The Ford Barn

Mart · 11-25-2019, 02:02 PM

Having successfully got the valves and the crank out, in this episode I turn my attention to the pistons. I show them I mean business with a steel bar and a big hammer.

See how it went:

https://youtu.be/0STsKGnbT44

Mart.

RalphM · 11-25-2019, 04:51 PM

You have to be careful doing that, a friend of mine was working on one and knocked a 3 inch hole through one of the cylinders. Then he gave me the block for parts

Tim Ayers · 11-25-2019, 04:55 PM

I’ve found that a cut down base ball bat blank is the perfect size for knocking pistons out of a block

Mart · 11-25-2019, 06:16 PM

That's why I was being very careful. I knocked a hole in the bore of a 59A motor. Luckily I was only stripping it to use as a mock up motor. It was already scrap due to extensive pan rail cracking.

I never did get those pistons out.

Mart.

RalphM · 11-25-2019, 10:54 PM

I just watched the rest of the video Mart. Glad you got them all out OK !

GB SISSON · 11-26-2019, 12:05 AM

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I have a roll of 2" wide lead sheet. Picture the 2" strip of lead about 1/8" thick rolled up like a cinnamon roll. About 3" in diameter. This conforms to the piston's crown and gives some inertia when beaten upon. I always save the piston.... and the bore.

RalphM · 11-26-2019, 12:44 AM

That’s an interesting interesting method GB. I’ve got some lead sheeting that I was going to melt down for bullets, maybe I’ll give that method a try.

GB SISSON · 11-26-2019, 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by RalphM

That’s an interesting interesting method GB. I’ve got some lead sheeting that I was going to melt down for bullets, maybe I’ll give that method a try.

I had a neighbor who was building an 86' sailboat just above me on Mt. Pickett. That's about 700' above sea level. He always collected lead from all sources for ballast. When he died in his mid 90's his son brought that roll of lead by, along with some other gems. I have always loved how it spreads the blow across the crown of the piston.

Mart · 11-26-2019, 09:11 AM

Yeah, GB, if the bores were better and the pistons not already damaged I would have tried to be a bit more sympathetic. The lead roll sounds like a good idea.

Mart.

corvette8n · 11-26-2019, 11:27 AM

Now I see what I have to look forward to, didn't know about knocking off the top of the Pistons. I once had a Honda 90cc that was very stuck, I ended up buying a small punch and busted up the piston from the top, when done the rings were still stuck to the cylinder walls. It looked like someone had welded the rings to the bore.

FrankWest · 11-26-2019, 01:31 PM

I enjoyed the video on the pistons.... Glad I never bought a stuck engine. Lots of parts to replace. I guess even if an engine is ancient at least if it turns, you will have less problems.

Mart · 11-28-2019, 07:08 PM

Thanks for the comments, fellas. Cam and lifters video has been edited and will be posted up tomorrow (Friday).
Mart.

cas3 · 11-28-2019, 07:52 PM

geez! now i wont sleep a wink all night!

RalphM · 11-28-2019, 10:45 PM

I’m popping corn as we speak!

11-25-2019, 02:02 PM	#1
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,752	Mart's Crusty Flatty Teardown Pt4. Pistons. Bust 'em out! Having successfully got the valves and the crank out, in this episode I turn my attention to the pistons. I show them I mean business with a steel bar and a big hammer. See how it went: https://youtu.be/0STsKGnbT44 Mart.

11-25-2019, 04:51 PM	#2
RalphM Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 2,651	Re: Mart's Crusty Flatty Teardown Pt4. Pistons. Bust 'em out! You have to be careful doing that, a friend of mine was working on one and knocked a 3 inch hole through one of the cylinders. Then he gave me the block for parts

11-25-2019, 04:55 PM	#3
Tim Ayers Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 6,179	Re: Mart's Crusty Flatty Teardown Pt4. Pistons. Bust 'em out! I’ve found that a cut down base ball bat blank is the perfect size for knocking pistons out of a block

11-25-2019, 06:16 PM	#4
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,752	Re: Mart's Crusty Flatty Teardown Pt4. Pistons. Bust 'em out! That's why I was being very careful. I knocked a hole in the bore of a 59A motor. Luckily I was only stripping it to use as a mock up motor. It was already scrap due to extensive pan rail cracking. I never did get those pistons out. Mart.

11-25-2019, 10:54 PM	#5
RalphM Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 2,651	Re: Mart's Crusty Flatty Teardown Pt4. Pistons. Bust 'em out! I just watched the rest of the video Mart. Glad you got them all out OK !

11-26-2019, 12:05 AM	#6
GB SISSON Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Orcas Island Washington Posts: 4,932	Re: Mart's Crusty Flatty Teardown Pt4. Pistons. Bust 'em out! Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I have a roll of 2" wide lead sheet. Picture the 2" strip of lead about 1/8" thick rolled up like a cinnamon roll. About 3" in diameter. This conforms to the piston's crown and gives some inertia when beaten upon. I always save the piston.... and the bore. __________________ Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1947 Tonner Pickup (red) mostly stock with exception of a cummins 6at turbo diesel, 1946 Tonner Pickup (green) with 226 cu in 6 cyl flathead, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, completely encased in 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. Ok, cornbinder rear fenders..... 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)

11-26-2019, 12:44 AM	#7
RalphM Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 2,651	Re: Mart's Crusty Flatty Teardown Pt4. Pistons. Bust 'em out! That’s an interesting interesting method GB. I’ve got some lead sheeting that I was going to melt down for bullets, maybe I’ll give that method a try.

11-26-2019, 09:11 AM	#9
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,752	Re: Mart's Crusty Flatty Teardown Pt4. Pistons. Bust 'em out! Yeah, GB, if the bores were better and the pistons not already damaged I would have tried to be a bit more sympathetic. The lead roll sounds like a good idea. Mart.

11-26-2019, 11:27 AM	#10
corvette8n Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: 36 miles north of Albany NY Posts: 2,950	Re: Mart's Crusty Flatty Teardown Pt4. Pistons. Bust 'em out! Now I see what I have to look forward to, didn't know about knocking off the top of the Pistons. I once had a Honda 90cc that was very stuck, I ended up buying a small punch and busted up the piston from the top, when done the rings were still stuck to the cylinder walls. It looked like someone had welded the rings to the bore.

11-26-2019, 01:31 PM	#11
FrankWest Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 3,005	Re: Mart's Crusty Flatty Teardown Pt4. Pistons. Bust 'em out! I enjoyed the video on the pistons.... Glad I never bought a stuck engine. Lots of parts to replace. I guess even if an engine is ancient at least if it turns, you will have less problems.

11-28-2019, 07:08 PM	#12
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,752	Re: Mart's Crusty Flatty Teardown Pt4. Pistons. Bust 'em out! Thanks for the comments, fellas. Cam and lifters video has been edited and will be posted up tomorrow (Friday). Mart.

11-28-2019, 07:52 PM	#13
cas3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: sw minnesota Posts: 4,574	Re: Mart's Crusty Flatty Teardown Pt4. Pistons. Bust 'em out! geez! now i wont sleep a wink all night!

11-28-2019, 10:45 PM	#14
RalphM Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 2,651	Re: Mart's Crusty Flatty Teardown Pt4. Pistons. Bust 'em out! I’m popping corn as we speak!