[AT] Stuck clutch JD 60

[David Rotigel]

OK Guys, If you want the real skinny on this you will need to talk  
(i.e. learn from) to engine people, NOT FATG's See: http://www.rustyiron.com/engines/piston/index.html 
  for ttarters--about half way down!
	Dave

On Jul 7, 2010, at 6:08 PM, Rupert wrote:

> hello Charlie,
> 	I wouldn't use compressed air as the piston can become a missile if  
> it
> moves suddenly as the air decompresses. Besides the decompressing air
> would spread the oil all over the place.
> 	I would think the hydraulic pressure would have to be higher than
> combustion pressure to hurt anything. Hydraulic pressure will drop
> almost instantly when the piston starts to move.
>
> Rupert
>
> On 7/7/2010 11:04 AM, charlie hill wrote:
>> Oil would be better anyway because if you used grease it would need  
>> to be
>> cleaned out of the head and upper cylinder.   An oil transfer pump  
>> of some
>> sort or an old furnace pump might even work better.  As long as the  
>> pressure
>> didn't exceed normal cylinder pressure it shouldn't hurt  
>> anything.   For
>> that matter you could fill the cyl. with oil and put air pressure  
>> on top of
>> it as long as the air input port was above the top of the cylinder.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Len Rugen"<rugenl at yahoo.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 12:47 PM
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"<at at lists.antique-tractor.com 
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>> Subject: Re: [AT] Stuck clutch JD 60
>>
>>> A good grease gun will pump used motor oil.....  messy, but for your
>>> needs, it might work.
>>>
>>> (It's an old Smokey Unick trick, from PM years ago, how to unclog  
>>> a oil
>>> port in a head w/o tearing the motor down)
>>>
>>> On 7/7/2010 11:03 AM, Rupert wrote:
>>>> That would take a pail of grease to fill one of those cylinders.  
>>>> Just a
>>>> thought but would it work filling the cylinder first with oil and  
>>>> then
>>>> using a grease gun to build up the pressure? Inquiring mind wants  
>>>> to
>>>> know as I have two small engines that have stuck pistons.
>>>>
>>>> Rupert
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> Rupert Wenig
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