistons causing them to shrink and should help free them up. I have used this method a couple times and it worked great.

Matthew
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And the unused cylinders are perfect 'beverage' coolers to supercool the requisite 'refreshments'.
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