Unstickinbg an engine??

[slarson]

Does anyone have any advise as to how to unstick a single cylinder headless engine? It's a Fairbanks-Morse. I've tried soaking it in JB 80 for two years, but that didn't work.:banghead3:

[Dustin D Ehli]

Make an adaptor for the ignitor hole, fill cylinder with used oil and use a grease gun to pump the piston out. (wont work if any of the valves are stuck open or leaking)
Or
Build a fire with charcoal in the water hopper, after it burns out and cools off i have heard of pistons just falling out.
Use these ideas with discretion but they have both worked for others.

If you get it to move you could work it back and forth just don't push it in too far as the rings may expand in the combustion chamber and then you will not be able to get the piston back out without breaking it.

Dustin

[slarson]

Thanks for the advice Dustin. I'll let you know how things turn out :-)