[Ducati] Engine sized

[Rich Roberts]

Since seized, why not take heads off, pull cyclinders
and clean up properly? A little work with hone would
not hurt, decarbonize all, you might need to replace
rings anyway. It is not really that bad to do top end.
Rich
--- Art Ramos <hyperpastabiker at gmail.com> wrote:

> Nice tips!
> I was think more along the lines of a very small
> amout of C-4 with about two
> foot of fuse. Wrap the assembly in a kevlar blanket
> and throw it in a
> freshly dug hole in the ground. If it won't budge,
> slowly increase the
> amount of C-4 until the piston is forced out. : )
> 
> 
> On 1/31/07, Philippe Coulon <pcoulon at oxya.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > 4 more suggestions before going barbaric, none
> certified to solve your
> > problem:
> >
> > Load the engine in your trunk, and leave it there
> while you drive, the
> > vibrations of the car could help, store it in any
> other vibrating place
> > (air conditionning compressor, generator.....)
> beware the penetrating
> > oil might be a security concern.
> >
> >
> > If you have acces to some industrial tools.
> > use an electric or pneumatic hammer  (foundry tool
> to compact sand) and
> > repeatedly hit the piston.
> >
> > Heat/Cold could do the trick. Rather than heating
> it's the temperature
> > difference :  if you warm the cylinder more than
> the piston it should be
> > freer to move.
> > try to cool the piston using liquid nitrogen (not
> that expensive, can be
> > moved in thermos bottles) beware at such
> temperature steel or aluminium
> > is brittle.
> >
> > Last if the valves are open, and you want to try
> the grease pressure
> > trick, remove the camshaft.
> >
> > Philippe
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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