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Originally Posted by GB SISSON

This worked for me. I started out with Marvel Mystery Oil as the fuel, then diesel. I kept running out of fuels, so I went to brake fluid and atf. After the initial burn, I removed crank, put a large tray under the crank case with charcoal briquets in it. Heated from below, keeping holes filled with penetrant. To remove pistons, I had a roll of 2" wide lead sheet. It looked like a lead cinnamon roll. Set that on the piston and used a maple slug and BFH to pound (mostly tap) them out. No ridge, so a honing, new rings and a valve job took care of things. This is the engine in my woodie wagon today.

That was an epic Flathead Barbeque! I remember the thread well.