jbjennings
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Well,
I'm piddling with a merc 4.5hp that I was given a while back. It had 60psi of compression with both rings totally stuck. (I don't know how this is possible, but it did). I finally decided to split the case today and found the rings totally stuck. I can't even extract all of the pieces or even move one of the rings with a scredriver. I'm soaking it in carb cleaner. IS there any other tricks I might use? A little heat, maybe?
BTW, I've heard that this little merc should start with 60psi, but I can tell you for a fact that it won't even make a pop.
I've got some new rings ordered off of fleabay for 10$ including shipping. Am looking forward to it running again if I can get the old rings out without harming the piston.
Thanks,
JBJ
I'm piddling with a merc 4.5hp that I was given a while back. It had 60psi of compression with both rings totally stuck. (I don't know how this is possible, but it did). I finally decided to split the case today and found the rings totally stuck. I can't even extract all of the pieces or even move one of the rings with a scredriver. I'm soaking it in carb cleaner. IS there any other tricks I might use? A little heat, maybe?
BTW, I've heard that this little merc should start with 60psi, but I can tell you for a fact that it won't even make a pop.
I've got some new rings ordered off of fleabay for 10$ including shipping. Am looking forward to it running again if I can get the old rings out without harming the piston.
Thanks,
JBJ