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Engine Restoration

By Donald W. Thomas ,

 Rt. #4, Box 268, Lillington, N.C. 27546

When beginning an engine restoration, the first thing I do is replace any missing parts and repair any that are broken. It is better to do this kind of work early than to try and do it after you've done the other things like painting, etc. I also try to make sure the engine runs about like I want it to.

It seems that everybody has their own remedy for freeing stuck pistons, and other parts that are rusted together. Here's one the readers might want to try, and that's soaking for three or four days in apple cider vinegar (brown variety). Vinegar is slightly acidic and will dissolve rust that has formed in between the piston and cylinder wall and since it is thinner than oil, it penetrates as well as most penetrating oils. Works good on pot metal fuel pumps like those on some of the I.H.C. engines, too.

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