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    8/05/2022 10:34 AM  #1

    6sally6
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    COULD this actually work???!

    https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/firecracker-to-unstick-a-piston.1271013/

    Would the guy be alive to tell about it??
    It was posted as a serious question butt-it sure made me giggle!!
    Lifes toooo short to be real serious about carz!
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    8/05/2022 12:01 PM  #2

    Rufus68
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    Re: COULD this actually work???!

    I think all it would do would be to fill the combustion chamber with stinky confetti.

    1968 T-code Coupe with a 302.  Nice car, no show stopper for sure, but I like it.
     

    8/05/2022 1:15 PM  #3

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    THAT was entertaining ...  caught  myself thinking this might work ??  also laughing to tears ..

    66 PonySilverBlue-289/gt40/roller/650cfm/ram air-T-5-cable-w4way.disc/4-245x50x16"
     

    8/05/2022 1:46 PM  #4

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    Doubtful it would work.  Sounds like a good way to make a minor problem into a bigger problem.  You want to unstick a stuck piston?  Pour Coke into it and let it sit overnight.  It dissolves all the rust due to the phosphoric acid in it. 

     

    8/05/2022 2:04 PM  #5

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    Re: COULD this actually work???!

    Along those line, we used “bug juice” to clean brass   And bronze…citric acid with flavor and color.

    When I was cleaning the 8” differential housing, I took the axle tag and covered both side with Ketchup and wrapped in small piece of paper towel stored in a ziplock sandwich bag.

    Removed a lot of the old dried up grease/gear oil on the tag.  It was rusty too and stampings were faint.

    Reapplied several times over the course of a couple of weeks….just playing around.

    Gotta remember to show the grandkids that trick.😁

     

    8/05/2022 2:05 PM  #6

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    Re: COULD this actually work???!

    I am thinking a firecracker in one cylinder of a v8 would not have enough BOOM to move a piston in any v8 engine even if all eight were able to move freely.

    Money you enjoy wasting is NOT wasted money... unless your wife finds out.
     

    8/05/2022 2:40 PM  #7

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    I scrolled down and watched the Whale Blubber explosion....way more fun.

    "you get what you pay for, good work isn't cheap, and there are NO free lunches...PERIOD!"
     

    8/05/2022 5:21 PM  #8

    6sally6
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    Re: COULD this actually work???!

    Bullet Bob wrote:

    I scrolled down and watched the Whale Blubber explosion....way more fun.

     

    Obviously before Oregon went totally WOKE!!!!
    Ahhhhh the good old days........
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    8/05/2022 5:24 PM  #9

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    I might work if you do it this way
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65qrzgbTTcQ

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    8/05/2022 5:42 PM  #10

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    Re: COULD this actually work???!

    HudginJ3 wrote:

    I might work if you do it this way
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65qrzgbTTcQ

     
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    8/05/2022 7:23 PM  #11

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    Old Lanz tractors were started with a shotgun shell.   But my favorite tractor was the

    Hoyt-Clagwell.   Seemed to be a one off model that had a loose wheel and a mind of its own!

    If multiple things can go wrong, the one that will go wrong will be the one that causes the most damage.
     

    8/11/2022 11:26 AM  #12

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    I can’t believe someone thought that would work.  Glad they don’t work on anything I own.

     

     

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